portable car wash unit

[*JimmyJ*]

I currently live in a flat, and have to use a portable hozelock to wash my car. I make about 4 or 5 trips to fill up with new water to rinse the car off. Can I get a bigger hozelock unit or what other portable unit could I use.

I would like to use a jet washer but due to living in a flat I can't

Please help.

 

[aceface]

I know someone who takes his washing gear to the jet wash at a petrol station and washes his car there. You'd have to do it when its not busy though so that you're not inconviencing others too much.

Is there no way you can run a hose through the window or something?

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Running a hose through a window wouldnt be possible

 

[aceface]

No more suggestions then mate. Only thing I can think of now is to buy a few watering cans and fill them all up and take them down with you.

 

[The Big Yin]

I was in the same situation but we have a big bin store for the whole block and i noticed last week theres a tap in there ready for a hose just need some decent weather. Also spied a plug in the main corridor so i have somewhere to plug in the pc and use evryones leccie lol

 

[riz]

isnt there an outside tap?
try autobrite direct there maybe something that you use in a van that you can use outside.

 

[Bluebeard]

When i lived at home, we never had a driveway or anything, so i used to bag up all my stuff in a sainsbury's smart box and take the lot to the local jetwash.

£2 to wash it all off then park up next to it out of the way and spend an hour there. Worked a treat.

Jimmy, surely theres loads of immigrants round by you offering to hand wash it for £5? Thats what i'd do, saves using your own energy.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Yeah there are lots of immigrants but I'm looking into valeting and they'll just use a sponge and f**k up my 225

 

[Bluebeard]

Ah, i see.

The Imports round our way are quite good, they use the two bucket method and a lambswool mit! seriously!

Have you got a garage in a block? if you know what i mean?

 

[*JimmyJ*]

nop dont have one of those either :-(

 

[Bluebeard]

I give up with you. Mr Negative.

 

[aceface]

Ah, i see.

The Imports round our way are quite good, they use the two bucket method and a lambswool mit! seriously!

Have you got a garage in a block? if you know what i mean?

Really?!? Do they still charge a fiver for a wash and wax or whatever they do these days?

 

[Bluebeard]

£5 for a wash, Chamois, tyre shine.

£10 for the above and a Vac and do inside windows.

 

[AlexS]

Ah, i see.

The Imports round our way are quite good, they use the two bucket method and a lambswool mit! seriously!

I don't know why but that cracked me up!

 

[Al_G]

Are those portable hozelock any good? How much water do they hold?

I'm in the same situationas you but use a 10L watering can. because I live on the ground floor its not far for me to go to fill it up.

I refil it 10 times each wash lol

 

[Brand86]

I take my car whilst at uni to a local place but I give them a £5 to use my own stuff and do it myself. They must think I am mad as I think a basic wash is only £5, but they wash about 10 cars in the time it takes me to do mine!

 

[Chris Mac]

do it at tesco during the night. iv done it before the night before a show in one of my old cars, washed and chammied, clayed and rewashed, then home into the garage and begin buffing sealing and waxing!!

 

[MrMark]

i would go round a relatives or mates house and ask nicely.

 

[Rich]

If water is an issue also look into Quick and Easy Wash

 

[Al_G]

If water is an issue also look into Quick and Easy Wash

Does this not scratch your car?

 

[mattjk]

I take my car whilst at uni to a local place but I give them a £5 to use my own stuff and do it myself. They must think I am mad as I think a basic wash is only £5, but they wash about 10 cars in the time it takes me to do mine!

Thats crease!

 

[Jay_clio]

ask the people underneath you if they have a outside tap?

 

[Mells]

I was in the same situation but we have a big bin store for the whole block and i noticed last week theres a tap in there ready for a hose just need some decent weather. Also spied a plug in the main corridor so i have somewhere to plug in the pc and use evryones leccie lol

Bin store ftw! Thats exactly what I used to do.
Stealing the management companies leccy too. Well, if they do put plugs that worked outside the front door/my door!