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Washing the car in Victoria
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bunnings have karchers and i think some gerni's

Repco can get them also, mayeb bursons

cant think of anywhere else at the moment
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have a Karcher one Vic and it kicks a**.

You can also buy the cleaning attachments, be it a bottle of degreaser to hook on, a bottle of car wash to hook on, its all good my friend! icon_smile.gif

Head down to Mitre 10 Megamart near Ford on Maroondah Hwy in Ringood - looks HUGE!!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got my karcher from good old bunnings, they had heaps to choose from, albeit it was when the water restrictions began so it was more a popular thing then!
Id reccomend them still as their prices were the best I could find. icon_razz.gif
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't remind me about washing my dust-pile of a car! icon_lol.gif

/me heads down to the "pay-wash".... icon_rolleyes.gif

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wolfpac_w wrote:
Don't remind me about washing my dust-pile of a car! icon_lol.gif

/me heads down to the "pay-wash".... icon_rolleyes.gif

Wolfpac

ARGH, you will see me dead before using one of them brushes to wash my cars paint work after some 4wd used it on his wheels! icon_evil.gif
Also talk about ripppppp offfffffff! lol
There is a good car wash place in moorabbin tho, they recycle their water n have propper cleaning methds which i appove of, went their once n did a good job, altho $$$
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The one I use in Melton is good, it's still relatively new, and I know not to get in behind a 4WD! icon_eek.gif icon_lol.gif

I usually try for the Commonwhore SS'es ( icon_question.gif ) that go in there with the tiniest speck of dust on the rear quater panel in the wheel arch... But they have to wash the WHOLE car, twice sometimes! UGH! Their money I suppose... icon_lol.gif But my water in the future, good thing there's the "grey" water pipe from Sunbury...

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:49 pm    Post subject: web sites Reply with quote

Check their websites for store locations in victoria
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daniel wrote:
wolfpac_w wrote:
Don't remind me about washing my dust-pile of a car! icon_lol.gif

/me heads down to the "pay-wash".... icon_rolleyes.gif

Wolfpac

ARGH, you will see me dead before using one of them brushes to wash my cars paint work after some 4wd used it on his wheels! icon_evil.gif
Also talk about ripppppp offfffffff! lol
There is a good car wash place in moorabbin tho, they recycle their water n have propper cleaning methds which i appove of, went their once n did a good job, altho $$$


I agree with you there, If I must use a self serve car wash, and as I am interstate at the moment, thats all I can use. I take a sponge with me and use that instead of the dirt filled brush they supply.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

arh dont we have it easy us young ones, i just use dads karcha icon_biggrin.gif
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

madmax wrote:

I agree with you there, If I must use a self serve car wash, and as I am interstate at the moment, thats all I can use. I take a sponge with me and use that instead of the dirt filled brush they supply.


They have signs saying you shouldn't do that... icon_lol.gif

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:50 pm    Post subject: best one Reply with quote

The best coin op wash bays I've seen is at Fifteenth street in mildura with six detailing bays. I don't touch the brushes either. Only use them as a high pressure rinse and spot free rinse on my car to keep it as best I can while interstate.
It has the best high pressure guns I have ever seen

99% of time I do it at home where I can do it safely using my 5,000 litre rainwater tank instead of mains water which is $$$$$ these days
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