(Update) [NSW, Melb] Wipehero: on-Demand Waterless Mobile Car Washing, Silver $15 ($29), Gold $29 ($49) Platinum $35 ($69)

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PD S N on 09/10/2017 - 11:22 wipehero.com.au (260 clicks)
Last edited 17/10/2017 - 02:55 by 1 other user

SAVEWATER

Update as per CVonC's comment below, cheaper options available on Living Social.

Silver car wash package is $15 (value $29)
Gold car wash package is $29 (value $49)
Platinum car wash package is $35 (value $69)

Living Social

Found this code while looking around for a good car wash. The guys seem to be pretty highly rated on Google and FB. Booked my first wash for later this week so will let you guys know how it goes.

From their site:
1. Book a wash - Provide your home or office address & a time that suits your schedule.
2. Sit back and relax - A fully equipped washing hero will come to you and wash your car.
3. Enjoy your car - It’s the simplest, most cost effective and eco-friendly way to wash your car.

Packages (note Coupon seems to be valid only on Gold and Platinum packages):

SILVER ($29) - $10 off using code MAILWIPE (Thanks CVonC)

Exterior Hand Wash
Windows Outside only
Tyre Shine
Air Freshener

GOLD ($49/34)

Exterior Hand Wash
Inside & Outside
Tyre Shine
Air Freshener
Interior/Trunk Vacuum

PLATINUM ($69/$54)

Exterior Hand Wash
Inside & Outside
Tyre Shine
Air Freshener
Interior/Trunk Vacuum
Clean Dash + Console
Door Jambs
Bug & Tar
Wax (Protect + Shine)

Note: News.com article on the company

Automotive Car Care Car Wash Cleaning

23 Nov 2017

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WipeHero

closed Comments

hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 11:38

+1

It's interesting that they claim to wash 40 cars a day.

11 000 cars in 2017 x mid-range package ($49) = Upwards of half a million dollars… I need to get in on this.
- 8200 on 09/10/2017 - 11:42
  
  +4
  
  Not how much you turn over, its how much you keep…
Scab on 09/10/2017 - 11:41

+3

So how will they get dirt off without scratching?

A fully equipped washing hero will come to you and wash your car.

Will he be wearing lycra tights with his underwear outside?
- AustriaBargain on 09/10/2017 - 13:14
  
  And when booking the service will there be sample photos of the wipe heroes and maybe a short list of their hobbies and other stats?
- furythree on 09/10/2017 - 14:44
  
  I want to know how they wash the car without water
  - Scab on 09/10/2017 - 14:58
    
    +1
    
    I think the hero uses their lycra tights to wipe the dirt away.
- hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 17:53
  
  +1
  
  I think, as I recall from biology class… the cleaning is done from the secretions of the preen gland. A waterless carwasher will typically transfer preen oil to the car during washing its beak and head against the gland opening and then rubbing the accumulated oil on the car body.
txc88 on 09/10/2017 - 11:50

+1

Looks good, but locations seem limited:
https://www.wipehero.com.au/locations
- CVonC on 09/10/2017 - 13:06
  
  But don't they come to you?
  - txc88 on 09/10/2017 - 14:22
    
    Yeah, there's a section on the homepage called "WipeHero in your Area" where you enter your address to see if you're in the coverage area. I've tried a few addresses around the eastern suburbs of Melbourne but none of them are in the area, unfortunately.
- D S N on 09/10/2017 - 13:09
  
  I think they serve locations outside this list though (in and around Sydney at least). I'm at postcode 2135 (Strathfield) and was able to book a wash.
Hellman109 on 09/10/2017 - 12:03

+2

I doubt their scratch free claims, just using a bit of any spray doesn't create enough of a barrier especially with no pre-rinse or such to get rid of more dust.
- Obake on 09/10/2017 - 12:10
  
  +1
  
  I think these services are for people that don't understand that swirl marks are actually scratches.
  
  People that do care will wash their own cars or own a car that cost more than most houses and can afford to get their cars truly professionally scratch free washed.
  - mini2 on 09/10/2017 - 14:19
    
    If you know a thing or two about swirls, you probably aren't their intended audience anyway regardless of cost.
    - Hellman109 on 09/10/2017 - 14:23
      
      Yep I hand wash my car and when I take it for a service or such I specifically ask them not to wash it as they'll damage my paint. When I took my car to the dealer for their free checkup they were boasting getting an auto wash soon… yeah no.
      
