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Scry

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Hello everyone,

I am pleased to meet you all! I live in Calgary, Canada and I own a 2016 RAM 1500 Sport crewcab. One of my biggest hobbies are car detailing and to me there is nothing more relaxing than hand washing and waxing your vehicle on a sunny warm Sunday.
Aside from detailing I am a complete noob when it comes to technical stuff about vehicles.
 

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Welcome to the forum from LA (Lower Alabama)


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Hello everyone,



I am pleased to meet you all! I live in Calgary, Canada and I own a 2016 RAM 1500 Sport crewcab. One of my biggest hobbies are car detailing and to me there is nothing more relaxing than hand washing and waxing your vehicle on a sunny warm Sunday.

Aside from detailing I am a complete noob when it comes to technical stuff about vehicles.



Welcome! It does suck to be a detailing enthusiast in a city that has banned the use of soap when washing cars. There are plenty of technical guys in the area so if you ever need info there are several Facebook groups like BertaRams, True North Rams, and Badlands that can help ya out.


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Welcome! It does suck to be a detailing enthusiast in a city that has banned the use of soap when washing cars. There are plenty of technical guys in the area so if you ever need info there are several Facebook groups like BertaRams, True North Rams, and Badlands that can help ya out.


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Thanks!

There is one wand wash here in Calgary that does allow you to bring your own buckets, shampoo and washmitts as long as you leave the timer on the machine going (pay by the minute). After a hand wash there I hand dry it in their parking lot and then I drive home and do all the claying and waxing in my garage.
 

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Thanks!

There is one wand wash here in Calgary that does allow you to bring your own buckets, shampoo and washmitts as long as you leave the timer on the machine going (pay by the minute). After a hand wash there I hand dry it in their parking lot and then I drive home and do all the claying and waxing in my garage.


That's how I was doing it for a while as well then I got my new house with a shop and I use a filter sock across the garage door so no soap gets to the street.



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welcome, im from edmonton! still cold up here haha. didnt know there was a soap ban in calgary.. is that an alberta wide thing?
 
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welcome, im from edmonton! still cold up here haha. didnt know there was a soap ban in calgary.. is that an alberta wide thing?

Not sure. But it is bylaw in Calgary at least. The ban leaves lots of room for debate. I really don't see the point of it. They say it is bad for the environment if soap gets into the storm drain.
But... the city puts tons and tons of chemicals on the roads in winter. Where do you think that goes to? :roflsquared:

People here are really weird. The cops usually don't care but most of the times it is your neighbor who calls the cops on you when they see you washing your vehicle on your driveway. People have nothing better to do with their lives these days...
 

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That's why I wash mine in the shop with the door closed then I can detail it afterwards with the door open.


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