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RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2021

Where to find your Local Jet wash: Plz Add

I think we should start a thread where we can post where your local jet wash stations are. I don't really mean the places that offer the hand car wash and they do a very cursory jet wash, I mean the places that have a decent jet wash station you put money in and can spend good solid time getting into all the areas under your Defender to get ALL the mud out of the classic hiding places, chassis, outriggers, rear X member, wheels, mud flaps etc. I don't want to drop it all over my driveway, and after a decent day out shooting need a place like this.

Some are better than others, and it's hard to find garages that have one (they don't like all the mud either).

I'm in Leicestershire and know of the following DIY jet wash places:

Shell Garage Belton Rd Loughborough (pressure is a bit weak)

Tesco Melton Mowbray (good)

BP Thorpe Lane Melton Mowbray (excellent) 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

4th Dec 2015 11:00am

tonyhedge

Member Since: 07 Jul 2015
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 101

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Montalcino Red

Worcester

Texaco, Commandery Service Station, Bath Road (good). That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not ... oh! That is a dent!

2014 90 XS SW
1997 Discovery 300TdiS (retired to stud)
1966 Series IIA 88" (now my son's)
2001 Astra - I need something to go and buy the parts when the others are off the road!

4th Dec 2015 1:39pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
Posts: 5104

2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

Tesco, Conway Road, Llandudno Junction. Great power wash, undercover and lasts a long time for your money. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1

4th Dec 2015 2:04pm

jimbob7

Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 2055

I Think we should start a thread where we think DOING IT YOUR SELF would be the best option. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.

4th Dec 2015 3:41pm

jimbob7

Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 2055

Failing that,Morrisons used to charge by the minute.So,take your own soapy bucket and rinse off yourself!! Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.

4th Dec 2015 3:57pm

AJC

Member Since: 30 Nov 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 1355

Preston Lancashire,

A6 at Bilsborrow has a car sales with one on it thats the most powerful pay as you go one i've ever used.

I used my local texaco one once and the barred me from using it, it wasn't even that bad

4th Dec 2015 4:11pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I live at the seabtm and am not allowed in a jet wash anymore. I don't understand why, So I have to wash it at home now.

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Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

4th Dec 2015 11:15pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Is that a local byelaw or just your Mrs telling you?

5th Dec 2015 9:09am

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

No they refuse me at jet wash stations as there is no place to leave anything what is on the floor when I am finished. I politely asked where I had the put the clay that came off may car and I was told not to come back.

So now my garden becomes the highest in in the neighbourhood. But still I am at more then 2m below sealevel.

Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

5th Dec 2015 12:41pm

Buzzsaw

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Swindon
Posts: 61

@RRUK, there is a huge new Sainsbury's on Melton Road going into Leicester. I noticed that they have jet wash bays there, but haven't tried them out myself!

5th Dec 2015 3:35pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Texaco garage New mill road Huddersfield has a great setup where you pay for time instead of a programme and you can choose which setting you want to use and for how long at the machine. So if you bought 12 mins of time you could spend it all rinsing or hot jet wash for 2 mins brush for 2 and the rest rinsing or any combination of mins with any setting etc. I find it a much better system than the usual try and get the soap/rinse/brush finished before the beep. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

5th Dec 2015 4:12pm

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