Post by mikerathes on Nov 19, 2017 10:58:19 GMT -5
First, get your tools ready.
You’re going to want:
A wash mitt or car sponge
A bristly wheel-cleaner
A whole lotta quarters, or credit card.
A terry-cloth towel
A chamois
Get all that stuff out of the car and off to the side before you start washing so you don’t have to open the doors or trunk while water’s running.
Set your time wisely.
If you’re at once of those fancy-pants car washes that takes credit cards, you don’t really have to sweat this step. But the rest of us paupers will have to plan ahead; you definitely don’t want to be scrambling for slimy quarters with wet hands while you’re wasting precious paid hose time mid-wash.
I like to take a little over 10 minutes to wash my Acura TL. At my local coin-op joint, that’s about five bucks in quarters. You’ll start to know how much time you need after a few washes, but whatever you land on you want to make sure you’re all paid up straight away.
Clean wheels first and bring your own wheel brush.
Wheels are going to be the grimiest visible bits on your road car. When you clean them, the salt and soot and brake dust you wash off might get on other stuff, so clean wheels first.
The washer will either have a setting or a separate scrubber for wheels. Get the juicy soap from it, but attack with your own wheel brush.
You’re going to want:
A wash mitt or car sponge
A bristly wheel-cleaner
A whole lotta quarters, or credit card.
A terry-cloth towel
A chamois
Get all that stuff out of the car and off to the side before you start washing so you don’t have to open the doors or trunk while water’s running.
Set your time wisely.
If you’re at once of those fancy-pants car washes that takes credit cards, you don’t really have to sweat this step. But the rest of us paupers will have to plan ahead; you definitely don’t want to be scrambling for slimy quarters with wet hands while you’re wasting precious paid hose time mid-wash.
I like to take a little over 10 minutes to wash my Acura TL. At my local coin-op joint, that’s about five bucks in quarters. You’ll start to know how much time you need after a few washes, but whatever you land on you want to make sure you’re all paid up straight away.
Clean wheels first and bring your own wheel brush.
Wheels are going to be the grimiest visible bits on your road car. When you clean them, the salt and soot and brake dust you wash off might get on other stuff, so clean wheels first.
The washer will either have a setting or a separate scrubber for wheels. Get the juicy soap from it, but attack with your own wheel brush.