using a car wash

Mark_Hewitt

CHR15 wrote: »

Yup! no question.

I normally do mine myself but if I didn't have a hosepipe etc at home anyway I would use a carwash.

When I was a youngster I remember my Auntie buying a new 3 Piece Suite. She wouldn't take the plastic cover off it for Months. Each time we went round we had to sit on the plastic for fear of anyone marking her new sofa.

The sofa has now gone up in smoke after going on the Nov 5 bonfire.

You can't keep things new forever!!

Quite so, you life is too short. I'm all for taking sensible precautions, like keeping the screen protector on my phone as it get horribly scratched.

I like my car but not that much that I have the inclination to wash it by hand!

aqueoushumour01

jansus wrote: »

simple question would you use a car wash for a brand new car

nooooooooo, don't do it! you'll be paying them to put scratches/swirls into your paintwork.

flyingscotno1

juliescot wrote: »

Interesting demo. I don't have swirls, just a horribly discoloured car.

Should be nice bright red, but is a very washed out pinky red colour. As it is about 14 years old it doens't owe me any favours. Sailed through its MOT recently so still going strong - no matter what colour

For less than a tenner or so and an afternoon you can get a good job done, with some of the T-Cut and Autoglym Paint restorers. Never be brilliant but it will look fine.

zappahey

AdrianHi wrote: »

If you don't want to DIY £250 spent with a decent detailer

£250!!! To clean a car!! :eek:

AdrianHi

zappahey wrote: »

£250!!! To clean a car!! :eek:

Of course not!!!
A full professional detail with paint correction for defects like swirl marks takes a whole day and for larger cars with more work needed may be 2 days (and a higher price).
Wash
Clay barring to remove stuck on contaminants (can take a few hours for the whole car)
Cleanse to remove contaminates and any previous waxes/sealants
Swirl mark removal, buffing machine with cutting pastes (can take a few hours)
Applying sealants
Along side all that interior cleaning, wheel cleaning, wheel arches, tyre dressing.

I didn't pay for it though, it was free in exchange for the pictures being used for publicity for the products used and the detailers porfolio

Having had it done it is something I would be prepared to pay for once when first buying a used car, then I would care for it properly knowing that at best I'm delaying the inevitable eventual return of marks like this.

AdrianHi

flyingscotno1 wrote: »

For less than a tenner or so and an afternoon you can get a good job done, with some of the T-Cut and Autoglym Paint restorers. Never be brilliant but it will look fine.

I'd agree, on a 14 year old car that's not special (classic) in some way there's no point in doing more than that.

juliescot

AdrianHi wrote: »

I'd agree, on a 14 year old car that's not special (classic) in some way there's no point in doing more than that.

Certainly not a classic but thanks all for the tips and apologies for hijacking the OPs thread.

If the weather holds I might just have a go tomorrow

vikingaero

If you only plan to keep your car for 3 years then by all means use a car wash.

movingforward2010

juliescot wrote: »

I have to use a bucket for the water - no access to a hosepipe

when i had no access to a hosepipe i used a large watering can without the rose

movingforward2010

Lorian wrote: »

, Collinite 476s .

I use this, its amazing, also tried nattys blue paste. Have you tried jetseal 109 as sealant?:D