water restrictions NSW,washing our vdubs

[gpk_gti]

hey guys,
anyone got any ideas or suggestions whats going to happen to car washes when the restrictions are raised here in sydney(not that I use them)? how are we going to wash our beloved vdubs? anyone using the meguirs/mothers etc waterless stuff? any suggestions would be great as im sure the restrictions will be raised shortly.

[syncro]

I've ordered a 4kilolitre rainwater tank.

[GoLfMan]

I've ordered a 4kilolitre rainwater tank.

thats a good move... we have a 2100ltr tank and even with minimal rain its about 1/2 full... i think we need another one, the more water catchment the better i say

[BL33SU]

what water ristrictions n:

[gpk_gti]

ok,good idea.what happens if you dont have a tank or it doesnt rain?
sydney catchment is at 35%,8 more weeks and 30% and possible more restrictions

[GoLfMan]

ok,good idea.what happens if you dont have a tank or it doesnt rain?
sydney catchment is at 35%,8 more weeks and 30% and possible more restrictions

better havin a tank just in case it does

[DubSteve]

hey guys,
anyone got any ideas or suggestions whats going to happen to car washes when the restrictions are raised here in sydney(not that I use them)? how are we going to wash our beloved vdubs? anyone using the meguirs/mothers etc waterless stuff? any suggestions would be great as im sure the restrictions will be raised shortly.

Go to Car lovers car wash and do it there thats where I wash my car awesome and the gurny works a treat on the wheels that the vr6 has.

[gpk_gti]

can you use your own sponge and car wash at those places?
once I went to a crystal style car wash(hand wash) and I watched as they dropped the sponge on the ground and then continued to wash the car! FREE SWIRL MARKS .

my mate with the black TT went through a automatic wash and all I remember is his tears ! It took me 3 hours to hand polish all the swirl marks off!!

[DubSteve]

my mate with the black TT went through a automatic wash and all I remember is his tears ! It took me 3 hours to hand polish all the swirl marks off!!

Nah this one is on Canterbury Rd and you wash the car yourself. You just get charged for the water that you use. Its got on the gurny Degreaser, Soapy Water, Rinse Water and also Clear coat pretector and the vacuum that you can use awesome gets everything out. You can also buy Jack black and other stuff there to but there pricey.

[gpk_gti]

yeah I know where it is,,, next to the NEW versace ausssie best tyres(heheh). is the sponge part of the gernie?? or take your own??

[Matty R]

we are on level 4 restrictions up here on the central coast so i go to car lovers. I wouldnt recomend using their brush. I take my own sponge and use the suds that come out of the brush ( ie hold the brush over the car, put suds all over it ,then use my sponge ) I have found this to work really well.

One thing to remember is to give it a really good chamois cause their water can leave dirty marks on the paint if it dries.

[DubSteve]

yeah I know where it is,,, next to the NEW versace ausssie best tyres(heheh). is the sponge part of the gernie?? or take your own??

They have a brush and sometimes its alright, I wash it out before I use it sometimes. You can use the sponge but I recommend you use it during the night time when it is dead because the owner gets the 'poos' because you take to long. But its better during the night because you can take your time.

[DUBING]

we have bore water with a pump, it comes out crystal clean... only thing Im missing now is a dub...

[peter_j_g]

In Sydney I had a high pressure cleaner (karcher) and I made up a short length of garden hose (about 2m). In the side near the bottom of a 20 litre bucket I fitted a hose connection, and connected the pressure cleaner to the bucket.

One fill of the bucket was enough to wash & rinse using the high pressure cleaner. It's legal with the current water restrictions!

[Golf Loon]

Thats a great solution Peter JG.

I have just had new concrete laid, which needs hosing and the concreter has a water exemption cert. I assume this extended to washing dubs