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I have tomorrow off from work because I have a doctors appointment late in the day, so it gives me some time to go get some quotes throughout the morning. I'm also going to go back to the car wash tomorrow, and show them the quotes I have found, just so they know that I will be making them pay.

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SKY031 Grand Master

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If they have admitted liability, then they don't get to choose the repairer.

That would be a nice little scam, drive in, they damage your car, "oh woops, you'd better take that to my panel beating shop to get it fixed." :thumbsup:

A few weeks ago I needed to park in the city.

I drove into a car park, and they asked me for the keys..... they wanted to park it themselves.

Umm..... I don't think so!

I went and parked elsewhere. (...and I only drive a shitter)

Be very selective about who you allow to drive your car.

....as for everyone complaining about the brushes, this has been covered fairly extensively, many people say they cause damage, yet nobody has been able to show any damage actually caused to their vehicles (or anyone elses) from using the brushes.

It's all a matter of "I heard" and "my mate said".

Rinse the car before you scrub it, and rinse the brush before you use it, and you'll be fine.

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There was an incident at the carwash next to where I used to work that scared me away from the automatic carwashes with the brushes that swirl around your car while you drive through it.

Some absouloute (for lack of a better word) Dingbat tied ball bearings into the spongey bristles.

You can imagine what happened.

inark Grand Master

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....as for everyone complaining about the brushes, this has been covered fairly extensively, many people say they cause damage, yet nobody has been able to show any damage actually caused to their vehicles (or anyone elses) from using the brushes.

It's all a matter of "I heard" and "my mate said".

1st 2 hours of owning my first skyline, it was delivered to my house off the truck and was filthy as... about 30 minutes i took it for a drive down to the local car wash.... rinsed the car and the brush then checked the paint over... wasnt too bad... gave it a wash and then noticed LARGE and deep scratches in the roof... must have been a stone lodged in the brush somewhere where, possibly up near the plastic bit.

Seeing as it was on the roof i never bothered fixing it... gave it a polish and it looked better but was still visible.

Mean_R34 Mentor

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A mate of mine is a panel beater and suggests not using the carlovers style self washes.

He reckons the hand brush thingo's scratch your paint.

Best to use a high density sponge as they old less grit.

You gotta watch some high-pressure washers too. I washed my first car at Caltex in Werribee and noticed a dull spot on the rear pillar. So I hit it again with the pressure washer there and then I realised that I was blasting off the clear coat! haha.

SKY031 Grand Master

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inark, you must have been awol while the "great carwash debate" was raging.

This makes me wonder, when people wash their cars at home, do they do it without checking the sponge they're using?

It could have collected anything from being in the shed, or it could have collected sticks, pebbles or broken glass from being flung on the ground/falling out of the bucket.

I will continue to maintain that the brushes do not cause damage (because it seems even you are willing to concede that the issue wasn't actually the brush, but user error due to not checking the brush properly prior to use).

....but anyway, we've gone a bit OT :laugh:

If people don't want to use the brush, then don't use it, but PLEASE learn to think for yourselves, and stop basing opinions on "my mate said".

If you're paranoid, there is always the laser wash.

Nobody person or brush needs to touch your car.

adznight Newbie

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I'll never use one of those dirty brush's. I'm from Knox and MANY times I've witnessed user's with 4WD's scrubbing buckets of mud from the underside of their car's. Checked the broom afterwards and yeah, it was FULL of stones.

I'm lucky that the car was has no "No bucket and sponge" policy (what a crock anyway - you still spend the same amount)

I take my own car wash, a bucket and a sponge. $1 will fill the bucket and wash down the car then another coupe of $'s to finish off.

It's just all about not being lazy :laugh:

inark Grand Master

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i used to do it that way too until the owner told me off and pointed to the sign... to which my reply was "theres a water crisis and i still use the same amount of cash"

he still wasnt happy.

Gazee Grand Master

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If people don't want to use the brush, then don't use it, but PLEASE learn to think for yourselves, and stop basing opinions on "my mate said".

If you're paranoid, there is always the laser wash.

Nobody person or brush needs to touch your car.

LoL This is so true.. if you wash your own car then you wouldn't need to blame someone else for screwing yours up.. Seeing these stage 3 water restrictions are in place now these places get chockers so its hard to go there with a bucket and a sponge unless you wana get into an argument with a bush pig driving a muddy 4WD telling you to hurry the f*k up LOL

Bucket n sponge, pay $2 for water and call it a day... You take more pride in your car when you wash it yourself...

beefy Proficient

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Haha yep, I use the broom :laugh: I do give the car a polish and full wax with meguiars products every 3 months... I have microfibre cloths, etc. too.

It's the original paint, still looks fine to me. The wax protects the under layers and holds the shine from hand polishing.

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Matt you should be shot :P

Never use the brush man ...

I approached the owner of a Car Wash place near my area and asked whether I could use a Bucket and Sponge and surprisingly they said ok.

Carlovers on Burwood Hwy near Blackburn Rd doesnt seem to mind Sponge/Bucket either but its a bit to far from my place.

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Do Luck: If you take them to Small Claims they will never win. So make sure you choose the Panel Beater. It only costs $25 (unless it has changed in the last 2-3 years) to register a Small Claims case. They also tend to always favor the consumer as well.

Gazee Grand Master

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I approached the owner of a Car Wash place near my area and asked whether I could use a Bucket and Sponge and surprisingly they said ok.

If you were to use a bucket and a sponge without asking them when its not busy would it be a bad thing?

I never ask em i just do it lol providing its not busy i dont really want people to start bitching n moaning about having to wait....

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