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POLL: Would You Use A True Touchless Carwash?

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Old 02-11-2021, 11:36 AM
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I dry mine by going 80
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I dry mine by going 80
Best way to do it! 🤣
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All this paranoia!!!

Of course it's fine! And yes, you can use gas with ethanol. And you can even change your oil at manufacturer's recommended intervals and even drive in the rain or snow without your Porsche disintegrating in to smithereens (or having any negative effects). Drive and enjoy!
Whoa whoa whoa, get outta here with this heresy
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Old 02-12-2021, 10:19 AM
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My Mercedes Benz owners manual has a caution about “touchless carwash’s”. It says that strong and harmful chemicals are used.
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Might say something about their paint and sealant also?
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Old 02-12-2021, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Ginzo
My Mercedes Benz owners manual has a caution about “touchless carwash’s”. It says that strong and harmful chemicals are used.
Does it go on to say only use MB approved chemicals available at your friendly dealership??
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Old 02-12-2021, 01:34 PM
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Does it go on to say only use MB approved chemicals available at your friendly dealership??
Funny, no it does not but the dealership has a wash bay that uses brushes. This is available to me free anytime I want to use it without an appointment. I tip the kid $5.00 when he brings the car back. Does a fine job and I have to believe that the brushes are soft and leave no swirl marks that I can see.
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I’ve hand washed my cars for over a half century. Machine wash never do a good enough job.
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Originally Posted by Ginzo
Funny, no it does not but the dealership has a wash bay that uses brushes. This is available to me free anytime I want to use it without an appointment. I tip the kid $5.00 when he brings the car back. Does a fine job and I have to believe that the brushes are soft and leave no swirl marks that I can see.
No swirl marks from a brush wash? 😆
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wash it here, use leaf blower to blow of majority of water...
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No swirl marks from a brush wash? 😆
It's an SUV. The least amount of abuse it takes is from the MB car wash.
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Great vid.

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It had no PPF!
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I like using those car washes with the giant rollers and rubber pom poms that just slap my car silly
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