How do you wash your car?

A foam gun would definitely be handy. Karcher probably makes a wand attachment for that. Mine came with two different spray attachments. I might have to check the manual because it might already have this feature.

 

When I wash my car (which is rare) I do it myself. I just don't those machines, and anyways they don't get all the dirty spots. It takes me an hour to wash my car, and about 20 minutes to dry it. When I wash my car, it has to be perfect. Sometimes its annoying but at the end of the day its worth it.

 

Dang that looks like fun to use. Whats the advantage of using a foam gun besides saving time?

 

It looks like he's using the same model that I have. This looks like something I need to get some day. I would do a pre-spray to loosen up any grit and grime, then apply the foam. It definitely does the job.

You could probably make a few bucks with it as well.

 

I wash the vehicles by hand. Soap bucket, car wash mitt, and brush.

 

I hand wash my car every Saturday. I was always taught that washing your car with regular dish detergent was a bad idea.

 

I use the automated car wash because it costs 7 bucks when I get a fill-up and they have some decent wax at my local station. It's not the best wash but it does the job and the rain beads up off the car for three weeks or so afterwards. It's a cheap way to rustproof really.

 

I have read that too about dish detergent. It apparently strips the polymers from the paint surface.

 

I almost always get it done through an automated car wash. Most of the time I go to the pressurized dryer ones, rarely I go to the ones where people come out and actually dry my car. Works well enough for me! I would love to get some fancy detailing done inside my Honda, though. It has a sun roof and it gets quite dusty inside the car after a while.

 

I hand wash my cars at least once a week. I also vacuum and make sure to use armor all for the interior as well. The last thing I do after drying my car with a towel is place some tire shine on my tires for that wet look.

 

I usually use the coin-op, but to save money I give it a good once-over at home before I go. It's a beat-up '90 F150, so I'm not really concerned about getting a spotless job done; I just like to make sure the really obvious junk is knocked off. I'd need a new paint job and a little bit of body work before I went for one of those really fancy washes.

 

Most of the time I do the self serve coin op because it is cheaper. I live in an apartment, so there's no easy way to hand wash it for me. The last time I did it the expensive way, in a garage by pros because I bought a "cheap" voucher online, I think it was worth it, but it's already needing another washing.

 

Mostly car wash. We used to hand wash our cars, but for the past year or so we've been using automatic car washes because it's more convenient. And also because there were some 'rules' about washing cars in the last town I lived in because of a water shortage. Gotta love summer.

 

I will only use a "touchless" automated wash and I do that when I am lazy or the birds were particularly on target and it's during the work week. Beyond that, I like to "bucket wash" with a "self regulating and shut off nozzle" (got to love California and the beaurocrats) but I do it red neck style on the lawn so as not to waste water (so there I am redeemed from my last aside).

 

I always wash my car by hand. I use microfiber towels/mits, 2 buckets(1 for soap, the other to rinse my mits), a good quality soap(Meguires Gold Class) and set my spray nozzle to the shower setting. I usually go over the whole car about 3 times starting from the roof and working my way down to the lower panels. After washing I hit it with a leaf blower and wipe down with a moist microfiber towel to eliminate any water spots. Car always looks amazing afterwards.

 

I always hand wash my car, because that's all I can afford. But, I do feel that I can do a better, more thorough job, versus an automated wash, or a power wash.

 

for me washing a car is like me taking a shower . I first overhaul the car with water to ensure that when I apply the special soap it will be able to be impactful, while protecting the paint job .

 

Right now I'm on a really tight budget (trying to pay my credit cards!), so only hand wash for me. If things change in the future, I might be able to pay someone to wash it for me why not? I might even buy a new car...