Lets have it out lads??
Whats your opinions??
Lee

i always wash mine by hand..hosepipe (with a gun) 1st to get all top layer of ****e off,then scrub it clean with a sponge..


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Well round our way we have a lot of "hand wash" springing up,I always use them now. They do a good job too. Use pressure and hand finish with sponge. It takes em about 20 minutes. not bad at all for a fiver

I find that it doesn't really matter because the key to a good finish is in the waxing or polishing rather than the washing.

Personally I prefer to use a pressure wash at a local garage (quick and easy) then drive home (why helps to dry the car) and do the waxing / polishing at home.

only thing about leavin ya car to drip dry is leaves water marks all over it...espech the windows..always chamois it dry and polish the windows
I used 2 work at a .handwash centre for years,but only downfall with high pressure washers is they sometimes take the paint off or leak inbetween the window seals..i always do my car at home,dont take long


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Pressure wash is good for alloys(as long as the paint dos'nt peel) and for underneath the car and the wheelarches. But I wouldnt touch the bravo bumpers with it because it can rip the paint off. Sponge with plenty of water for the body and watch for grit.

now iv become a real sad guy when it comes to cleaning cars...

rins her with the hosepipe
then use a thing called snow foam
and then hand wash using the 2 bucket tecnique
and rins really well
dry using an aqua blade to get rid of the water and then go over with a water magnet to dry her up properly.


realllll sad


She's a monster soon to be revealed

If they didnt want it stripping they shouldnt have used nuts and bolts

Rinse

im really sad,

i rinse with pressure washer,
then use snow foam and a sponge
then rinse again ,
then use a squidge thing for gettin excess water off
then shammy leather,
then out comes the polish
oh yeah and rim wax for the wheels
once a week

an at end of the month it gets buffed up ,

worst thing is ive become that obsessed with cleanin it ive even started doin the wife's mini

Mine get the following:

- Pressure wash swill
- Cover with Simoniz Pressure Washer Fluid
- Cover with Turtle Wax Wash & Wax
- Pressure Wash Swill
- Sponge cover with TW W&W
- Pressure Wash Swill
- Dry with Shamois Leather or Microfibre Towel
- Turtle Wax Alloy Wheel Cleaner
- Turtle Wax Black in a Flash Gloss Finish on tyres and all plastic trim

Bit excessive maybe but fun and looks good afterwards...

Whilst we are on the subject of cleaning methods and products, what would people recommend as a decent polish and wax combination. I havent done mine since I have had it (about 18 months and was thinking about doing it the end of the month...

This is something new to me!
Found the product quite cheap but the foaming guns ive found are quite expensive.
Anybody any suggestions??
Thanks

the normal hose lance is only a fiver but the proper pressure lances are 50quid

i use a normal hose lance...does the job

She's a monster soon to be revealed If they didnt want it stripping they shouldnt have used nuts and bolts

i bought a genuine karcher foam lance for £12.99 i think he had a load of them

look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270431556786

check his shop he has loads of cheap karcher stuff