Quickest car washing session.

Rappey69

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It was pouring down yesterday so decided it was a good time to wash the car.
It lives under a large oak tree so gets covered in yuk and was exceptionally filthy.
Put some halfords car shampoo with wax on a sponge, wiped it over the whole car (took 5 mins?) and left the rain to do its work.
Came out this morning and wow, a very very clean shiny car with water just beading perfectly...
 

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Mmmm, that's different and quick! :)
 

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I guess apart from looking a pratt washing a car while it's actually raining it must be the best time to do it :D
 

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I have washed my car many times in the rain. Any dirt is softer and easier to remove. It makes cleaning under the wheel arches so much easier too.
 
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I guess apart from looking a pratt washing a car while it's actually raining it must be the best time to do it

I must admit I do try and look less obvious when a car drives along the road as I must look crazy.. but its such a quick, cheap and easy way to clean the car. £10 for 5 litres of car wash and wax. It takes maybe two tablespoons to wash it when the car is already saturated.. Will last for years !
Used a tiny £20 tin of premium car wax and cant see its any better than cheap halfords stuff and takes a whole lot less effort :)
 

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90 seconds through the car wash...:D
 

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It was pouring down yesterday so decided it was a good time to wash the car.
It lives under a large oak tree so gets covered in yuk and was exceptionally filthy.
Put some halfords car shampoo with wax on a sponge, wiped it over the whole car (took 5 mins?) and left the rain to do its work.
Came out this morning and wow, a very very clean shiny car with water just beading perfectly...

please don’t forward this on to “Detailing World” this could push some of the Gents on there over the edge !! :eek:
 

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90 seconds through the car wash...:D

IMO car wash, Boston, Lincs. The two Eastern European workers (a couple?) spent about 2 minutes on each front wheel, rolled me forwards a foot or so to do the bits they couldn't get to previously, did the windows and mirrors properly before I went through the machine.

Sparkling clean, £4.

Would have cost £7 down here and the 'attended' bit is minimal involvement.

People complain about them but those Eastern Europeans know how to graft.

A lot of the locals seem to have forgotten the art.
 

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IMO car wash, Boston, Lincs. The two Eastern European workers (a couple?) spent about 2 minutes on each front wheel, rolled me forwards a foot or so to do the bits they couldn't get to previously, did the windows and mirrors properly before I went through the machine.

Sparkling clean, £4.

Would have cost £7 down here and the 'attended' bit is minimal involvement.

People complain about them but those Eastern Europeans know how to graft.

A lot of the locals seem to have forgotten the art.
The further south the more expensive the wash... they should all do a pre-wash and roll you forward for anything from wash 1 and above.
A lot of the operators are Kurdish refugees from the wars. Very hard working
 

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We have a similar outfit nearby - usually two guys and woman who works as hard if not harder than the men. It's now £7 for a wash and dry - they spend in total about 35 minutes on it and it's cheaper than the 'orrible automatic washes in the supermarkets that I never use because I'd like to keep my paint! As above, these people have a real work ethic and I wish them well.
 

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We have a similar outfit nearby - usually two guys and woman who works as hard if not harder than the men. It's now £7 for a wash and dry - they spend in total about 35 minutes on it and it's cheaper than the 'orrible automatic washes in the supermarkets that I never use because I'd like to keep my paint! As above, these people have a real work ethic and I wish them well.
I’m not talking about the unlicensed hand car wash operations. Which should be shut down.
 

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I’m not talking about the unlicensed hand car wash operations. Which should be shut down.

Who said they're unlicensed (I certainly didn't)? The one I mentioned occupies an annexe behind a local filling station and sign-written notices show their prices with details - all posted on the walls.

I know the old adage about two wrongs etc but guessing your "shut down" reasoning and just for comparison, I just looked up Amazon and in 2018 they paid $0 in U.S. federal income tax on more than $11 billion in profits before taxes. It also received a $129 million tax rebate from the federal government. - And it increased sales volumes in 2019 (up 24% in third quarter)!
 

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Just washed mine, half in the rain (as in, half the time it rained... Not half the car was in the rain...!)

Not long finished and it's now hammering down. Fortunately, the Meguiar's Hybrid Spray type stuff is water activated anyway, so is actually helping!

Water beading like a goodun'! :)
 

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