Car Care
#1
Driver
Thread Starter
Car Care
How many of you take your car through an automatic car wash? If so, is it touchless or does it have the spinning brushes.
Personally, I avoid using car washes. I've always rather hand wash or use a coin wash even when its -20 degrees Celsius outside. I've seen and heard too many horror stories with automatic car washes scratching and damaging cars.
Personally, I avoid using car washes. I've always rather hand wash or use a coin wash even when its -20 degrees Celsius outside. I've seen and heard too many horror stories with automatic car washes scratching and damaging cars.
#4
I hand wash mine at minimum once a week.
The key to keeping a clean car is WAX! a car with good protection will stay cleaner.
I DO run mine through touchless between Washings. NEVER ever do I use the brush or flapping cloth type car washes. There is nothing wrong with the touchless machines and with a good coat of wax, they work well to get the dust and pollen off. Road grime from driving in the rain, hand wash it off!
The key to keeping a clean car is WAX! a car with good protection will stay cleaner.
I DO run mine through touchless between Washings. NEVER ever do I use the brush or flapping cloth type car washes. There is nothing wrong with the touchless machines and with a good coat of wax, they work well to get the dust and pollen off. Road grime from driving in the rain, hand wash it off!
#5
Driver
Thread Starter
I usually hand wash every Friday. I clay bared my car, buffed with G3 and G10 compound, zymol, then waxed with meguiar's earlier in May. Im still not happy with the outcome though. The swirl marks are hard to get out on this paint.
#6
Driver
Thread Starter
I hand wash mine at minimum once a week.
The key to keeping a clean car is WAX! a car with good protection will stay cleaner.
I DO run mine through touchless between Washings. NEVER ever do I use the brush or flapping cloth type car washes. There is nothing wrong with the touchless machines and with a good coat of wax, they work well to get the dust and pollen off. Road grime from driving in the rain, hand wash it off!
The key to keeping a clean car is WAX! a car with good protection will stay cleaner.
I DO run mine through touchless between Washings. NEVER ever do I use the brush or flapping cloth type car washes. There is nothing wrong with the touchless machines and with a good coat of wax, they work well to get the dust and pollen off. Road grime from driving in the rain, hand wash it off!
#7
Sorry to say, but the haze in headlights is from the plastic getting sun baked, The heat from the light bulbs, hot cold hot cold...
It has nothing to do with any ingredient that they use.
It has nothing to do with any ingredient that they use.
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#9
Chamois...it's a NO NO also, they scratch!
If you touch the paint with anything, it should be a microfiber towel and microfiber wash Mit. You will get far less swirls in the paint. If you have a black car like I have for a long time, you learn what to do and what NOT to do.
Any paint will get swirls over time, you just have to do paint/swirl correction far less if you take care and not use chamois, terry cloth, household towels, sponges, sponges with the net to get bugs off...OUCH!
I hate to say but I'm **** about it, I use my electric leaf blower to get 90% of the water off and out of all the crevices and grill before drying. Then use a soft microfiber to remove last little water and it removes any spots.
If you touch the paint with anything, it should be a microfiber towel and microfiber wash Mit. You will get far less swirls in the paint. If you have a black car like I have for a long time, you learn what to do and what NOT to do.
Any paint will get swirls over time, you just have to do paint/swirl correction far less if you take care and not use chamois, terry cloth, household towels, sponges, sponges with the net to get bugs off...OUCH!
I hate to say but I'm **** about it, I use my electric leaf blower to get 90% of the water off and out of all the crevices and grill before drying. Then use a soft microfiber to remove last little water and it removes any spots.
#11
Mine has never seen an automated car wash or been to anybody else that washes cars. I only wash mine by hand followed by using an absorber to dry it the soap that i use comes from the dollar store called AJAX with bleach lol just playing i use M-Tech by Mothers, then i wax it at least once a month using M-Tech synthetic wax by Mothers and in between washes (usually twice a month) I use Showtime Detailer by Mothers. But my car is a garage queen and stays with a cover on it pretty much i only pull it out on the weekends maybe,lol
#12
if you drive your car through snow and salted roads, you need the occasional automated car wash if your pipes are frozen. The damage from the automated wash is less than the effects of salt. Optimum No Rinse is OK but won't get the undercarriage.
if you're in a warm area, then the most consistent system is Optimum No Rinse as your primary wash and then a sealant of your choice with microfiber. if you need correction, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound is the easiest consumer-grade compound.
if you're in a warm area, then the most consistent system is Optimum No Rinse as your primary wash and then a sealant of your choice with microfiber. if you need correction, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound is the easiest consumer-grade compound.
#13
I run full service car washes and the belief that soft cloths causes scratches is so far from the truth. You can create more scratches hand washing than running through a car wash. Back in the day nylon style brushes that didn't have a proper pre soak or wet down would cause certain types of scratches. Sure you get your share of unfortunate accidents, but believe me no operator is out to destroy you guys expensive toys.
#14
I run full service car washes and the belief that soft cloths causes scratches is so far from the truth. You can create more scratches hand washing than running through a car wash. Back in the day nylon style brushes that didn't have a proper pre soak or wet down would cause certain types of scratches. Sure you get your share of unfortunate accidents, but believe me no operator is out to destroy you guys expensive toys.
#15
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I run full service car washes and the belief that soft cloths causes scratches is so far from the truth. You can create more scratches hand washing than running through a car wash. Back in the day nylon style brushes that didn't have a proper pre soak or wet down would cause certain types of scratches. Sure you get your share of unfortunate accidents, but believe me no operator is out to destroy you guys expensive toys.