Automatic Car Wash? - Page 2

soundfrequency · 10-11-2009, 02:00 PM

Personally I feel automatic car washes are a waste because they never really get my truck as clean as I could by hand. When you're pressed for time they're good though. You should be fine against scratches because the car washes are brushless and you could also try and find one of those high pressure touchless car washes. I have to use touchless because I have a ladder rack on the back of my truck that gets all messed up with the mops hitting it.

gabe74gt · 10-30-2009, 05:25 AM

its better to avoid so! dont go for automatic washing and especially when you dont want even a single scratch on your rims

Skyboi · 10-30-2009, 10:57 AM

There is a key element that all of you missed in regards to the auto wash..... The WATER itself
Even though it gets filtered for heavy particles...It is full of contamination that is not good for glass, aluminum and plastic lenses.
THink about what the 200 vehicles before you put into that water. Oil, gas, deisel, tireshine, engine degreaser, dog crap, fish guts, deer blood, spilled chemicals.
Seperate...some of these are no big deals...but in combination they create new harmful compounds.

Just some food for thought.....

troyrod91 · 11-03-2009, 08:09 AM

automatic car wash = plenty swirl marks. do yourself a favor and pick up some microfiber or 100% cotton towels and wash it yourself.

LandShark · 11-03-2009, 08:58 AM

I use truely touchless carwash followed by using a spray detailer and micro fiber towel. I live on a dirt road so home wash is pointless when the first car goes by.