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Old 01-07-2012, 03:31 PM   #1
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I splurge a bit...

I know, our car is small enough and would take only probably 45 mins. to some or the max would be 1.5 hour to do a regular car wash but I feel big money today so I help support the local mobile car wash/detailer owner in my area
Heres the result and not bad for $35 (I decided to just put the result, not the whole process)



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Old 01-07-2012, 05:13 PM   #2
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nice! hand wash or automatic?
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Old 01-07-2012, 07:39 PM   #3
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Thanks! It's a hand wash and he was very detail oriented :-)
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Old 01-07-2012, 10:25 PM   #4
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You should get it full exterior detailed for ~$250... If you have the money to spend $35 on a single car wash, I'm sure you can spend that on a detail job :P

And a good quality wax will last a few months, or even a year if its stored inside. And if you wash it frequently enough, it will appear the same as it did when you picked it up from the detailer.
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Old 01-07-2012, 10:41 PM   #5
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It's actually my first time getting a mobile car wash. I usually wash my own and if not, I take them to AJ's Hand Wash.

when it comes to detail, I do them twice a year (before the change of season) and clay bar it once a year. I mainly use Griots Product and learned most of it from Perfectlap

Lately my knee and back is acting up due to snowboarding accident few years ago, so I start looking for a mobile service:ah:
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Old 01-07-2012, 11:11 PM   #6
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It's actually my first time getting a mobile car wash. I usually wash my own and if not, I take them to AJ's Hand Wash.

when it comes to detail, I do them twice a year (before the change of season) and clay bar it once a year. I mainly use Griots Product and learned most of it from Perfectlap

Lately my knee and back is acting up due to snowboarding accident few years ago, so I start looking for a mobile service:ah:
+1 on AJ's. Great place for a hand wash or full detail.
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Old 01-08-2012, 06:57 AM   #7
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@ Appleguy- I'm assuming your from Cupertino area? *the name and knowing AJ's
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@ Appleguy- I'm assuming your from Cupertino area? *the name and knowing AJ's
Yes on both accounts!

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Old 01-08-2012, 04:13 PM   #9
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Nice! Dont hesitate to wave hi when you see me driving in the area. I haven't seen same color in the area so most likely it would be me
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such as nice shine. makes me feel guilty. mine needs some lovin
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Old 01-09-2012, 06:59 AM   #11
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such as nice shine. makes me feel guilty. mine needs some lovin
Before I got the car repainted few months ago, I have the same thoughts as you are..feeling guilty as I didn't really give her the TLC she needed for almost 6 months due to workload. Almost all summer long last year, I car wash it 3 times only

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