Is it safe to go through a car wash?
#32
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SO... I chose to solve my car washing dilemma by taking my car to a car wash that offered hand washing as well. I dropped off my car for it's "hand wash". I returned later to pick it up, but being winter with these short days, it was dark when I picked up the car so I paid the guy his $25 and drove home.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
#33
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#34
I usually wash at home but when its just above freezing I take it down to the local spray down place. I bring my wool mitt and my car wash. I spend the $2.50 to get the machine started. Really clean the wheels with the spray gun and just soak the car. Rinse my mitt. It shuts off after about 4 minutes.
I then use my soap on both sides of the mitt which honestly is enough to wash the car.
I then slide another $2.50 in the machine and rinse it off and finish with the spot less water finish. I then grab my California water blade and dry 80% of the car off before using a shammy. My hands are still red when I am done but I just can't drive a dirty car.
I then use my soap on both sides of the mitt which honestly is enough to wash the car.
I then slide another $2.50 in the machine and rinse it off and finish with the spot less water finish. I then grab my California water blade and dry 80% of the car off before using a shammy. My hands are still red when I am done but I just can't drive a dirty car.
#36
SO... I chose to solve my car washing dilemma by taking my car to a car wash that offered hand washing as well. I dropped off my car for it's "hand wash". I returned later to pick it up, but being winter with these short days, it was dark when I picked up the car so I paid the guy his $25 and drove home.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
#37
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I met Adam from Adam's Polishes at a seminar he gave at a local car shop.
He said the best two things for his business are automatic car washes and California dusters.
He said the best two things for his business are automatic car washes and California dusters.
#40
SO... I chose to solve my car washing dilemma by taking my car to a car wash that offered hand washing as well. I dropped off my car for it's "hand wash". I returned later to pick it up, but being winter with these short days, it was dark when I picked up the car so I paid the guy his $25 and drove home.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
This morning I pulled the car out of the garage and stepped out to take a look and it seems as if the c*ck sucker put my car through the car wash (thinking that I would never know the difference) as it it totally loaded with swirl marks and my right rear wheel clearly has marks all around the lip of the wheel.
SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE!
Looks like I will be buying that No-Rinse stuff mentioned earlier and just doing it in the garage with a couple buckets from now on.
#41
optimum no rinse is popular. I like chemical guys eco wash. I live in a strict master planned community that doesn't allow car washing so I use the two bucket method in the garage. i do sometimes use a hose to rinse off wheel cleaner or iron x, but that takes less than a minute so I haven't been caught yet by the master plan police.
Neil
#42
Burning Brakes
I run the family hauler through the car wash once a week. The 997 won't come within a mile of one. Beyond what's already been said, this new water based paint seems really susceptible to swirls, scratches, etc. and I have the flat Guards Red.
You guys will laugh at me but when it gets real cold (for Northern VA), I throw on a pair of Rubbermaid dish washing gloves and have at it. They'll keep your hands from going numb for a good 45 minutes. : )
You guys will laugh at me but when it gets real cold (for Northern VA), I throw on a pair of Rubbermaid dish washing gloves and have at it. They'll keep your hands from going numb for a good 45 minutes. : )
#43
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Recycled water, narrow tire guides, brushes - why take the risk? Use this in your garage - no hoses needed.
http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.php
http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.php
#44
I appreciate the green approach to cleaning your car, but if your car is dirty, grit and sand stuck to the body, the only reasonable way to remove the debrie is to power wash or hose off. Other wise you end up rubbing these fine stone particles into your clear coat. Only then can you wash as per video when the car is relatively clean....surely ?
Neil
Neil
I don't let my car get that dirty. Most times a weekly quick detail spray all over the car is enough.
Last edited by hakaida702; 12-13-2012 at 06:00 AM.