Would you/do you let your child help wash your car?

I often see on Facebook etc pictures of small children helping their parents wash the car for some pocket money.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that but I'm worried enough about myself puting scratches or swirls on the car without the thought of a child let loose on it.

Am I being too anal? Does parenthood mellow you on such things?

A guy I work with has twin daughters and after watching him wash the car they proceeded to do his next door neighbours BMW with a handful of grit from the drive, he had to pay for a full respray.

Would you/do you let your child help wash your car?

I often see on Facebook etc pictures of small children helping their parents wash the car for some pocket money.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that but I'm worried enough about myself puting scratches or swirls on the car without the thought of a child let loose on it.

Am I being too anal? Does parenthood mellow you on such things?

A guy I work with has twin daughters and after watching him wash the car they proceeded to do his next door neighbours BMW with a handful of grit from the drive, he had to pay for a full respray.

I think your last paragraph covers it for me gripper.. not a chance haha.

I won't even let my missus touch my car never mind if I had kids!

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Someone I "know" has his 430 done by local £5 wash, every year I go "look at it" and within a month, back to the £5 wash.

 

To most people a car is just a means to get somewhere and they arn't bothered by the swirls etc.

I let my twin boys (10yr) help me clean the cars BUT their work is more limited to cleaning off with pressure washer and doing the wheels! That way any damage is limited - although I'm keen to show them the right way to do it.

 

They actually do more on OH's car than mine  :p

I won't even let my girlfriend help, even if she offered to do it wearing only a white t shirt...

I let the kids (7 and 9) help out on the family bus when they are keen to get involved.

 

Less so on the .:R36; but with reasonable supervision - i like that they want to help out. 

I won't even let my girlfriend help, even if she offered to do it wearing only a white t shirt...

This post is useless without pictures!

My wife is nearly 33 and has never washed a car in her life, up till we got together her car would only ever be washed at service intervals by the garage.

I won't even let my girlfriend help, even if she offered to do it wearing only a white t shirt...

Well if your misses ever gets the urge to wash a car in only a white t-shirt then by all means just pm me and I'll send you my details :p.

40 years ago I remember watching my neighbours son helping to wash his fathers lovely sports car.

He dipped his sponge in the puddle on the drive before rubbing the sides of his car....

I don't know what's worse... Sponge or gritty, dirty water!

Drive through £3 car wash. Save messing about and I well past giving a toss about swirl marks. Car is 11 years old, as long a it starts and does what it needs to then I'm grand.

When my lad was 12 I got him a job washing articulated tipper trucks, if he washed three on a Saturday he walked away with £20, it was good experience for him and it gave him an insight into the real world, work hard and you will be rewarded.

 

 As for washing my car, he has always been involved, brush, sponge or a cloth, never really caused any problem to the car or paint.

My 8yo helps wash my old '03 focus and understands 2BM now and if he drops the Mit at all he has to tell me. When it comes to the new superb though the closest he gets is the pressure wash to wet and rinse it. To be honest though, he only really joins in to use the pressure washer anyway.

My four year old loves to help and is allowed to wash the wheels and tyres, as well as rinsing with the hose. I try to keep him away from the paintwork though