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Title: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: brickiematt on November 14, 2013, 03:42:58 PM
Does anyone know of any underbody caswashes in Melbourne, preferably in the eastern suburbs?
I'm thinking along the lines of something similar to the one at Rainbow Beach.
Google search brings up bugger all.
Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Bird on November 14, 2013, 04:06:56 PM
I used to just use shiners and get under myself.

Now do it at home with the karcher and wear some old clothes.
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: brickiematt on November 14, 2013, 04:34:18 PM
I used to just use shiners and get under myself.

Now do it at home with the karcher and wear some old clothes.

Same, up on wheel ramps with the karcher. Problem is the karcher sh1t itself last weekend, and the old finger on the hose trick just doesn't cut it! Could just use the garden nozzle I spose, but i like to give it a good blast every now and then.
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: 02-SR5 on November 15, 2013, 06:04:55 AM
Those under car washes like the ones at Gympie and Rainbow rant very effective. Waste of money really.

Best is to crawl under yourself and get dirty and wet to ensure a clean and rust free chassis.
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: speewa158 on November 15, 2013, 06:37:35 AM
Park it over a sprinkler & turn it on  ;D lf you go down to the park in the middle of the night all the dirt will be left in the grass & not at your place .                   Well some might do that  :cheers:
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Nomad on November 15, 2013, 07:46:33 AM
Those under car washes like the ones at Gympie and Rainbow rant very effective. Waste of money really.

Best is to crawl under yourself and get dirty and wet to ensure a clean and rust free chassis.

The Noosa Northshore one blows Shit loads of sand out from under mine, but I still get under with the guerney (that bloody broke last week  >:( ) and give it a final tidy up.

One of those sprinklerrs that crawl along the hose are the most effective of the lazy methods of ub cleaning. Give it a couple of hours on the grass and you should be a fair bit cleaner.

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: D4D on November 15, 2013, 07:50:59 AM
Give it a couple of hours on the grass and you should be a fair bit cleaner.

That'll be $200 of water consumption down here :)
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: brickiematt on November 15, 2013, 08:19:11 AM
Park it over a sprinkler & turn it on  ;D lf you go down to the park in the middle of the night all the dirt will be left in the grass & not at your place .                   Well some might do that  :cheers:

 I like your way of thinking speewa :cup: It appeals to the lazy bugger in me ;D

Looks like I'll be doing it the hard way tho.
Thanks for your input folks.
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Swannie on November 15, 2013, 09:08:01 AM
Matt plenty of water on the roads at the moment. You need to go puddle finding ;D. Just spray underneath with soap first.... It will be clean as
Swannie
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Bird on November 15, 2013, 09:08:42 AM
That'll be $200 of water consumption down here :)
use the neighbours hose when they arent home, or are asleep... :D


Quote from: brickiematt
Problem is the karcher sh1t itself last weekend
handy tip #99378b... buy a new one.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: brickiematt on November 15, 2013, 11:44:37 AM
handy tip #99378b... buy a new one.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nah, I'm in tightarse mode at the moment 8)

Matt plenty of water on the roads at the moment. You need to go puddle finding ;D. Just spray underneath with soap first.... It will be clean as
Swannie

Going puddle finding on sunday swannie, but they'll be mud puddles ;D Need rain on monday then.
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Firedogg on November 15, 2013, 09:05:22 PM
Yeah, the only way seems to be the hard way.
Hose/karcher on ya hands and knees.

Left a ton of Trial Harbour sand on my driveway during the week.   With all the rain we're having at the moment, that'll be gone in no time (hopefully by the time I get back after this weekend's trip).
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: speewa158 on November 16, 2013, 03:43:55 AM
Hang on a bit dosent it rain in Melb from time to time just what chance has anything got under the rig  :cheers:
Title: Re: Underbody car wash in Melbourne?
Post by: Firedogg on November 18, 2013, 04:45:09 PM
Unbelievable!

No rain over weekend.  The sand's still there.
That plan backfired!