Cleaning the D3

[mattylondon]

Originally Posted by mannyo

Well I relented today, and visited the local east european operated car wash, how do these guys manage. Temperature is just over 0c with 20mph gusty wind from the north, yet they have cars queueing to get washed such is the reputation of these guys.

Car is at least clean again, after being some months since it was last done. All the salt and mud has gone, but it will be back again in a few days.

I was wondering this only last Sunday, how do these guys manage?? £5 exterior, £13 with interior. TBH they go a bit too quick with the interior and are very generous with all the sprays that I do the interior of the '8 myself. Can not fault them on the exterior clean.

[Delboy]

Can't fault them other than dragging the crap from the bottom of the sills and wheels all over the car.

I have yet to see a splash and dash that washes top down, uses grit guards etc.

[mannyo]

The one here has a four stage process,

1 the car is sprayed with detergent,
2 the car is pressure washed,
3 the car is hand washed from the top down,
4 the car is hand dried after the door shuts are all cleaned.

All done in different areas of the wash facility, and the cost is £7.

[sarg]

Originally Posted by Delboy

Can't fault them other than dragging the crap from the bottom of the sills and wheels all over the car.

I have yet to see a splash and dash that washes top down, uses grit guards etc.

^ This ^

Sorry Mannyo, but my car would not go anywhere near these places.

How do they manage?

Answer: check out the chemicals they are using on your paintwork, you wouldn't use these yourself, and you can expect to start seeing the lacquer peeling off your alloys soon enough if you continue to use these places.

Using sponges and leathers is bad enough, but I'll bet my mortgage that the ones they are using are the cheapest horrible rubbish and are never cleaned, in other words, they are dragging grit all over your paintwork.

[roberto]

most of them use BRICK ACID on the wheels

i know a few people with knacked alloys from using these guys