Cleaning Your Car

[littlebrooklyn]

Just curious to know if anyone else has bought one of those new Flash car cleaning systems and if so what they think of it, or is it just another gimmick thing.

We have always just used a bucket and sponge in the past, but we have noticed our new car, being blue, does tend to get dirty really quickly and it's hard to get rid of the water marks and smears too.

Anway we bought one of those Flash thingys yesterday, although it's been raining too much to bother trying it out so far

Lyn

 

[orbitalegg]

going to tesco today and i intend to buy 1 but wont wash the car till sat so i will let u know if u can wait that long. deep down i think its just gimmicky but what the H*** why not eh ?

 

[SLinKyjoe]

tyr a search for the waterless washing thread on here somewhere. i remember someone buying the flash jobbie and saying it was good. for £25 i would expect it to be....

bucket for me. am cheap...oh wait, volunteer needed for washing my car...and driving it as it happens...

 

[littlebrooklyn]

going to tesco today and i intend to buy 1 but wont wash the car till sat so i will let u know if u can wait that long. deep down i think its just gimmicky but what the H*** why not eh ?

Well from the blurb I am guessing that it has one of those filters in it, bit like the filter cartidges you use in your kitchen for stopping the limescale crap messing up your kettle and your cups of tea, and they do actually work....so you never know it may work.

I gather these Flash thingys are very popular in America. Also if you don't like it you can return it within a year for a full refund which can't be bad.

 

[robbi-wan]

bucket for me. am cheap...

one of the best reasons for having kids; they'll do it for about £1.50!!!!

 

[SLinKyjoe]

one of the best reasons for having kids; they'll do it for about £1.50!!!!

one pound ****** fifty???? and you need a woman tooo.....none of that registers on the slinkycheapometer....

 

[davidsl500]

I would be interested in your report after you have tested it LB. it usually takes me a good 20 minutes to chamois off the SL after washing it and it always makes me wonder whether I am inducing scratches with the chamois due to air born grit etc.., The way i look at it is the less contact you have with the bodywork the better.

Some people swear by rinsing with rainwater. The rest of the week is supposed to be sunny so give it a go !!

 

[nicky]

So what is this washing thing you are all on about......when my car is dirty i just take another clean one.................

 

[davidsl500]

So what is this washing thing you are all on about......when my car is dirty i just take another clean one.................

I think you will find thats called theft nicky....lol

 

[nicky]

I think you will find thats called theft nicky....lol

Not when my dad owns them...He calls it spoiled....

 

[SLinKyjoe]

Not when my dad owns them...He calls it spoiled....

has he got a spare that i can borrow....and will it come with a driver too....just for a few weeks?

 

[littlebrooklyn]

Well other half washed the car using the Flash thingy today and I have to say we were both pretty impressed. It really did dry without any need to use a leather with not one smear or water mark on it, although it did take nearly the whole of the small bottle of shampoo that came with it. I would certainly recommend it for anyone that hates leathering their car off, but you still have to use a sponge or wash mit to clean it first of course. I will have to take a pic of it :lol:

Lyn

 

[Ed pies]

Rather than using a chamois to dry your SL, try a 'silicon blade' - I think AutoGlym do one.
It takes about 1 min to wick away most of the water with this soft plastic blade, then finish off with a chamois about another minute. I've been using one for a year and have had no scratches, or damp sleeves from constant wringing.

 

[The Editor]

Finish off with this.... http://www.vertar.com/product.asp?n...ria=&PT_ID=89&P_ID=179&submit.x=24&submit.y=5

....yes that REALLY IS the price !!! :-D :-D

I always have a full tub handy for those Sunday Morning waxing sessions !!! :roll:

 

[littlebrooklyn]

Finish off with this.... http://www.vertar.com/product.asp?n...ria=&PT_ID=89&P_ID=179&submit.x=24&submit.y=5

....yes that REALLY IS the price !!! :-D :-D

I always have a full tub handy for those Sunday Morning waxing sessions !!! :roll:

Oh I'll have to order a pot of that, in my dreams........

 

[Wezzel]

I can vouch for the Flash Car Wash thingies. My car is black and after washing with the Flash gadget the car dries without a single watermark. I do tend to wash the wheels first though with ordinary shampoo 'cos I always spend ages with a brush getting to the back of the alloys (sad I know).