Gotta love Eastern Europeans....

guru · 8th July 2012, 19:44

They run one of the best car washes around here and managed to get my car looking like this in about 10 mins!

To be fair probably also helped by the marathon cleaning session Tam did on it before taking it to a Scottish meet. As soon as it stops raining for more then a day I'll break out the wax.

rotrex · 9th July 2012, 12:06

James.
she looks awsome sat there in the sun mate. my fav colour bar none

windrush · 9th July 2012, 14:03

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Originally Posted by rotrex

James.
she looks awsome sat there in the sun mate. my fav colour bar none

What SUN

, but agree she does look the part

Nige B · 9th July 2012, 14:17

Gotta agree,brilliant service at £5 for wash and dry round my way,have had to make my hosepipe redundant...

guru · 10th July 2012, 22:03

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Originally Posted by nigeeb

Gotta agree,brilliant service at £5 for wash and dry round my way,have had to make my hosepipe redundant...

Indeed, cheaper then a lot of scratch-o-matic machines these days! I've used quite a few hand carwash places now and so far have not had a bad result, just hope that they're not simply a passing fad!

Tim_Burgess · 16th July 2012, 16:44

Back in Bristol my local car wash was run by Palestinians; a great bunch of guys and they did a cracking job. Sometimes there was even free Baklava in the waiting room.

mark d3 · 23rd July 2012, 22:01

good to see some of you guys have had good results they broke my seat once at the nano after cleaning it and burnt my alloys at another will never use them again

DC53 LSY · 23rd July 2012, 22:30

I'm sure they do the job as well as can be expected but basically I wouldn't let anyone clean my car but me. I won't even let the wife or the kids do it. I just don't trust anyone else to do the job correctly to my standards. And to anyone who says "how on earth can someone clean a car incorrectly?', give me half an hour of your time and I'll bore you senseless with an in-depth explanation of the the various ways, but chiefly it's about using inappropriate or dirty/contaminated materials along with poor or careless techniques.

guru · 23rd July 2012, 22:48

Well thanks to 2 businesses, a 3 year old and a 6 year old my choices are pretty much the eastern Europeans or a scary machine with swirly brushes! That said as soon as I have an afternoon free I will break out the polish and give it a good going over.

Steve916 · 24th July 2012, 06:16

I have had good and bad experiences with these.
Firstly, I have found a really good place nearby, which I used as a one off as I normally clean my own cars. I was that impressed with them that I recommend them to all my friends and family. I paid £15 for it though, and for that they did the inside and outside, polished the wheels, went round the inside with detailing brushes etc and it looked like a new car when they had finished. Took them about 45minutes. Not bad for 15 quid.
My bad experience was a few weeks back when we had that Sahara rain, where every bodies cars got covered in sand. I took the other car to a different hand car wash place, and they gave it a quick ore wash, then attacked it with soapy water and mitts. You could see the sand still in the suds as it ran down the windscreen. Obviously didn't pre wash it well enough. Not impressed with them. Won't be going to that one again

8th July 2012, 19:44	#1
guru Posted a thing or two MG ZT, Rover Sterling, MG ZS EV & BMW X5 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Norfolk Broads Posts: 1,491 Thanks: 20 Thanked 196 Times in 117 Posts	Gotta love Eastern Europeans.... They run one of the best car washes around here and managed to get my car looking like this in about 10 mins! To be fair probably also helped by the marathon cleaning session Tam did on it before taking it to a Scottish meet. As soon as it stops raining for more then a day I'll break out the wax. __________________ My car history http://m6jkk.com

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Nige B This is my second home honda civic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: lowton Posts: 4,414 Thanks: 899 Thanked 616 Times in 490 Posts	agreed Gotta agree,brilliant service at £5 for wash and dry round my way,have had to make my hosepipe redundant...

16th July 2012, 16:44	#6
Tim_Burgess This is my second home 1999 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5, 2000 75 Classic SE 2.0, 2012 Lancia Delta 3, 2016 Dacia Sandero Ambiance Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kilcreggan Posts: 3,191 Thanks: 334 Thanked 334 Times in 162 Posts	Back in Bristol my local car wash was run by Palestinians; a great bunch of guys and they did a cracking job. Sometimes there was even free Baklava in the waiting room. __________________ *The fact there's a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers.*.

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mark d3 This is my second home rover 75 saloon,cdt 170 bhp(ish) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: maesteg Posts: 3,150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	good to see some of you guys have had good results they broke my seat once at the nano after cleaning it and burnt my alloys at another will never use them again __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][B meets and events in wales one event everyone should experience http://www.wolverhamptonnanomeets.com/

23rd July 2012, 22:48	#9
guru Posted a thing or two MG ZT, Rover Sterling, MG ZS EV & BMW X5 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Norfolk Broads Posts: 1,491 Thanks: 20 Thanked 196 Times in 117 Posts	Well thanks to 2 businesses, a 3 year old and a 6 year old my choices are pretty much the eastern Europeans or a scary machine with swirly brushes! That said as soon as I have an afternoon free I will break out the polish and give it a good going over. __________________ My car history http://m6jkk.com

9th July 2012, 12:06	#2
rotrex Passed Away mg zt cdti se 150+. mg ztt 190 lpg. rover 75 cdt club se. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lanarkshire Posts: 4,389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	James. she looks awsome sat there in the sun mate. my fav colour bar none

23rd July 2012, 22:30	#8
DC53 LSY Avid contributor MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Blackpool Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm sure they do the job as well as can be expected but basically I wouldn't let anyone clean my car but me. I won't even let the wife or the kids do it. I just don't trust anyone else to do the job correctly to my standards. And to anyone who says "how on earth can someone clean a car incorrectly?', give me half an hour of your time and I'll bore you senseless with an in-depth explanation of the the various ways, but chiefly it's about using inappropriate or dirty/contaminated materials along with poor or careless techniques.

24th July 2012, 06:16	#10
Steve916 This is my second home Rover 75 1.8 Connoisseur SE and a Ford S-Max Titanium Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 3,756 Thanks: 70 Thanked 31 Times in 27 Posts	I have had good and bad experiences with these. Firstly, I have found a really good place nearby, which I used as a one off as I normally clean my own cars. I was that impressed with them that I recommend them to all my friends and family. I paid £15 for it though, and for that they did the inside and outside, polished the wheels, went round the inside with detailing brushes etc and it looked like a new car when they had finished. Took them about 45minutes. Not bad for 15 quid. My bad experience was a few weeks back when we had that Sahara rain, where every bodies cars got covered in sand. I took the other car to a different hand car wash place, and they gave it a quick ore wash, then attacked it with soapy water and mitts. You could see the sand still in the suds as it ran down the windscreen. Obviously didn't pre wash it well enough. Not impressed with them. Won't be going to that one again __________________ Mods so far: Plenums, bonnet release mod, handbrake compensator (arctic), rear parking sensors, coolant level sensor (Vindaloo), DRL's, Fan resistor upgrade ( Jules), Marmite lighting, Auto dimming rear view mirror, twin horns, fog lights, real walnut dash, walnut gear knob, Sean DD unit with DVB-T, message centre ipk, electric sun blind, auto opening boot lid, walnut steering wheel, electric seats Link to my Auto Boot Lift Mod http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=114273