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dirt that doesn't come off - 5/9/2006 9:43:36 PM

zipsayain

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dirt that doesn't come off. Okay, I took my dad's car to the car wash and after I was done and why it was still wet I took my hand along side the car and more dirt came up and you could really see where my hand was. Why wouldn't the car wash get this dirt, but my hand would? It's no wonder, my dad never washes his car.

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RE: dirt that doesn't come off - 5/9/2006 10:28:32 PM

AwsomeSS

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I would never take a car to an automatic car wash. Youll never get your car clean!

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RE: dirt that doesn't come off - 5/10/2006 8:21:31 AM

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ORIGINAL: AwsomeSS

I would never take a car to an automatic car wash. Youll never get your car clean!

Not to mention all the damage you will end up with by taking it to the carwash. Although, we have had quite a few hand car wash places pop up here lately that really do a decent job for cheap.

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RE: dirt that doesn't come off - 5/10/2006 9:55:19 AM

Great White North

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I have also heard some rumors of the water being recycled.

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RE: dirt that doesn't come off - 5/10/2006 10:25:29 AM

AwsomeSS

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I heard that too. And thats another reason I wouldnt go to an auto car wash

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RE: dirt that doesn't come off - 5/10/2006 3:37:39 PM

mickey

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i have this issue with my monte being white i can take it to a wand wash place and spen 30.00 euro on it trying to ge tit all off.

best thing i can tell you is use a shammi after you wash it in the wash and also get a good coat of wax on to it and Clay bar the hell out of it. It will cause the surface to become slick and then the car will get cleaner when you wash it.

It will take me about 4.00 euro to wash my car and that is spraying under the hood all the wheelwells and also under carage that i can see and get with the wand. I go and get nasty when i wash my car i want it clean. but all said and done the shammi is what will take that last layer of flim off the car. Make sure you get it real wet.

Also another trick i learned to do was take a old towel with you. get the car wet with the soap and hang the towel int eh rack so you can spray it also. Soap everything real well.
then take the towel ad go around the car at least once hitting all of the painted areas to ge tthe dirt sitred up
then rinse
shammi wax etc....

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