Do You Take Your Car through The Car Wash??
09-30-2010, 01:15 AM
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BITE YOUR TONGUE SIR! If it is ONLY a car then I'll trade you straight up my EURO85 for your GTS!
I guess what I meant was in my situation I can't obsess too much because of my location but I do the best i can... though I feel the 928 is the greatest porsche ever.....! thats all I meant.
BITE YOUR TONGUE SIR! If it is ONLY a car then I'll trade you straight up my EURO85 for your GTS!
I guess what I meant was in my situation I can't obsess too much because of my location but I do the best i can... though I feel the 928 is the greatest porsche ever.....! thats all I meant.
09-30-2010, 01:35 AM
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wash for your first post....
09-30-2010, 01:46 AM
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I only use a touchless one - it just sprays the car with water, soap, and water. No brushes to damage the car.
It did cause electrical problems in the last 3 jags I had, but I think that's more indicative of Lucas electrics than anything else.
It did cause electrical problems in the last 3 jags I had, but I think that's more indicative of Lucas electrics than anything else.
09-30-2010, 02:31 AM
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Andy, I guess I'll let you off the hook...though I will still trade you straight up my award winning '88 S4 for your sad and dirty '93 GTS ANY DAY! LOL! 
Btw, I have been known to take any and all of my 928's through the car wash on VERY RARE occasion... Well, not BLUE82, but that car never gets dirty anyway...
Btw, I have been known to take any and all of my 928's through the car wash on VERY RARE occasion... Well, not BLUE82, but that car never gets dirty anyway...
09-30-2010, 03:44 PM
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09-30-2010, 03:48 PM
#82
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I take it to a car wash and wash it myself. However, I do stop for side street car washes such as those dressed in James avatar or DEFINATELY the response above me! 
'89 S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black
'89 S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black
09-30-2010, 05:26 PM
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09-30-2010, 05:36 PM
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I did make the mistake of taking my latest (84') through a no touch wash at a Chevron. Figured it was cheap and I paid for it while at the pump getting my fix of Techroline. The wash was HORRIBLE. The car looked terrible afterwards. The cleaner they use marked up all the rubber on the car and left streaks on the paint. The BRAND NEW chin spoiler was also marked up by the harsh chemicals they use. With initial cleaning, it wasn't coming off! I went home and immediatley gave her a through hand wash. It took a lot of work to get all of that crap off the car. I ended up having to use TORCO plastic/leather cleaner to get all the marks off the chin spoiler. I was seriously considering a law suit before I got finished with the wax.
I sometimes use the wand wash places for quickies, and have generally had good luck. Basically just a quick blast (no brush) with the soap, a quick blast with the high pressure rinse, then a couple of bucks with the "spot free rinse" (it's supposed to be RO water, but who knows.) I will generally then get on the freeway and drive fast for about 10 miles. Otherwise it's only home hand wash with microfiber cloths and towels for me. Still experimenting to find the best wax for black...
I sometimes use the wand wash places for quickies, and have generally had good luck. Basically just a quick blast (no brush) with the soap, a quick blast with the high pressure rinse, then a couple of bucks with the "spot free rinse" (it's supposed to be RO water, but who knows.) I will generally then get on the freeway and drive fast for about 10 miles. Otherwise it's only home hand wash with microfiber cloths and towels for me. Still experimenting to find the best wax for black...
09-30-2010, 11:08 PM
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I didn't know they mixed Armor All in with the water there.
10-01-2010, 12:55 AM
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10-01-2010, 07:29 AM
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I don't know what it was, but it made blueish streaks that looked matted compared to the clean section. I just purchased the basic wash,(no wax or other "clearcoat protectant") so I'm guessing it was in the soap. I was so torqued...Everyone beware!
10-01-2010, 01:35 PM
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I have never taken mine through a Car Wash, partly because the brushes will scratch the paint, partly because Porsche states in the car's instruction book that you must control the brushes manually - and where can you do that today ?
I would expect modern Car Washes to be able to handle the car, but still haven't dared to try myself, for fear of what might possibly go wrong.
Then earlier this year, car was at the official Porsche Center here, for a wheel alignment after having the steering rack replaced elsewhere. As a courtesy, they wanted to return a clean car to me, and so ran it through one of their two Car Washes (I wasn't present so couldn't prevent it).
What I found when I came to pick it up, was a cleaner car, but now with deeply gouged scratches in the rear wing - we're talking down to the white parts of the paint. As they're very sharply defined, towards the rear edge of the wing and at 90° to the edge, my best guess is the drying aggregate didn't clear the wing when moving down the rear slope of the body.
The peculiar thing is that their Car Washes are dealing with Porsches with much more extreme wings than mine, seemingly without problems, but something obviously went wrong with my car. Can't say it has encouraged me to ever put it through another automatic wash myself.
While they weren't aware of the damage happening, the Porsche Center has assumed full responsibility for it, and agreed to respray the wing when an attempt to polish the scratches off failed. Can't fault their handling of the mishap, but do wish they had refrained from washing it in the first place (and so do they probably...)
Regards,
Erling
I would expect modern Car Washes to be able to handle the car, but still haven't dared to try myself, for fear of what might possibly go wrong.
Then earlier this year, car was at the official Porsche Center here, for a wheel alignment after having the steering rack replaced elsewhere. As a courtesy, they wanted to return a clean car to me, and so ran it through one of their two Car Washes (I wasn't present so couldn't prevent it).
What I found when I came to pick it up, was a cleaner car, but now with deeply gouged scratches in the rear wing - we're talking down to the white parts of the paint. As they're very sharply defined, towards the rear edge of the wing and at 90° to the edge, my best guess is the drying aggregate didn't clear the wing when moving down the rear slope of the body.
The peculiar thing is that their Car Washes are dealing with Porsches with much more extreme wings than mine, seemingly without problems, but something obviously went wrong with my car. Can't say it has encouraged me to ever put it through another automatic wash myself.
While they weren't aware of the damage happening, the Porsche Center has assumed full responsibility for it, and agreed to respray the wing when an attempt to polish the scratches off failed. Can't fault their handling of the mishap, but do wish they had refrained from washing it in the first place (and so do they probably...
)Regards,
Erling
10-01-2010, 04:28 PM
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Oh ya..here's mine:
(we got it in 1998, its older now, but does dishes too!)
Car Washer <--its a movie of it in operation performing other duties. If you dont watch this, then you hate America.
