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      Car washes in South Africa

      They Suck!!!!!!

      A full valet is sposed to be a full clean inside outside engine polish and all that good stuff but no!! 2 carwash companies I used didn't even do halve of that... I simply refused to pay the full price for a half ass job!

      Anything happened to you like this before?



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      Re: Car washes in South Africa

      They do all that at a car wash? Over here its only detailing shops that do all that (and I don't quite know about the engine polish), and you'd pay quite a bit to get all that done... about $200-300 and up at a decent detail shop around Seattle. I know Cali and FL should be cheaper cause its always warm and there are many more detail shops. . More shops = more competition = lower prices.
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      Yes they do... we don't have a specialised Detailing shops over here. not do we have "rollers" to wash the cars... don't know why though

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      Maybe not enough market yet. Or nobody picked up the idea. You should look into it, since there is no competition this could be a perfect time to start a good car washing/detailing business.
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      Quote Originally Posted by serega12
      Maybe not enough market yet. Or nobody picked up the idea. You should look into it, since there is no competition this could be a perfect time to start a good car washing/detailing business.
      Sounds like an idea what is a detailing shop about what is there main "thingy"?

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      Re: Car washes in South Africa

      They do very extensive cleaning that only a few people actually do to their cars because it takes too long (or they just don't want to do it themselves), they do everything from just interior/exterior cleaning to leather/upholstery/paint/headlamp restoration. The price depends on a vehicle size and the services requested. They also do "ionizing" (I think that's what it's called) when they shoot some stuff through the A/C system and let it cycle in the car where it kills all the smells by killing the bacteria that causes it.

      Some shops give you a loaner car to drive while they do it, it's usually covered with advertisements for the place that's detailing your car. That's their "free" advertisement".
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      that's basically what our normal car washes do.. except for that "ionizing" thing that's something I should get to know more about... then I can sell the tools and knowledge to every single car wash in SA and be rich...

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      Quote Originally Posted by dare2ride
      that's basically what our normal car washes do.. except for that "ionizing" thing that's something I should get to know more about... then I can sell the tools and knowledge to every single car wash in SA and be rich...
      Just Google it. Maybe you get some good info that way.
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      They are quite a few a detailing shops in South Africa.

      A full Detail cost between R 850 $118 TO R3000 $400.

      A general car wash which is.

      Wash , dry , vacum, silicone on tires and black stuff and interior clean. R50 = $7 (rounded off)

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      I wash my car by myself 90% of the time cause i dont trust a car wash. i found a very good car wash in roodepoort though.




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