car washing in Melbourne

[Ext User(Kate)]

Hi all,

With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
high pressue cleaners at home.

The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"

What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!

What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where you
are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for the
water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
detergent.

Kate

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:18:42 +1100, "Kate" <kate@gates.net> scribbled
thusly:

>Hi all,
>
>With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
>high pressue cleaners at home.
>
>The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
>washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
>know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>
>What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
>and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!
>
>What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where you
>are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for the
>water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
>detergent.
>
>Kate
>

You're nuts.
Find one that hand washes, have a coffee while you wait ant it'll come
back perfect.
I haven't washed a daily drive in years and they haven't suffered one
little bit.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,
We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:30:05 +1100, "Kate" <kate@gates.net> scribbled
thusly:

>What detergent do they use? Dish-washing liquid? Cold-power? How would
>you know!?

Whatever it is, it has had no adverse effect on any of my cars.
They are washed weekly and vac'd (usually) then ever 4-6 weeks given a
hand polish.
>
>All the hand washes I see, are usually being done by 15y.o punks - who I'd
>rather not trust with my car.
>
>
Hmmm, look somewhere else.
The guys and girls at mine are all licenced drivers and very careful
with my cars.



Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,
We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(Kate)]

<OzOne> wrote in message news:p5j9q29r46398pfue3stfl16q5p763h670@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:18:42 +1100, "Kate" <kate@gates.net> scribbled
> thusly:
>

>
> You're nuts.
> Find one that hand washes, have a coffee while you wait ant it'll come
> back perfect.
> I haven't washed a daily drive in years and they haven't suffered one
> little bit.
>


What detergent do they use? Dish-washing liquid? Cold-power? How would
you know!?

All the hand washes I see, are usually being done by 15y.o punks - who I'd
rather not trust with my car.

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Kate" <kate@gates.net> wrote in message
news:45a4ce32$0$5748$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>
> <OzOne> wrote in message
> news:p5j9q29r46398pfue3stfl16q5p763h670@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:18:42 +1100, "Kate" <kate@gates.net> scribbled
>> thusly:
>>
>
>>
>> You're nuts.
>> Find one that hand washes, have a coffee while you wait ant it'll come
>> back perfect.
>> I haven't washed a daily drive in years and they haven't suffered one
>> little bit.

Right... so wait up to an hour, pay $20 or more, and get an inferior job to
one you could do yourself. Kate is right - the people who work at those
hand car washes only car about profits and not the cars. They often use
sponges which are the worst things to use on cars because they cause swirl
marks. Not only that but they're used on dozens of other cars making them
filthy - all the other dirt from the other cars is being rubbed into your
paint! Only cotton towels should be used to wash a car.

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Kate" <kate@gates.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
> high pressue cleaners at home.

Just wash it at home anyway. It's an unenforcable law - just like
downloading mp3s - which everyone does.
The reason being that if they see you washing a car at home, they can't
prove where that water came from that you're using.

> The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
> washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
> know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>
> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!

Er, don't use their stuff. Why can't you bring your own car wash detergent
and wash cloth/towel (never use a sponge!).

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:44:36 GMT, "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com>
scribbled thusly:

>"Kate" <kate@gates.net> wrote in message
>news:45a4ce32$0$5748$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>>
>> <OzOne> wrote in message
>> news:p5j9q29r46398pfue3stfl16q5p763h670@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:18:42 +1100, "Kate" <kate@gates.net> scribbled
>>> thusly:
>>>
>>
>>>
>>> You're nuts.
>>> Find one that hand washes, have a coffee while you wait ant it'll come
>>> back perfect.
>>> I haven't washed a daily drive in years and they haven't suffered one
>>> little bit.
>
>Right... so wait up to an hour, pay $20 or more, and get an inferior job to
>one you could do yourself. Kate is right - the people who work at those
>hand car washes only car about profits and not the cars. They often use
>sponges which are the worst things to use on cars because they cause swirl
>marks. Not only that but they're used on dozens of other cars making them
>filthy - all the other dirt from the other cars is being rubbed into your
>paint! Only cotton towels should be used to wash a car.
>
Funny that..mine uses towelling to wash.....and it takes about an hour
WITH a hand polish.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,
We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(mark jb)]

> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
> high pressue cleaners at home.

> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!

I wash my car with a pressure washer right on the front lawn, once every few
months, followed by a good hand polish. keep it waxed, and a half-arsed
bucket and sponge treatment is good for surface dirt.

tho if you're that worried about it, run a hose from the tap out the back
and tell them it's from a tank.

