Tommy boy

I was told that the drive thru car washes are bad for cars.
That the touchless car washes use too high of pressure and can ruin your paint and/or break things.

Is this true or is it safe to use them?

thanks...

reggiesd

iTrader: (17)

the ones with the brushes aren't good coz they pick up the debris from the dirty cars and transfer them on yours...the brushless ones i've used once and they were ok, they just don't clean the car well enough if your're car's real dirty and they leave soap residue.

Qwest905

sunoco touchless eco wash is awesome

LancerGirl08

I"ve used the touchless wash a couple times with no problem.

For the most part I just do it myself in those coin-operated thingers.

lexat20

iTrader: (24)

Depending what color car you drive, is how I would rate them. If you drive a black or dark color I would avoid the brush washes. The swirls will really shine after only 1 wash. The touchless is nice but doesn't actually wipe off the grime on the paint. It also doesn't cover the entire car.

LancerGirl08

my car's SUPER swirly and I've never been through a wash with brushes .... ??

mitsumanny

iTrader: (5)

i'd stay away from any carwash with a track or rail to self drive the car through. Ur rims will get f'd up

SilverShadow03

iTrader: (19)

Swirls can still appear on any car from washing and drying with old non terry cloth towels or just towels we all end up accumulating in our garages..haha......you need a full detail with a multi step wash and wax... swirl remover, etc....that will do wonders for the swirls you have on your ride LancerGirl08.

CAD EVO

iTrader: (22)

The ones with the drop down brush that brushes from front bumper-over the roof- to the rear will screw up your license plate/bracket.

It almost ripped mine off, resulted in a hole in my bumper, mangled my plate, and now my plate is gheto rigged and in a precarious position.

Tommy boy

ive had a car for 5 years now and this is the first time i am going to wash my car... gotta keep this car clean.... its 2 nice

so sunoco eco touchless sounds like its the best.... will it take the salt off my car? even underneath?

ksattic

iTrader: (5)

Yep, stay away from washes with rails. Two of my 17" wheels got badly damaged - thankfully they were only stock Enkies and nothing more expensive. I did get the car wash owner to honour a repair, though.

Spooky_Neo

iTrader: (5)

On summer, I clean the car myself in a driveway.

On Winter, I go to a carwash once a month to remove all the salt-sand under the car.

Nothing bad happened yet to my car, I always go to the same carwash near my house, which is brushless.

Tommy boy

which ones dont have tracks?? sunoco eco touchless??....i need to take this salt off my car, i didnt get my car rust proofed so im anxious seeing salt on it now lol

Qwest905

eco touchless has underbody spray..=)

they usually don't have rails

absolute

nothing beats hand wash !
use microfibre all the way lol and wash them everytime after use!