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August 8, 2014 at 5:27 PM #21212August 8, 2014 at 8:38 PM #777272
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Participantsort of related – I cancelled my vacation this summer because the lake I annually visit is drying up.
And moonbeams major concern is a useless “high-speed” train.
August 8, 2014 at 10:07 PM #777273
Rich ToscanoKeymaster[quote=paramount]And moonbeams major concern is a useless “high-speed” train.[/quote]
And that, folks, is a textbook example of a political threadjack. (Of the kind that is not welcome, per: http://piggington.com/threadjackers_will_be_persecuted_maybe_even_prosecuted )
August 8, 2014 at 11:04 PM #777274an
Participant[quote=flu]I think I’ll take my car in for warranty work again and let them deal with the wash next week… Heh heh…[/quote]That’s how I get my car wash :-). I bring my Mobile 1 oil and my own filter and have the dealer change my oil for $23-25 bucks and they wash and vacuum my car :-).
August 8, 2014 at 11:28 PM #777275
CoronitaParticipantWhat I don’t understand is I read the water restrictions and nowhere did it say that car washing must be done only if you can recapture the “gray water”. I guess it’s different for auto detailing businesses..
But even if they recapture the water (which I don’t think is too difficult), I don’t understand what they would do with it.. Does the city expect each individual detailer to be able to own the equipment to recycle the water and reuse it? That technology I don’t think exists for a mobile auto detailer nor is it affordable for a small time auto detailer..
August 8, 2014 at 11:54 PM #777276Anonymous
GuestI’m surprised a car guy like you Flu would allow a dealer to damage your car’s finish with their brillow pad style of car washing.
August 9, 2014 at 7:24 AM #777278UCGal
Participant[quote=flu]What I don’t understand is I read the water restrictions and nowhere did it say that car washing must be done only if you can recapture the “gray water”. I guess it’s different for auto detailing businesses..
But even if they recapture the water (which I don’t think is too difficult), I don’t understand what they would do with it.. Does the city expect each individual detailer to be able to own the equipment to recycle the water and reuse it? That technology I don’t think exists for a mobile auto detailer nor is it affordable for a small time auto detailer..[/quote]
The commercial car wash places do recycle the water onsite. I had a conversation with the owner of the south clairemont car wash, across from Keihls. They had to put that in during the drought in the 90’s.
August 9, 2014 at 12:33 PM #777280ocrenter
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=paramount]And moonbeams major concern is a useless “high-speed” train.[/quote]
And that, folks, is a textbook example of a political threadjack. (Of the kind that is not welcome, per: http://piggington.com/threadjackers_will_be_persecuted_maybe_even_prosecuted )[/quote]
LOL, yes, perfect example Rich, absolutely perfect!
August 9, 2014 at 12:48 PM #777281Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=flu]What I don’t understand is I read the water restrictions and nowhere did it say that car washing must be done only if you can recapture the “gray water”. I guess it’s different for auto detailing businesses..
But even if they recapture the water (which I don’t think is too difficult), I don’t understand what they would do with it.. Does the city expect each individual detailer to be able to own the equipment to recycle the water and reuse it? That technology I don’t think exists for a mobile auto detailer nor is it affordable for a small time auto detailer..[/quote]
The commercial car wash places do recycle the water onsite. I had a conversation with the owner of the south clairemont car wash, across from Keihls. They had to put that in during the drought in the 90’s.[/quote]
Another good reason not to wash your own car.
August 10, 2014 at 3:20 AM #777286CoronitaParticipant[quote=deadzone]I’m surprised a car guy like you Flu would allow a dealer to damage your car’s finish with their brillow pad style of car washing.[/quote]
A dealership that has a body shop associated with it usually knows how to wash a car without messing things up too bad…And besides, it’s not that I have a Ferrari, and there are much nicer 6, 7, M series that I’m sure they can handle….
August 10, 2014 at 3:25 AM #777287CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]I think I’ll take my car in for warranty work again and let them deal with the wash next week… Heh heh…[/quote]That’s how I get my car wash :-). I bring my Mobile 1 oil and my own filter and have the dealer change my oil for $23-25 bucks and they wash and vacuum my car :-).[/quote]
Damn, $25 for labor isn’t bad at all.
August 10, 2014 at 3:26 AM #777285CoronitaParticipant[quote=ocrenter][quote=UCGal][quote=flu]What I don’t understand is I read the water restrictions and nowhere did it say that car washing must be done only if you can recapture the “gray water”. I guess it’s different for auto detailing businesses..
But even if they recapture the water (which I don’t think is too difficult), I don’t understand what they would do with it.. Does the city expect each individual detailer to be able to own the equipment to recycle the water and reuse it? That technology I don’t think exists for a mobile auto detailer nor is it affordable for a small time auto detailer..[/quote]
The commercial car wash places do recycle the water onsite. I had a conversation with the owner of the south clairemont car wash, across from Keihls. They had to put that in during the drought in the 90’s.[/quote]
Another good reason not to wash your own car.[/quote]
Unfortunately,with a really dark metallic/black color car, that $15 car wash often times you get what you pay for. I won’t even want to wash it at home, since I have hard water, and on a black/dark finish, that pretty much etches into the paint, even if I am careful. The newer white car, I drop it off at a $15 wash place, simply because white is so hard to really mess up the finish, even if the person washing decides to do the Karate Kid “wax on /wax off” thing with a towel..You really can’t see the tiny swirl marks on a light/white color finish, and it buffs/polishes out…The new dark color car, I use to send to a detailer for $30 every 1.5 months is still better than $15 every two weeks…That or the stealership I go to which is pretty careful about things.
The beaters usually only get washed when it rains. I was so excited two weeks ago when it was raining. Except maybe sometimes I wash the miata to delete the cone markers and other evidence of how bad I did that day.
Oh well..First world problems you know…
August 10, 2014 at 12:10 PM #777291ParticipantLMAO – I have a black SUV that I wash maybe 2-3 times a year. I park in the garage mostly – so it isn’t as bad as it sounds… but obviously I’m not a car person. I take it to he place on Clairemont Dr. above Mission Bay, or I do it myself. Haven’t seen any issues with etching. But haven’t been looking.
My husband washes his truck every year, need it or not. But it’s coming up on 20 years old. LOL
August 10, 2014 at 2:39 PM #777292spdrun
ParticipantSolution: car older than 10 years old. Preferably bought cheap in the Midwest or East with hail damage. Serves add’l purpose of irritating HOA dictator.
Take it to a self-serve car wash — the kind with the coin-operated squirt gun — once every few months.
August 10, 2014 at 4:09 PM #777294CA renter
Participant[quote=UCGal]LMAO – I have a black SUV that I wash maybe 2-3 times a year. I park in the garage mostly – so it isn’t as bad as it sounds… but obviously I’m not a car person. I take it to he place on Clairemont Dr. above Mission Bay, or I do it myself. Haven’t seen any issues with etching. But haven’t been looking.
My husband washes his truck every year, need it or not. But it’s coming up on 20 years old. LOL[/quote]
Same here. 🙂
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