-mark

[Ext User(Kev)]

Kate wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
> high pressue cleaners at home.
>
> The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
> washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
> know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>
> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!
>
> What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where you
> are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for the
> water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
> detergent.
>
> Kate
>
>


Have you bothered to ask the oprators to show you what detergent they use?
if it's not shitty as you you say, what's stopping you from taking your
own sponge, you don't need a bucket
spray on the soap, use the sponge to wash and then rinse off
it's even easier if you have someone with you

take your car there at midnight and use ya bucket if that's all that
worries you

ingore the moronic advice about washing it at home anyway
DavidZ(or more than likely his Father) might not have a problem paying
the fine, but can you?

I've seen plenty of "Punk Kids" at carwashes and they all seem to be
good at the job they do, Hope your not just judging them just on their
age or what they look like

there is another option

I know it's hard for some people, but have you ever considered that
having a dirty car is NOT the end of the world like it is for DavyboyZ

Kev

[Ext User(Nowhere)]

Kate
If you find a commercial wash that let you use your own products please let
me know. I am in the same thinking of you, I have only ever used Maguire's
products on my car and do not want to change.
In the current climate one would think the "No Bucket Washing" signs would
be removed.
"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
news:45a4e419$0$9773$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
> Kate wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use
>> our high pressue cleaners at home.
>>
>> The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
>> washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
>> know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>>
>> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
>> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!
>>
>> What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where
>> you are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for
>> the water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
>> detergent.
>>
>> Kate
>>
>>
>
>
> Have you bothered to ask the oprators to show you what detergent they use?
> if it's not shitty as you you say, what's stopping you from taking your
> own sponge, you don't need a bucket
> spray on the soap, use the sponge to wash and then rinse off
> it's even easier if you have someone with you
>
> take your car there at midnight and use ya bucket if that's all that
> worries you
>
> ingore the moronic advice about washing it at home anyway
> DavidZ(or more than likely his Father) might not have a problem paying the
> fine, but can you?
>
> I've seen plenty of "Punk Kids" at carwashes and they all seem to be good
> at the job they do, Hope your not just judging them just on their age or
> what they look like
>
> there is another option
>
> I know it's hard for some people, but have you ever considered that having
> a dirty car is NOT the end of the world like it is for DavyboyZ
>
> Kev

[Ext User(PHATRS)]

Kate wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use our
> high pressue cleaners at home.
>
> The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
> washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
> know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>
> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!
>
> What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where you
> are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for the
> water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
> detergent.
>
> Kate
>
>

I use their soap, then my sponge or washing glove. No bucket required.

--
Ben - Wipe off 25

"My name is Korg from planet dyslexia, your arses are fruity, take me
to your dealer, or you will all be laminated, ." RV, melb.general

[Ext User(PHATRS)]

Nowhere wrote:
> Kate
> If you find a commercial wash that let you use your own products please let
> me know. I am in the same thinking of you, I have only ever used Maguire's
> products on my car and do not want to change.
> In the current climate one would think the "No Bucket Washing" signs would
> be removed.
> "Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:45a4e419$0$9773$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>> Kate wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> With the recent water restrictions here I believe we can no longer use
>>> our high pressue cleaners at home.
>>>
>>> The only real alternative I see - is going to one of those commercial car
>>> washes where you do it yourself with their equipment - but all the ones I
>>> know of have signs saying "No Bucket Washing"
>>>
>>> What are you meant to do if you don't want to use their shitty detergent,
>>> and want to use your own brand car wash, and your own sponge?!
>>>
>>> What are our options now? Anyone know of any commercial washes where
>>> you are ALLOWED to take your own bucket? Im more than happy to pay for
>>> the water and use of their facilities - but want to use my own sponge and
>>> detergent.
>>>
>>> Kate
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Have you bothered to ask the oprators to show you what detergent they use?
>> if it's not shitty as you you say, what's stopping you from taking your
>> own sponge, you don't need a bucket
>> spray on the soap, use the sponge to wash and then rinse off
>> it's even easier if you have someone with you
>>
>> take your car there at midnight and use ya bucket if that's all that
>> worries you
>>
>> ingore the moronic advice about washing it at home anyway
>> DavidZ(or more than likely his Father) might not have a problem paying the
>> fine, but can you?
>>
>> I've seen plenty of "Punk Kids" at carwashes and they all seem to be good
>> at the job they do, Hope your not just judging them just on their age or
>> what they look like
>>
>> there is another option
>>
>> I know it's hard for some people, but have you ever considered that having
>> a dirty car is NOT the end of the world like it is for DavyboyZ
>>
>> Kev
>
>

If everyone used a bucket it would take a lot longer to wash the car,
compared to the people who just use the brush (yikes!) and the high
pressure cleaners at the commercial washes. So the car washes will get
less people through per hour, and their profits will drop. Why should
they settle for that? They're not a frickin charity afterall.

