Clean Line - It Sucks Not Having Water To Wash Cars

[mark32gts-t]

Hey everyone, just finished washing my car. Seeing as though it doesn't get washed very often anymore due to water restrictions I thought I should take some pics of how sexy it is. even if it is is pretty much a stocker. And before you call the city council it was washed with tank water which was filtered through a pump. not massively keen on doing it but I figured it cant be much worse than the recycled water they use at car washes these days.... makes me sad knowing it probably wont be washed for another couple of months.

[killswitch88]

i got swindled into buying this carwash in a can stuff at a BP servo the other day he pulled out all these facts like ferrari use it on their cars in the pits and stuff like that its a wash and wax in one and i tell u what it comes up fkn awesome aye. all u do is spray a bit on and then give it a wipe as though u are waxing the car. absolutely no water involved and the finish is awesome and it takes no time to clean ur car. it was even able to lift the black marks off my rear bumper from the exhaust. just a suggestion.

[mic_check_1_2]

i got swindled into buying this carwash in a can stuff at a BP servo the other day he pulled out all these facts like ferrari use it on their cars in the pits and stuff like that its a wash and wax in one and i tell u what it comes up fkn awesome aye. all u do is spray a bit on and then give it a wipe as though u are waxing the car. absolutely no water involved and the finish is awesome and it takes no time to clean ur car. it was even able to lift the black marks off my rear bumper from the exhaust. just a suggestion.

hahah they tryed to hit me up to buy that until i told em my car was matt black they just gave up then lol

just go to carlovers!!!

[shnaped_second]

Hey everyone, just finished washing my car. Seeing as though it doesn't get washed very often anymore due to water restrictions I thought I should take some pics of how sexy it is. even if it is is pretty much a stocker. And before you call the city council it was washed with tank water which was filtered through a pump. not massively keen on doing it but I figured it cant be much worse than the recycled water they use at car washes these days.... makes me sad knowing it probably wont be washed for another couple of months.

Whats wrong with tank water?

[dangerous_daveo]

Whats wrong with tank water?

Absoultly nothing. Id prefer to use it. Far less crap in it.

[mark32gts-t]

I don't think there is anything wrong with tank water. It does depend on where you live tho. All the polution and shit that is in the atmosphere often comes down in the form of rain with a not so paint friendly pH. But I don't think brisbane really has that problem. The tank I used has a pump on it anyway which has a filter to remove any crap from the water. Its not my tank so thats why I dont use it regularly to clean my car.

[Destero]

i got swindled into buying this carwash in a can stuff at a BP servo the other day he pulled out all these facts like ferrari use it on their cars in the pits and stuff like that its a wash and wax in one and i tell u what it comes up fkn awesome aye. all u do is spray a bit on and then give it a wipe as though u are waxing the car. absolutely no water involved and the finish is awesome and it takes no time to clean ur car. it was even able to lift the black marks off my rear bumper from the exhaust. just a suggestion.

HAHAHA THEY GOT ME 2

this girl is all like get this is stops finger marks on ur windows... so she sprays it and i touch it and my finger marks appeared i was all like ahhhh.... ok

then she goes on about how her bf has won all this sound comps and if i went to the last 1 at auto barn and all this and then when she went to her car to get her bfs card she says my car got sollen so thats why she was driven a shit box....

i dunno seems like a gimmek to me id rather use good old water and elbo greese to clean my riceline... water from a car wash of coarse...

[n15m0]

i wash mine every week now since i got my water tank installed...need to keep on washing coz the 3000L tank is constantly overflowing due to the rain we've been getting Nothing wrong with tank water...no different to driving ur car in the rain except I chamois it dry straight after washing...

[Simmo1985]

Car looks teh sex mate. Simple R32's look the best imo.

[Col-GTSX]

Yeah nothing wrong with tank water...

I wash mine weeklly also as if you do it often its less of a job to keep clean...

Your 32 looks really clean...

So whats with this waterless wash, i thought what a waste of money but they really do work hey??? I just thought if you had like thick dust/dirt on your panels all you would be doing it scratching the dirt into the clear coat and basiclly destroying your paint. But you say they work well???

[Oblivion]

i love living in the bush.....

[eMsta]

down here in vic, we can still use the carwash - but what i do is, i was the car like once a month or so, and the other 3 weekends, i just use the waterless cleaning products form meguires - its quite good, as it gives a good detail. I would think that that would work awesome on your black 32

[Basti]

while you've got her clean, wax the hell out of that mofo. put on some long lasting sealant and theres some peace of mind till the next time

[R34mac]

buy a meguiars waterless carwash kit. i haven't washed my car using water for almost a year...

if the car is only dusty or lightly dirty it works absolutely brilliantly.

all you need then is some cheap glass cleaner for the windows and you're set. the cheap export shit from supercheap works well and it also seems to work great on your mags too

Edited December 14, 2007 by R34mac

[RusH_]

its so sad, my r34 is fkn dirty, our driveway is road base, till we get it done, in the next few weeks i hope, so all this rain turns it shitty, so i cant exactly wash on it, else it gets all muddy, (which sucks evn more cos we have a huge ass water tank...32,000 L) i think ill stop in at a car lovers tonite...

[mark32gts-t]

Car looks teh sex mate. Simple R32's look the best imo.

cheers simmo.

and I agree with Col-GTSX, I would think if the car was really dirty it would scratch the paint using waterless spray wash.

[R34mac]

cheers simmo.

and I agree with Col-GTSX, I would think if the car was really dirty it would scratch the paint using waterless spray wash.

amazingly it doesn't seem to have scratched mine. the spray is kind of like a wax, you spray it on and wipe it over the panels, then let it dry and buff it off. you just have to make sure you have sprayed the area well before you wipe the product into the paint. if it's too dry then i can see that it may scratch. it's just common sense really, if the car is covered in flecks of mud and dirt then yeah you'll probably need to wash it

if it's just dust or grime then the waterless is fine. if you keep it up once a week the car never really gets dirty enough to be a problem.

i reckon the end result is actually superior to using water - you don't need to use a chamious to finish the job (as you've already buffed out the product) and you don't end up with any water drop marks on the panels or glass.

if you like a clean car and you're on water restrictions give it a go, i can't recommend it enough and no i don't sell the stuff

sweet looking R32 btw.

Edited December 14, 2007 by R34mac

[Gts-t]

what there's water restrictions!?

[Col-GTSX]

R34 Mac

What brand of product are you useung and are you using like a rag of something or polishing cloth???

Also where do you buy yours from and how much per bottle???

Latslly how many full car wash's do you think you can get froma bottle???

Im thinking keep a bit of this in the car for when i go to western QLD where there is no car washs ad the car gets really dirty...

[long33]

do what i did-move south, nsw no water restrictions ftw!