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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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I use all meguiar's products. I'm going to look into investing some money in poorboys products pretty soon
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Nooooo!!! Always use the touchless car washes

Seriously though i heard from a friend someone's car went through one of those and came out majorly effed up because an antenna broke lose inside the wash and got stuck in the parts that contact the car lol So the next car that went in had the broken antenna being scraped all over the body. Came out with some pretty nice scratches
Those touchless car washes are just as worse the brush that is all worn down and doesnt really get a good clean.... but I am ordering about 500 bucks for detailing kits

so I can start doing it myself..
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by WIZARD1325
Those touchless car washes are just as worse the brush that is all worn down and doesnt really get a good clean.... but I am ordering about 500 bucks for detailing kits

so I can start doing it myself..
Always gotta go for good quality, you know there's a guy who does a 5k detailing job for ppl, best work I've ever seen
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 12:45 AM
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Old pics...but still at the car wash.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33843563@N07/4697392264/http://www.flickr.com/photos/33843563@N07/4697392264/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/33843563@N07/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33843563@N07/4696757931/http://www.flickr.com/photos/33843563@N07/4696757931/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/33843563@N07/, on Flickr
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by WIZARD1325
Those touchless car washes are just as worse the brush that is all worn down and doesnt really get a good clean.... but I am ordering about 500 bucks for detailing kits

so I can start doing it myself..
An actual touchless car was never touches your car with anything other than soap, water and air. So no way you could get any swirls. Some may argue that they use a harsh soap. I use one all winter when my hose is frozen. Nothing ever touches my car!
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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I would never drive through a carwash with the rubber cleaners but I also wouldn't waste my money on touch less, all it does is remove the dust but never things that are stuck on. Like bugs, dirt etc....
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Just washed and waxed her on this nice sunny day. Not gonna have too many more days here that will be this nice.
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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This is how I wash my car:





And no I'm not in the picture :P
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 01:34 AM
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Jmsharp, is that a spiffy lube or something?
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