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Thread Number: 88319
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Getting the family chariot washed |
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| Post# 1128853 , Reply# 1 9/16/2021 at 18:45 (952 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1128854 , Reply# 2 9/16/2021 at 18:46 (952 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 1128855 , Reply# 3 9/16/2021 at 18:49 (952 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 1128858 , Reply# 4 9/16/2021 at 19:15 (952 days old) by whatsername (Denver, CO) | ||
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Post# 1128862 , Reply# 5 9/16/2021 at 19:37 (952 days old) by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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| Post# 1128865 , Reply# 6 9/16/2021 at 20:24 (952 days old) by Oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||
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I don't trust a car wash to be forgiving enough to my "family chariot." Even though both of my cars are from the 70's, I still wouldn't trust the car wash with anything unless the paint was already beat up. Car washes are known to leave marks and scratches. I just wash at home in the driveway. Rinse-soap-rinse-dry-wax-buff
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Post# 1128866 , Reply# 7 9/16/2021 at 20:47 (952 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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Magnesium Chloride is especially corrosive to metals more so than salt because it holds the moisture in. It may as well be battery acid for what it does to cars. I wash my VW to death in Winter or there wouldnt be anything left after 21 years. My 84 Mazda truck came from CA and was never undercoated. After 3 Winters both front fenders had holes in the bottoms. I would rather they went back to sanding the roads to death like the old days. Worse thing that happened was all the cars turned brown. In 10 years they'll find all that MC polluted ground water etc and they'll come up with another brilliant idea until they get the 411 on it down the road.
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Post# 1128869 , Reply# 8 9/16/2021 at 22:35 (952 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Jon, that LTD wagon looks like the one we had when I was in high school but the wood paneling is missing. I prefer to wash my truck at home, but my well water is so hard that it looks like it was rinsed in milk. I do go to a car wash in town and get the wash, wax and undercarrage done every so often.
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Post# 1128900 , Reply# 11 9/17/2021 at 10:37 (952 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose) |
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I have never....
....taken any car of mine to a carwash.
I actually enjoy washing my own car. I sold my 18 year-old VW Passat wagon last year and it still looked like new inside and out. The buyer couldn't believe how the paint shined. With the current water situation in California, I now am forced to use a "waterless" carwash product. Those work well for light dirt and surface dust but I don't think I'd risk it with extreme dirt. I polish the cars once a year and keep them in the garage when not in use. That really helps preserve the paint and the interior. | ||
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Post# 1128901 , Reply# 12 9/17/2021 at 10:45 (952 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1129013 , Reply# 13 9/18/2021 at 13:00 (951 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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I guess I’m not as protective of my ride if it’s out in the elements anyway…
So an automatic car wash packaged with a fuel purchase or when I in my once a month have $8 to $10 to invest when she’ll get dirty again anyways or sometimes it rains… Besides if I wash it myself what about the chassis and undercarriage? But yes, the wax does permanently bury a few brush scratches—this one in particular: And after a minor smack from behind, my leased Jeep really is “just a car”… — Dave | ||
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Post# 1129040 , Reply# 15 9/18/2021 at 17:57 (950 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Yes I have a small rechargeable vacuum for the carpet in my interior and wait for the sun going down for it to get cooler out and still some daylight left, but I got so behind on it, that there is going to be a lot of grass and dirt for a while other than occasionally shaking off at least the driver’s floor mat…
I just keep a towel for the dust on the dash, and never smoked in my cars, nor even lit up… — Dave | ||
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Post# 1129071 , Reply# 16 9/19/2021 at 03:04 (950 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I haven't used a pay-for car wash in decades.
When I need to wash one of my vehicles, I do it in my driveway with a hose with an on/off switch, as well as a long brush attachment with a soap reservoir. The run-off goes into a planted area so it's not really wasted. On a slightly related note, the weather forecast says we may have a few sprinkles overnight. | ||
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