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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [BCtriguy1] [ In reply to ]
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BCtriguy1 wrote:
Water restrictions in the summer.
Pointless in the winter (rains every second day).

Then why the water restrictions in the summer?

Don’t you Canadians know about water storage?

Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [Duffy] [ In reply to ]
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Don't get me started...

Long Chile was a silly place.
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [BCtriguy1] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [BLeP] [ In reply to ]
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I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.


https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097
Last edited by: WelshinPhilly: Dec 22, 17 6:53
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [Duffy] [ In reply to ]
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My car is always clean when it leaves the driveway. I don’t have the time or patience to have it done anywhere else. I haven’t been to a barber since the early 90s for the same reason. I cut my own hair. aaaaaand "I always have to clean up”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWbRmtXWQfg

sometimes
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [WelshinPhilly] [ In reply to ]
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WelshinPhilly wrote:
BLeP wrote:
I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.


https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097


I have been going through car wash machines for years. No issues. I feel confident in continuing this practice.

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [Leddy] [ In reply to ]
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Leddy wrote:
Almost always wash my own car. Sometimes in driveway , sometimes in the self wash at car wash place.

Same here. In winter, if completely coated in salt, I will run it through the touchless car wash just to get all the crap off. But, that is rare. Usually hand wash it at home until the temp drops below freezing, then hand wash at the self wash car wash.

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [BLeP] [ In reply to ]
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BLeP wrote:
WelshinPhilly wrote:
BLeP wrote:
I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.


https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097



I have been going through car wash machines for years. No issues. I feel confident in continuing this practice.

For the vast majority of people, this is just fine. If you ever hand-detail a car, you see (a) how much crap the machines leave on the car and (b) how much damage they do. It really is disturbing. Run it through the machine wash, then clay bar it and see what comes off. Hell, run it through the machine, then hand dry with a white cloth. Then check out the scratch and swirl marks.

Now, again, for the VAST majority of people, this is a non-issue. The car looks nice and that's good enough. So, I certainly am not knocking this practice. I used them for years. But, once I started detailing my own cars, I was quite shocked and appalled.

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [JSA] [ In reply to ]
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Ok. The other issue is that I get a new car every 14,000 kms now so damage will be limited. And I just don't care enough, I guess...

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [JSA] [ In reply to ]
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JSA wrote:
BLeP wrote:
WelshinPhilly wrote:
BLeP wrote:
I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.


https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097



I have been going through car wash machines for years. No issues. I feel confident in continuing this practice.


For the vast majority of people, this is just fine. If you ever hand-detail a car, you see (a) how much crap the machines leave on the car and (b) how much damage they do. It really is disturbing. Run it through the machine wash, then clay bar it and see what comes off. Hell, run it through the machine, then hand dry with a white cloth. Then check out the scratch and swirl marks.

Now, again, for the VAST majority of people, this is a non-issue. The car looks nice and that's good enough. So, I certainly am not knocking this practice. I used them for years. But, once I started detailing my own cars, I was quite shocked and appalled.

I have never been to a car wash that could get my wheels clean. Never.

If you are into cars, there is a saying. You can have a dirty car with clean wheels, but you can't have a clean car with dirty wheels.

Greg

If you are a Canuck that engages in gratuitous bashing of the US, you are probably on my Iggy List. So, save your self a bunch of typing a response unless you also feel the need to gratuitously bash me. If so, have fun.
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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [Duffy] [ In reply to ]
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Don't get it. Washing the car can be fun:


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Re: Nobody washes their own car anymore. [Duffy] [ In reply to ]
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California drought restrictions.

https://www.marketplace.org/...inner-local-car-wash

My local water agency banned it for a time. The ban has since been lifted, but I suspect people during that time have formed new habits.
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