How do you wash your car?

sevenhills

I have always used the old sponge and bucket of hot water with some washing-up liquid in. I wash my car and my VW Crafter.

I have started to use a flat-mop on a pole, but the sponge is still good.

Maybe you got some new equipment for Christmas?

I am thinking of buying this - HI-GEAR Portable Power Washer (8 Litre - £20)

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DB1904

Stop using washing up liquid. 

Car_54

Auto car wash, every few months whether it's needed or not.

The_Fat_Controller

Use a decent car shampoo, washing up liquid is for dishes not car paintwork.

Brie

I have decided to never wash mine other than to clear any bird droppings.  Last time I took it through the car wash I ended up clogging the drains under the windscreen wipers resulting in a flood of water into the foot wells of the car.  Took a good month to dry it out.  

TimSynths

Washing up liquid!!!! No!!!!

sevenhills

The_Fat_Controller said:

Use a decent car shampoo, washing up liquid is for dishes not car paintwork.

In 2016, research by car cleaning company Simoniz found that 43 per cent of UK drivers prefer to wash their own vehicles rather than going to a car wash. Their survey also found that 41% of those who wash their own are doing so with washing up liquid.

Perhaps you are wasting your money?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1267690/car-wash-can-you-wash-car-with-washing-up-liquid

mgfvvc

I leave mine out in the rain.

neilmcl

sevenhills said:

The_Fat_Controller said:

Use a decent car shampoo, washing up liquid is for dishes not car paintwork.

In 2016, research by car cleaning company Simoniz found that 43 per cent of UK drivers prefer to wash their own vehicles rather than going to a car wash. Their survey also found that 41% of those who wash their own are doing so with washing up liquid.

Perhaps you are wasting your money?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1267690/car-wash-can-you-wash-car-with-washing-up-liquid

Just because a large proportion of people do something doesn't mean it's correct. All it shows is that there's a lot of people uneducated regarding the damage stuff like washing up liquid can do to the paintwork of their cars, either that or they simply couldn't care less. If you're part of this group of car owners then I'm not sure the point of this thread.

EssexExile

There are some nice gentlemen nearby who wash it for me. I don't think they are local.

Car_54

neilmcl said:

sevenhills said:

The_Fat_Controller said:

Use a decent car shampoo, washing up liquid is for dishes not car paintwork.

In 2016, research by car cleaning company Simoniz found that 43 per cent of UK drivers prefer to wash their own vehicles rather than going to a car wash. Their survey also found that 41% of those who wash their own are doing so with washing up liquid.

Perhaps you are wasting your money?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1267690/car-wash-can-you-wash-car-with-washing-up-liquid

Just because a large proportion of people do something doesn't mean it's correct. All it shows is that there's a lot of people uneducated regarding the damage stuff like washing up liquid can do to the paintwork of their cars, either that or they simply couldn't care less. If you're part of this group of car owners then I'm not sure the point of this thread.

Is there any evidence for this, apart from sources like Simoniz? (Who co-incidentally sell car shampoo.)

See also 6-monthly dental check-ups, as recommended by dentists. And replacing your mattress every few years, as recommended by bedding sellers. And so on ...