Car Wash in California Drought

Zbrah

Car wash meet up at Andrew's? Count me in!

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DOOMMONKEY777

Step #1) spit on car.
Step #2) in a circular motion wipe with a hella dry rag.

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axmea?

I cannot pull off the off road look.

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Waiz

Another option is to go to a self service carwash after hours and bring your own bucket and sponges

Hooefully it doesn't come to that!

ZeroZeta

Damn guys. This really sucks for car enthusiasts in Cali.

If it helps any. I have my Z in a garage that has no water access.

I still wash my car in my garage because I do not like going to car washes.

My system is this:

1. I am a little nuts so I carry about 3-4 gallons of water into my garage. I have a military style backpack with a 60-80 pound load weight. So I can actually fit the jugs in there and still have my hands free.

2. I bought a 2 gallon lawn sprayer that I keep in the garage. Like this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Smith-190216-2...gallon+sprayer

3. I usually can give my car a good wash with less than 3 gallons of water. Sprayer has adjustable nozzle and gives off low but still usable pressure.

4. 3-4 gallons will fill up both my wash bucket and sprayer sufficiently. I usually save a little water for an extra rinse cycle.

Overall, the process had served me well in my year plus of ownership. The only real pain in the *** is how many people want to lug around 4 gallons of water.

Since my garage is not next to where I live. I actually have to lug my gallons of water around on public transit, and scare people because I make sloshing sounds when I walk.

But F them I love my car and I like to wash it in peace and quiet so it is worth the effort.

I tried waterless wash but still wasn't comfortable with process and results.

My way would work for you if you could find a little privacy so you don't get ratted on by the neighbors. You also get to keep track of exactly how much water you are using so to some extent you aren't completely ignoring the water crisis.

The only downside to how I do things is that I can only do a nice two bucket wash when you want to transport extra water around, or make multiple water drop off trips on consecutive days prior to wash and detail day.

dP3NGU1N

So residents use 2% of the water and we're the ones that are fined? Sounds like ******** to me.... I use a power washer though. Doesn't use much water at all. It's 1.6 gallons per minute max so I probably have more water in the two 5 gallon buckets (not filled all the way, mind you) than I use actually spraying the car down.

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Waiz

Wow, you sir are the hero for today

Lol at picturing you on the bus with water jugs and people staring at you

Zbrah

I usually wash my car at the serf serve car washes after hours. I bring my own buckets, mitts, brushes, and a cordless leaf blower for drying. Costs me about $3-4 dollars and I take as long as I needed

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ZeroZeta

Ha Ha. It is a weird thing to have to make a trip to visit your car, but is has enhanced the bonding experience.

Being in the heart of a major city is challenging for a car nut, but if you really want something you will always find a way to make it happen.

Hopefully, our other Z friends in the drought affected areas will also come up with their own solutions to the water restriction challenge.