France in Focus

Probably not allowed just now but if it was if you do not use soap or whatever fancy word you want to use it does not go streaky.
I was watching brits in the sun and this guy was washing cars with just water.
It works, I tried it before the hose pipe ban

At my age I don't.
I pay €5 for a wash and dry at the local car wash.

The supermarket hand car washes in Qatar, where it gets a bit warm, just use a bucket of water both to wash and rinse. Not always streak-free given the frugal use of water to rinse, but not too bad.

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:40 pm The supermarket hand car washes in Qatar, where it gets a bit warm, just use a bucket of water both to wash and rinse. Not always streak-free given the frugal use of water to rinse, but not too bad.

Good to know but a bit far to go for a car wash.

mysty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:05 pm

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:40 pm The supermarket hand car washes in Qatar, where it gets a bit warm, just use a bucket of water both to wash and rinse. Not always streak-free given the frugal use of water to rinse, but not too bad.

Good to know but a bit far to go for a car wash.

You'll be fine - just remember to go right when you get to Kuwait - not left.

Plain water won't shift tree sap or the buildup of oily smuts from following lorries, etc. But not a problem 'cause I haven't had a car worth washing since I came to France. And there is a fair bit of rain here in Brittany that serves the purpose.

I think I've washed my current (silver) car 3 times since 2010.

Doug wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:35 pm At my age I don't.
I pay €5 for a wash and dry at the local car wash.

Likewise, 4€ for our runabout at our local supermarket carwash - what's not to like.
However, I do have to hand wash our MGB roadster on the very odd occasion it gets a bit dirty, and even that I find a bit of a chore. Better than driving home in the equivalent of a hip bath though.

I took my VdC out of the barn where it’s been sitting for a couple of months this morning. It had been covered by a dust sheet but the four wings were dusty and one had a fair bit of bat poo on it. I simply rinsed the black paintwork with cold well water and despite the heat it looked OK afterwards. It would take a respray to make it look good. Using the tap water here would have left blotches as it dried.

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:56 pm

mysty wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:05 pm

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 2:40 pm The supermarket hand car washes in Qatar, where it gets a bit warm, just use a bucket of water both to wash and rinse. Not always streak-free given the frugal use of water to rinse, but not too bad.

Good to know but a bit far to go for a car wash.

You'll be fine - just remember to go right when you get to Kuwait - not left.

Do you think l did not know that