      But still, if they claim it doesn't scratch and it leaves swirls, its misleading advertising. I suspect they will just have a lot of wax in their magic spray to temporarily hide scratches.
Louis89 on 09/10/2017 - 12:03

-2

I can do it by myself with rinse-free washing liquid…
grips on 09/10/2017 - 12:47

I drive a silver car so that I don't have to wash it.
CVonC on 09/10/2017 - 13:04

use code

MAILWIPE

for $10 off the $29 Silver package
MrZ on 09/10/2017 - 13:18

As others have mentioned - a terrible idea. Never wash your car without water. Ever.
- hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 17:49
  
  What about if we run out of water?
  - MrZ on 09/10/2017 - 18:42
    
    Interesting question. During water restrictions in Melbourne a few years ago, washing cars wasn't allowed. I ignored the restrictions myself, but I shudder to think of the damage done to other people's cars who avoided the use of water.
    - kahn on 09/10/2017 - 20:22
      
      Not true. Washing was allowed with pressure washers or with recycled water.
    - MrZ on 09/10/2017 - 21:49
      
      @kahn:
      
      Nope, under the harshest restrictions, which were stage 4, any kind of car washing was banned, even with pressure washers. As you mentioned, the only way you could do it was if you had tank water on your property, which most people don't.
    - kahn on 09/10/2017 - 22:23
      
      @MrZ:
      I just looked it up.
      
      "You can wash the windows, mirrors, lights, registration plates and for spot removing corrosive substances of your car, boat or other vehicle at home; or at a commercial car wash, using a bucket or watering can, and only where cleaning is required for health and safety reasons, safety hazard or other emergency."
      
      As if anyone followed that restriction :-P I honestly remember it being allowable with recycled water like with your own tank or at a commercial car wash.
bonezAU on 09/10/2017 - 13:30

This isn't a national deal, please put states in the title.
flangeflange on 09/10/2017 - 13:41

ive tried, the wash was great. got a full detail for $39. they came to my house and spent three hours cleaning my car
- kahn on 09/10/2017 - 20:18
  
  -1
  
  Three hours' work plus travel time for $39. Sounds like a great job to me. Any vacancies?
  - hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 20:38
    
    Dominos/7-11 pays maybe a third of that! So it's a progression
    - kahn on 09/10/2017 - 20:40
      
      -1
      
      Hooray for the minimum wage!
  - flangeflange on 09/10/2017 - 21:52
    
    i doubt thats what they pay their staff, probably copping loss to get the word out…
    - kahn on 09/10/2017 - 22:50
      
      -1
      
      Even if your beliefs are true, there's no way they would usually take three hours to do someone's car. I can only imagine how bad your interior was. Are we talking pet hair everywhere? Rubbed-in sand? Making a loss to attract customers like that is just bad business.
      
      I concur with MrZ's comment above about never washing a car without water. Technically, you can get away with it if your car is only a little dusty and you know what you're doing, but otherwise it is to be avoided. I'm struggling to understand how anyone, such as yourself, can recommend such a thing. Even if we disregard the issue about labour cost, there's no way they can clean a dirty exterior without heavily marring the paint. The dirt that they remove has to go somewhere. And how exactly are they going to clean tyres and rims without water? Spray acid-based cleaner and spread the dirt around then spray on some silicone tyre shine? What a joke!
      
      In my opinion, this service should only attract people who:
      1. Wish to exert the least amount of effort to have their car "cleaned"
      2. Have a filthy interior that hasn't been cleaned in months
      3. Do not care about or have awareness of paint swirl marks.
RainbowHands on 09/10/2017 - 14:51

+1

probably trying to use the rest of their "FW1 High Performance Cleaning Wash & Wax" spray that failed to sell at servos and supermarket carparks
- hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 17:48
  
  Possibly they purchased a lifetime supply and they had to setup a business washing cars to get their money back.
  - RainbowHands on 09/10/2017 - 20:57
    
    yeahh thats messed up. that stuff is also selling on ebay lol
CVonC on 17/10/2017 - 00:52

Better deal on LivingSocial which usually has a 15% off code

Silver car wash package is $15 (value $29)
Gold car wash package is $29 (value $49)
Platinum car wash package is $35 (value $69)

This was posted 6 years 6 months 10 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.