Jonny Blaze

Do any of you Va DC MD folks now of a good carwash where I can do the work myself and use their water. I still live in an appt untill my house is done being built. Well now I have a dirty CLS and I need help
Thx

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2K1 CL-S BLK on BLK
Navi,mudgaurds,
spoiler,35%,sitting on 19" Altstadts & Nitto 235/55/19s
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Coming next week Comptech headers and sways.

UDMechE

Can't help you locate one since I'm not from around there, but when you go to a do-it-yourselfer wash, I'd make sure to check that there aren't any little stones or abrasive grit in the brush from the people who used it before you. After washing my car at one of those last summer i noticed a few scratches on the trunk that had to have come from there.

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd. Black w/ spoiler, fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, and a CoPilot Digital Compass.

Jonny Blaze

Im gonna use my own sponges and cloths I just need the water

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2K1 CL-S BLK on BLK
Navi,mudgaurds,
spoiler,35%,sitting on 19" Altstadts & Nitto 235/55/19s
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Coming next week Comptech headers and sways.

MikeS 18

Don't use their brushes. If you want to hand wash it, bring your own bucket, soap and wash mitt or whatever you use. You can never rely on them having clean brushes.

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CL-S #22,299 Black/Parchment/Nav, spoiler, door & fender guards, wood trim, PIAA 19169 & 9005, V1 w/remote, trunk & winter mats, no headers, no sway bars, no springs, no money!

UDMechE

now ya tell me!!

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd. Black w/ spoiler, fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, and a CoPilot Digital Compass.

Bullet-TypeS

At my apartment complex we have a car wash area, but the water has been turned off since October.

So what i did was wash mine using using two buckets - one with soapy water and a wash mit, the other with clean water and a clean wash rag. I made sure to presoak the car a little bit then i soaped up and area and washed it off with the clean water/rag to get the soap off. You have to make sure not to get any junk in the rags to minimize scatches, but it worked pretty well. Changing water often helps too. I then waxed it...and then it rained the next day.

Oh well it's hard to keep'em looking clean all the time around here.

That's my best advice until the weather gets nice out. There's also a spray it yourself auto wash place here in Germantown with the sudsy brushes and spray waxes and junk. But those brushes are a little too much of chance to take with our cars finish...at least in my opinion.

Good luck with whatever you try!

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Bullet-TypeS

CLS ACT

You gotta find one of those truly touchless car washes (Laser Wash) They use lasers to guide the sprayer around your vehicle (which remains stationary throughout the wash). Absolutely nothing touches the vehicle. Afterwards, there's usually a high-powered blow dryer you "drive thru" slowly. They cost anywhere from $5 to $12 depending on the options you choose, like undercarriage wash, wax, etc. Not as good as a gentle hand wash, but much better than the flapping paint bashers used in the non-touchless washes.

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SoundSpeed

Got a friend or family memebers house you can take it to?

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Athena_CL_TypeS

I run a hose from my kitchen sink, out the window, to the driveway. This way I get warm water. I also wear rubber gloves so my hands don't freeze. Then to dry it I use my leafblower. I don't have any leaves, I bought it to dry the car. Its very fast and efficient.


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Silver CL type S, upgraded cupholder, PIAA-19169, 3 coats Zaino and a pinch of salt

Jonny Blaze

they cut the water off in the hose at my appt complex to, the stingy bastards. I would go to my pops house but he lives all the way in Bowie 1hr drive. I guess it wont be so bad when I get my Headers next week maybe a 57min drive.

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2K1 CL-S BLK on BLK
Navi,mudgaurds,
spoiler,35%,sitting on 19" Altstadts & Nitto 235/55/19s
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Coming next week Comptech headers and sways.

TypeSKid

Take it to Embassy or MR. Wash. They use soft cloth machines, and they are quick.

I told them before I went thru the machine, that if it fucked up my rims they were paying for it. They were cool with it, and they've NEVER messed my car up.

The stingy bastards at my apartment cut the water in the winter too...

louisn

Never thought of using a leave blower to dry the car. Will try it when it reaches 50 degrees. Sounds like a good idea.

[This message has been edited by louisn (edited 02-02-2001).]