Cost of washing the car - in and out

BayMoWe335 · 12-23-2009, 04:29 PM

I would never let anyone wash my car.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 12-23-2009, 04:38 PM

Wherever you do go, or pay, you should find a hand wash place for about 20-25.

They generally do excellent work, dry the car thoroughly, and use better products that are safer.

Automatic car washes, especially touch-less often use abrassive chemicals to clean the car since there is no brushes.

And as we all know the brush-auto car washes just leave the lasts cars dirt on there plasticy-rubbery, brushes, inducing scratches, RIDS, and swirls.

Granted it does take more time for the hand wash, but they usually have 4 guys taking car of the car at once.

Well worth the time.

No swirl marks and scratches FTW

Make sure they are using microfiber products, and let them know how much you care about the quality of work.

My .02

chmc73 · 12-23-2009, 04:40 PM

listen any hand wash place that charges five or even ten bucks for a hand wash are ripping there employees off. you should go to a place that takes pride in there work and there staff .no less than fifteen is fair and no more than twenty five is fair i speak from experiance.

LI E90 · 12-23-2009, 04:40 PM

$25 with tip

captainaudio · 12-23-2009, 04:52 PM

I have the garage attendant had wash it. He charges $25.00. I worked with him the first few times and showed him how I wanted it done. I provide the wash mits, the microfiber towels, the wheel brushes and all of the supplies. They are stored in a special place and only used on my car.

After the car is washed it is covered and parked between two columns.

You have to be determined to if you want to keep a car in pristine condition in Manhattan.

CA

JRJ1970 · 12-23-2009, 04:53 PM

I do my own. Takes me 20 minutes...usually do it weekly and it costs me $3.10/week.

jopa489 · 12-23-2009, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

I would never let anyone wash my car.

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McMuffin · 12-23-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jaguar36

Place near me does half price for men on mondays, so its 5 or 6 bucks for a wash and a vacuum/dusting of the inside.

They do a pretty good job.

For men? Is the owner gay? Haha

sonic · 12-23-2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

I would never let anyone wash my car.

hey u will let me wash your car thooo.

BMWinNorthdakota · 12-24-2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

I would never let anyone wash my car.

+1

Am I the only individual who goes to touch free machine washes + a spray detailer afterwards with a microfiber?

usually 7 for the machine wash..

tdekany · 12-24-2009, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wizardsway

The dealership i bought my car washes and vacuum's my car FREE every week i stop in and they do it all free and hand dry it i must say they do a excellent job to.

LOL. Can you take a direct sun shot of your car?

I would never ever let anyone touch my car. For $15 you get swirls. But I guess we all look at paint differently.

BayMoWe335 · 12-24-2009, 12:35 PM

It's not that I'm a snob either. I just don't think anyone cares about my car more than I do. (Actually, I know that).

Naturally, I will do a better job and be more careful. Do you think a pay carwash will hand dry my car by "blotting" the paint with microfiber as I do? Nah, they're just going to wipe her down with a half clean towel.

CHCCubs · 12-24-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

+1

Am I the only individual who goes to touch free machine washes + a spray detailer afterwards with a microfiber?

usually 7 for the machine wash..

That's what I do quite often, especially in the winter months.

Envious Eric · 12-24-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by deanmc

The only time I will allow anyone else to wash my car is at my work, where they do a REAL hand wash, as opposed to running it through a machine and hand-drying.

They charge me $20 for a wash, carpet shampoo, and some sort of quick spray on glaze wax. Not too bad. For another $15, you get leather treatment and hand clay and wax.

where is this at??? Ill take my car there for that service! LOL

BMWinNorthdakota · 12-24-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CHCCubs

That's what I do quite often, especially in the winter months.

Haha, only when the temp is above 0! I am sure you know this just as well as I do. Most of the gas stations close their car washes bellow zero..

In that case the car stays dirty

Neutrino45 · 01-02-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ianthegreat

We get ripped off in Houston. Most car washes are $20+

8 times out of 10 non-satisfactory. Mainly just a half-assed inside job.

I go here all of the time. They have a lot of high end cars that uses them. $14

http://www.yelp.com/biz/best-hand-car-detailing-houston

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BayMoWe335 Colonel 1241 Rep 2,143 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	It's not that I'm a snob either. I just don't think anyone cares about my car more than I do. (Actually, I know that). Naturally, I will do a better job and be more careful. Do you think a pay carwash will hand dry my car by "blotting" the paint with microfiber as I do? Nah, they're just going to wipe her down with a half clean towel.
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