--
Ben - Wipe off 25

"My name is Korg from planet dyslexia, your arses are fruity, take me
to your dealer, or you will all be laminated, ." RV, melb.general

[Ext User(Kate)]

"D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:45a5c919$0$499$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
>
> Put the pressure washer on rinse, wet the car and your sponge, pour a
> little detergent onto the sponge, wash car with the sponge then rinse,
> repeat as necessary.
>


And where do I get the water for the pressure washer from? The taps?! I
have sticky beak neighbours - I'll get dobbed in...

[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:29:05 +1100, Kate wrote:

>
> "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:45a5c919$0$499$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
>>
>> Put the pressure washer on rinse, wet the car and your sponge, pour a
>> little detergent onto the sponge, wash car with the sponge then rinse,
>> repeat as necessary.
>>
>
>
> And where do I get the water for the pressure washer from? The taps?! I
> have sticky beak neighbours - I'll get dobbed in...

Give em a shock do it starkers.


--
Regards
Dan

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

Kate wrote:
> "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:45a5c919$0$499$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> >
> > Put the pressure washer on rinse, wet the car and your sponge, pour a
> > little detergent onto the sponge, wash car with the sponge then rinse,
> > repeat as necessary.

> And where do I get the water for the pressure washer from? The taps?! I
> have sticky beak neighbours - I'll get dobbed in...

I seem to have large water tanks on farm and did a good job
of washing 'lux.

You live in a Shitney type place?, make an offerering to Turdcard,
he is the only one that could help.

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

Dan--- wrote:

> Give em a shock do it starkers.

Well duh! - I wouldn't wanna get my clothes wet.

Washing 'lux is private and done without any
onlookers though :-p

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

atec wrote:
> the_dawggie wrote:
> > Dan--- wrote:
> >
> >> Give em a shock do it starkers.
> >
> > Well duh! - I wouldn't wanna get my clothes wet.
> >
> > Washing 'lux is private and done without any
> > onlookers though :-p
> >
> SO do your bits leave smears on the damp paintwork ?.

Athough long enuf to touch the paintwork, not really.

I've got an all over sun tan ATM. Couldn't swim in the dam
because of leaches though - even with industrial strength
water resistant leach repellant :-(

Was all that enuf info :-)

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

atec wrote:
> the_dawggie wrote:
> > atec wrote:
> >> the_dawggie wrote:
> >>> Dan--- wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Give em a shock do it starkers.
> >>> Well duh! - I wouldn't wanna get my clothes wet.
> >>>
> >>> Washing 'lux is private and done without any
> >>> onlookers though :-p
> >>>
> >> SO do your bits leave smears on the damp paintwork ?.
> >
> > Athough long enuf to touch the paintwork, not really.
> >
> > I've got an all over sun tan ATM. Couldn't swim in the dam
> > because of leaches though - even with industrial strength
> > water resistant leach repellant :-(
> >
> > Was all that enuf info :-)
> >
> more than enough , and see I didn't mention the tail pipe burns .

Anyone, including me, would leave the tail pipe alone.

It has a nice coating of carbon being a turbo diesel - It
does not get that hot at the end though, at 2.5 inch it may
be a sloppy fit anyway :-p

[Ext User(Kev)]

D Walford wrote:

> Kate wrote:
>
>> "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:45a5c919$0$499$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
>>
>>
>>> Put the pressure washer on rinse, wet the car and your sponge, pour a
>>> little detergent onto the sponge, wash car with the sponge then
>>> rinse, repeat as necessary.
>>>
>>
>>
>> And where do I get the water for the pressure washer from? The
>> taps?! I have sticky beak neighbours - I'll get dobbed in...
>>
> Use that method at a car wash.
> Only a dumb arse would suggest ignoring the water restrictions.


But it's ok if you live in Toorak though

Kev

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Unjqh.782$u8.171@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

> Just wash the car inside your garage. They can never catch you out that
> way.

I often wonder if you're the dumbest cunt in existence, and try as hard as I
might I can never find anyone to give you a run for the title.

--
Regards,
Noddy.