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CoronitaParticipantI’m sorry I hijacked this thread and talked about schools. When we should be talking about how effective the looters are looting Ferguson…
Anyone else notice that right when the riots started, that people were saying that the police using tear gas/riot gear/etc was being too aggressive..Then after a brief lull of calm, the rioters/looters returned and the police temporarily just stood by and did nothing…
You think that was deliberate?
CoronitaParticipant[quote=scaredyclassic]Ferguson has some cheap foreclosures listed on zillow. This might be a good time to buy there since there is literally blood in the streets.[/quote]
I’m sure there are great deals in Detroit too 🙂
CoronitaParticipant[quote=Blogstar][quote=flu]I think there’s a great chance of rioting if they redraw school district lines in carmel valley :([/quote]
I am pretty scared when I drive my American made cars up there that I will be attacked.[/quote]
Lol….
CoronitaParticipantI think there’s a great chance of rioting if they redraw school district lines in carmel valley 🙁
CoronitaParticipant[quote=Blogstar]Explain what you think is happening or happened there first.[/quote]
A trigger happy cop shoots a young adult 6 times to death…
Some people upset about it protest…
A bunch of unrelated hooligans find an excuse to riot and loot stores that had nothing to do with the shooting…
Reminds me of the L.A. riots.
CoronitaParticipantNo, because we aren’t L.A.
CoronitaParticipant[quote]
“Sorry, no pets allowed.” So says my Craigslist ad.
[/quote]Take out the “sorry”, and I would concur…
Maybe you can get more rent.. But I imagine a bigger cleanup after they move out….
Personally, I’m so allergic to cats, that I wouldn’t want to deal with a tenant that has one…
Depends on which set of demographics I guess one wants to deal with.. It’s pretty polarized among pet lovers and pet haters..
CoronitaParticipant[quote=deadzone][quote=Rich Toscano]Thanks for the overview flu![/quote]
Yep well put Flu. It is obvious that Rich is somewhat OCD and now with a dark car I recommend stearing clear of all commercial car washes of any kind. There is a 100% chance they will leave major swirl marks. As FLU says, you can buff these out so it isn’t the end of the world but it is better to avoid if you can.
The alternative is
1. Wash your own car (using proper 2-bucket method, micro fiber or lambs wool wash mit and micro fiber drying towels
2. Use a professional detailer. Many of the mobile detailers do a great job and they will come to your house or office and do a hand wash, they usually charge about $30 for basic wash.[/quote]For #1, how to you get around the hard water?
It’s never been a problem for me on even a slightly darker color blue car…. until now I went extreme and got a black car, even if I wash in the shade.Folks have recommended something like this, but I think it’s kinda overkill for me…
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/portable+water+deionizer.do
CoronitaParticipant[quote=UCGal]I was at the gas station and saw an mobile detailing truck – they had it in bold print on the side of the truck that they are “eco certified and permitted”. I assume that means reclaimed water.
I’m not sure what is involved in setting up water reclamation for a mobile detailer – but apparently it’s doable.[/quote]
For the beaters, I try to kill 2 birds with one stone..
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I don’t think I’ve turned on my sprinkers for awhile and I don’t bother to use any soap…If I could cut down a pesky tree, I could actually fit a bigger car probably..
I don’t think the neighbors are too happy about it though…
Next time, I’ll leave the top down when it rains so that I can get the inside washed too…I think all I need to do is drill a few drain holes on the floor pan…
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CoronitaParticipant[quote=Rich Toscano]I am a bit of a neat freak and that extends to cars (and everything else too)… I can’t abide by a dirty car. It just stresses me out; that’s the way my damaged psyche works.
So question for the car experts here. I’ve always had lighter cars but recently got a dark blue one (which of course doesn’t hide dirt as well, so I need to wash it more often). I’ve never had an issue with “normal” car washes, but based on the above, it sounds like with dark colors maybe you have to be more selective? Is this true? If so, what exactly do I need to look for?
I’ve been going to this place: http://www.yelp.com/biz/pacific-beach-car-wash-san-diego which is just an automated one, and I dry it myself after. I like the automated ones because they minimize human interaction, which is generally a goal of mine. It seems to be of higher quality than other automated ones I’ve been to. Am I ok with this one? Thanks for any tips…[/quote]
It really depends on how anal you are.
If you look at a car and can see swirl marks and it bothers you, then you’ll probably need to be more selective.. If you don’t notice swirl marks or dont care, you can be less selective.Also sometimes watching your car more frequently, you are less likely to a have a scratched surface since less dirt/debris clings to the finish…
Swirl marks are tiny circular scratches on the clear coat that you get if you take a wash cloth/mit/or dry cloth and rub that in a circular motion on the car’s clearcoat, especially if you wash with not enough water or with some dirt still on the car.
On a white colored car, you can almost use something really abrasive and never see it. At the other extreme, on a black color car if you just slightly rub with cotton towel for some time without water, they’ll show up…
When a car is washed and dryed, the washer should use plenty of water with soap to surface wet, and avoid circular motion, since swirl marks you’ll be able to see easily from all angles from a light source..
Ideally, a low pressure rinse is desired, because if you have small rocks/pebbles, a high pressure water sprayed on the car can/will drag the debris across your clearcoat.
If you do end up with swirl marks, most of the time they can be buffed out by a decent detailer, by leveling hte clear coat…They usually start with the least abrasive stuff to the most aggressive stuff:
polish < glaze < swirl mark remover < cleaner < and for really bad scratches.. compound < wet sanding... I have always used a detailer on a black/dark blue car and keep the car parked inside as much as possible away from trees, birds that like to take a dump, and grass with misbehaving sprinklers...Up to the point when my car hits about 5 years old. Can't help you with a recommendation of where to go since my detailer just quit the business...lol....CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu][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.[/quote]
That’s what happen when you buy Japanese :-). Both Infiniti and Acura charges between $20-25 for labor + car wash + inspection. How much does BMW/Mercedes charge for labor? Do they even let you bring in your own parts? I know that Mercedes of San Diego doesn’t allow you to bring in your own brake pads and rotors.[/quote]Well, I wouldn’t know ,because outside of warranty and the free maintenance, I don’t usually stop by at the stealership…. Looks like I might end up going to Midnight Oil or OMS eventually or servicing myself…
CoronitaParticipant[quote=Blogstar]Driving past the local golf courses today had to wonder why and the hell a guy can’t try to make a living washing cars.[/quote]
I know. Go figure.
CoronitaParticipant[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…
CoronitaParticipant[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.
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