Do You Use Carwash Joints Or DIY?

asswipe on 04/01/2017 - 00:04
Last edited 04/01/2017 - 06:28 by 1 other user

I have recently experienced incompetent handling of my vehicle and want to know what other people do!
Feel free to share experiences!

Poll Options

• 23
  DIY
• 9
  Carwash

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  Vampyr on 04/01/2017 - 00:07

  There are surprisingly few DIY places in NSW..

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    resubaehtgnolhcs on 04/01/2017 - 01:21

    +2

    Can't you DIY at home?

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      amkssg on 04/01/2017 - 04:39

      +1

      Yes, if you live in a house.
      No, if you live in an apartment block with an underground garage that doesn't have a washing bay.

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        k-rokfm on 04/01/2017 - 07:58

        what about on the street/road side parking? a bucket of soap and then a bucket of water to wash it off

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        resubaehtgnolhcs on 04/01/2017 - 12:38

        @k-rokfm: Yep, that's how used to do it when I lived in apartments with underground parking!

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  shapers on 04/01/2017 - 00:14

  +3

  Do it myself at home with a pressure cleaner (using tank water).

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  garetz on 04/01/2017 - 05:42

  A car wash, no matter what you pay, will never clean your car as well as you will.

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    Elwes on 04/01/2017 - 09:02

    +1

    It depends a bit on how much you pay but it also depends on how inept/lazy you are.

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  Nugs on 04/01/2017 - 07:29

  +3

  Up until recent purchase of pressure washer, I would typically go to car wash and use the wash bays.

  $1 for soap - first lap of car whilst dispensing soap with brush, second lap to scrub more. It tends to dry out by end of second lap.
  $1 for high pressure rinse - and if I am quick enough use the waxing rinse whilst walking very quickly around car again.

  Depends on car, our dual cab 4x4 is a bit harder to get around in the time due to roof being higher. Commo wagon and Lancer easy to do in the time.

  Not as thorough as a home wash with a bucket, but do get decent result as long as car is not filthy.

  I got lucky one day and the machine just kept going, I was there for 15 minutes, even did the engine bay.

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  [Deactivated] on 04/01/2017 - 08:03

  +6

  Roll my own

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  mskeggs on 04/01/2017 - 08:33

  +9

  It rains for free.

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  Savas on 04/01/2017 - 08:34

  -4

  Troll post, please consider this is OzBargain

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  His_Holiness on 04/01/2017 - 17:00

  I try to give it a proper DIY wash every 2 weeks but if I don't have the time I take it to an automatic touchless carwash which gives it a good superficial wash to last the week.