3/6/2023 0 Comments Drive thru car wash![]() ![]() Avoid these types of washes as well.įinally, there are the “touchless,” or “laser wash” places. And it’s not like they have a maintenance crew cleaning the cloth after each use. ![]() The “soft cloth” isn’t so soft because it’s caked with abrasive debris from all of the other vehicles that have been there such as grease, dirt, micro pieces of sand, rocks, you name it! The small amount of water being sprayed on them between each wash isn’t enough to thoroughly clean them. They are more gentle than the spinning brush tunnel washes, but they are still abrasive! As you can see in the photo on the left, a piece of the “soft” cloth got caught on the front bumper area and headlight of this 2012 BMW. The selling point on these is the fact that (1) they are made of soft cloth hanging vertically from the machine, and that (2) they just gently agitate the surface of your car’s paint. Next, there are the “gentle” or “soft-cloth” car washes. “Scratch, ding, OUCH!” Avoid these at all costs and only go through unless someone has a gun to your head! These are typically very abrasive, and the dirt, grime, and abrasive debris from all of the other vehicles that have gone through the “swirl-o-matic” are now being applied to your car at a high rate of speed. Let’s talk about some of the different kinds of car washes.įirst, there’s the tunnel car wash with spinning “brushes.” I always refer to these as swirl-o-matics! You can spend all day and night polishing a car to perfection, and completely ruin it in one trip through this type of car wash. But I was always in a hurry, and I got the car “clean!” I can almost guarantee that there was a lot of particles in that brush head that caused scratches. I remember scrubbing away but never looking at the brush head to see if there were any small rocks, grains of sand, or any type of abrasive material. This car wash had a spray wand and a brush that had tons of foamy soap coming out of the brush. ![]() Literally every other day I would take it to the local car wash. It was a maroon color, and I loved the car. I had a 1985 Dodge Omni that was also my first car. The answer really depends on the type of automatic car wash you’re taking it through, but the short answer to this very common question is: Absolutely do not take your vehicle through the automatic car wash because it IS very bad for your vehicle’s paint finish! ![]()
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