HOA & Washing your car on your driveway

[eyephone]

So like the 240 receptacle thread, all you guys must have Teslas.

No one washes Hondas or Toyotas by hand.

#SarcasmStrike2

#ToyotaLivesMatter

I just found a mobile guy. He brings his own vats of soft water in the back of his truck, clay wax, all the supplies. Does dent removal. Appears to do a great job on my one neighbor's 5 cars. I'm probably going to give it a try.

Awesome! Yes make sure they have soft water is the biggest thing.  Another thing to see is if he does hand buff or uses an buffing machine/polisher.  Usually machine is needed to get rid of any minor scratches/swirls.  Check in sunlight after he finishes to see if the surface is "mirror" like  8)

The time it takes a bit of work is getting all the bugs off of my front bumper. Still haven't figured out an efficient way to clean those off.

 

This is going to sound like major OCD but if you check your bumper daily when you get home, some basic onr/microfiber will do the job on those bugs/bird boop.  It gets really hard to remove when it gets caked in sunlight.  Some meguiar quikwax or quikdetailer is what I use for anything harder to remove.

It sounds a bit OCD, but it sounds more like something I did in my late teens/early 20s only.

 

[B2FiNiTY]

If you can afford to live in Irvine, you don't wash your own car.

I know you're being sarcastic, but it's not about the money. It's a hobby and passion
Same as people who take care of their own gardens etc

For me specifically, I'm a little OCD when it comes down to paint care and I won't take it to any of those $20 washes.  You are guaranteed swirls from bad washing techniques and I wouldn't trust those people making minimum wage to care for your car.  Look at your car paint in direct sunlight, you'll probably see swirls or small scratches/webbing. You do more harm from a bad wash than not washing it, period.  When I bring my car If I do get lazy enough or need a nice detail, I'll only take it to a few guys that I trust with their work and cleaning methods.  I have a good mobile guy that comes out but he's $$$ but his work is on point

Exactly how I feel. I enjoy doing the work. The OCD in me screams pleasure when I have my cars cleaned and detailed.

 

[B2FiNiTY]

I just found a mobile guy. He brings his own vats of soft water in the back of his truck, clay wax, all the supplies. Does dent removal. Appears to do a great job on my one neighbor's 5 cars. I'm probably going to give it a try.

Do you have a driveway for him to work on or where does he do his work?

 

[socal78]

I just found a mobile guy. He brings his own vats of soft water in the back of his truck, clay wax, all the supplies. Does dent removal. Appears to do a great job on my one neighbor's 5 cars. I'm probably going to give it a try.

Do you have a driveway for him to work on or where does he do his work?

Sorry, I just saw this. There's plenty of space in front of my home.

 

[YellowFever]

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[irvinehomeowner]

I wash my car with a foam cannon power washer and my neighbors and HOA doesn't care.  Seriously, it gets REAL foamy and takes about 3 hours for the suds to dissolve and runoff.

Scale on cancer causality?

 

[B2FiNiTY]

What hood do you live in?

I'd like to be your foam cannon car washing neighbor.

 

[YellowFever]

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