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Old 05-01-2005, 08:14 PM
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What does everyone think of this??

http://www.nowetcarwash.com.au
Old 05-01-2005, 08:29 PM
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I was expecting to see some kid from a poor asian country scraping dirt of the car with his/her nail... kinda like "dry cleaning"
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I have been using one. AutoShine if I remember correctly.

Works well as promised but don't expect it to be easy. You have to go over every panel at least three times to be sure.
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http://www.autoshine.com.au/
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What does everyone think of this??
As a product to use? (cost????)

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As a franchise oppertunity? (likewise - cost????)
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I was just interested in getting feedback and hearing comments. No idea about costs. Has anyone tried it? Is it as good as Autoshine?

I was curious about the validity of the product. I notice that the Victorian & NSW franchises are still open. Might be a business opportunity?

What's the science behind it? Does it really work? How do you avoid scratching?
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My "Small Business Management" Lecturer's son looked into it as a business opportunity and while I don't remember the exact comments, they were in regard to the hoops that they sent you through to find out about the franchise or the upfront costs before being granted full knowledge.

Can't remember which franchise in particular he was inquiring to but thought it was kind of worth mentioning.
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Serious question, how does this stuff not scratch?

You spray it on the car, use the cloth to wipe off the little bit of moisture and the dirt... then what? You rub the dirt that's on your cloth all over the paint? ...isn't that as good as 000000000 grade sandpaper?
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The stuff supposedly dislodges the dirt and lifts the it up in foam. Then you gently wipe it off. AFter that you use a micro-fibre towel and rub the wax in.
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Originally Posted by AusS2000,May 2 2005, 02:30 PM
I have been using one. AutoShine if I remember correctly.

Works well as promised but don't expect it to be easy. You have to go over every panel at least three times to be sure.
Wait a minute...this has got to be some kind of fake spam message.

There's no way Aus would be talking about washing his car...

If I remember correctly, the last time his car was washed was it was somewhere in Tochigi, Japan...


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