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10-12-2021, 07:13 AM | #21 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
Take it to the brushless wash! Brush type are a thing of the past!
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10-12-2021, 07:25 AM | #22 | |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
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If you do, and I haven't, the car wash has the 'spot free rinse' option that might not be as bad.....maybe.... I saw a video on the 'Model A Archives' youtube channel where they did wash it in such a manner. |
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10-12-2021, 10:07 AM | #23 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
here in alberta if you drive a gravel/dirt road the clay will glue its self to your car and when it drys you won't get it off. under the car needs to be washed with a hose and maybe a pressure washer. i try to avoid gravel roads.
the body i wash with a hand spray bottle, small amount of soap/water and rag, just a light spray to dampen the surface. i don't like running the hose on it as the water leaks into all the seams and into the car. ou |
10-12-2021, 12:21 PM | #24 |
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10-12-2021, 02:10 PM | #25 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
I use the hand wand coin operated high pressure wash only after one of our tours that typically includes gravel roads. Otherwise, a spray bottle of RainX and a yellow micro-fiber towel (from Costco) does the job quite well.
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10-12-2021, 03:49 PM | #26 |
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I would. When my 4 brothers visited Gran Ma, we were served pancakes on tin plates and syrup from a Jack Daniels bottle. She wanted boys to be boys. Born in 1868 she died in 1972. She was great. I live on dirt roads when it gets muddy I go to the car wash and spray off the under side. |
10-12-2021, 05:21 PM | #27 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
I drove my Tudor on Ormond Beach for several years on Thanksgiving weekend.
Always took it after to the wand car wash for some careful cleanup, focused mostly on the undercarriage......
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10-12-2021, 05:42 PM | #28 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
WHAT!!!! Are you kidding!!!! I wash it myself!!!!
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10-12-2021, 08:44 PM | #29 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
Many many years ago, took my 1962 VW Microbus (Komby) through the brush type car wash. The top roller/brush got caught on the windshield over hang (which would be like the sun visor on an A)! Was not a happy camper!
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10-13-2021, 08:44 AM | #30 |
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10-13-2021, 06:02 PM | #31 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
It would be my choice of last resort. Did you know that these wand car washes are 99% recycled water that goes through a filter?
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10-13-2021, 07:47 PM | #32 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
I don't see an issue if you are careful to keep water out of places you don't want it to go like around your doors and into the interior. Keep a towel with you to dry things off during and afterwards. If you wash your engine compartment be prepared to dry out your distributor if it gets wet inside. A bit of caution and it shouldn't be a problem.
If you wash your undercarriage I would suggest greasing it afterwards to push out any water that gets into things. I've washed quite a few A's using a power washer to get years of grease and grime off of them prior to working on them. Never had one not start afterwards due to water and have not damaged anything else during the process.
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10-14-2021, 10:05 AM | #33 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
Well, seeing as I have no top, the obvious answer is no to the carwash. I also say no to water. Never let the stuff touch my truck.
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10-14-2021, 10:28 AM | #34 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
The only issue I have ever had in using a spray washer is the soap on single stage enamel it can raise hell with it. I always just use water and the ro water and never and issue. Bother cars are converts and I wash with the tops down you can be carefull with them..
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10-14-2021, 10:35 AM | #35 |
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Re: Do you take your Model A to the local self serve car wash?
Only for tires, wheels, and undercarriage!
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