Public Car Wash Brushes...
08-21-2004, 11:03 PM
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Public Car Wash Brushes...
Well, I've got a couple of brand new self-serve car washes in my area... and any time I use the brush I spray it off first, of COURSE!! Question is, do you all think the brush is soft enough with all of the suds dispersion not to cause fine-line scratches? Like swirls I guess??
Thanks all for helpin' a fellow detail freak...
Thanks all for helpin' a fellow detail freak...
08-22-2004, 03:54 AM
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The answer of course is NO!. I have not use the car wash brushes for years so I can not speak from recent experience. But search her and other sites like Autopia and you will find this is a big no no
08-27-2004, 09:35 AM
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No way!
I do wash my car at such places but I bring my own bucket and feathery hand mittens. I use the spray to hose down the car, and high-pressure wash the wheels, undercarriage and sometimes the lower extremities of the car like the front and fear bumpers and the paint behind each wheel. Then I dump some soap into the bucket, use the spray to fill the bucket, and quickly wipe down the car with the mitten. Usually I can do this right there in the bay in just a few minutes, b/c the S is such a small car, so I don't annoy people. Then I put a few more quarters into the hand spray to rinse. This lets me clean the car w/o a house, garage or apartment with garden hoses, etc., and I avoid using the brush. I use the spray to rinse out the mitt and the bucket, and I use the mitt two or three times before replacing.
I do wash my car at such places but I bring my own bucket and feathery hand mittens. I use the spray to hose down the car, and high-pressure wash the wheels, undercarriage and sometimes the lower extremities of the car like the front and fear bumpers and the paint behind each wheel. Then I dump some soap into the bucket, use the spray to fill the bucket, and quickly wipe down the car with the mitten. Usually I can do this right there in the bay in just a few minutes, b/c the S is such a small car, so I don't annoy people. Then I put a few more quarters into the hand spray to rinse. This lets me clean the car w/o a house, garage or apartment with garden hoses, etc., and I avoid using the brush. I use the spray to rinse out the mitt and the bucket, and I use the mitt two or three times before replacing.
08-27-2004, 10:15 AM
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the brushes are sure to cause some swirling, but they are not the main enemy at a public car wash...
the rags that they use to dry the car are even worse (keep in mind that they have to do a lot of cars and they are trying to make a profit- costs are cut where they can- including clean good quality rags)-
also the rails that they drag the car can damage your wheels (from experience in the "old days")
finally, our cars should not (as the owners manual reminds us) be taken in a pressure wash or dry situation- actually no softtop convertible should- very bad for the top seals.
the rags that they use to dry the car are even worse (keep in mind that they have to do a lot of cars and they are trying to make a profit- costs are cut where they can- including clean good quality rags)-
also the rails that they drag the car can damage your wheels (from experience in the "old days")
finally, our cars should not (as the owners manual reminds us) be taken in a pressure wash or dry situation- actually no softtop convertible should- very bad for the top seals.
08-27-2004, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Aug 27 2004, 01:15 PM
the brushes are sure to cause some swirling, but they are not the main enemy at a public car wash...
the rags that they use to dry the car are even worse (keep in mind that they have to do a lot of cars and they are trying to make a profit- costs are cut where they can- including clean good quality rags)-
also the rails that they drag the car can damage your wheels (from experience in the "old days")
finally, our cars should not (as the owners manual reminds us) be taken in a pressure wash or dry situation- actually no softtop convertible should- very bad for the top seals.
the rags that they use to dry the car are even worse (keep in mind that they have to do a lot of cars and they are trying to make a profit- costs are cut where they can- including clean good quality rags)-
also the rails that they drag the car can damage your wheels (from experience in the "old days")
finally, our cars should not (as the owners manual reminds us) be taken in a pressure wash or dry situation- actually no softtop convertible should- very bad for the top seals.
08-27-2004, 01:31 PM
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I do/ will not never wver use an automatic car wash not even on the run around (2nd car) they are the worst things.
And get this some Mercedes Benz dealers in the Uk have intalled them to valet all their customers cars :scary:
And get this some Mercedes Benz dealers in the Uk have intalled them to valet all their customers cars :scary:
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08-31-2004, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Driv300mph,Aug 21 2004, 11:03 PM
Well, I've got a couple of brand new self-serve car washes in my area... and any time I use the brush I spray it off first, of COURSE!! Question is, do you all think the brush is soft enough with all of the suds dispersion not to cause fine-line scratches? Like swirls I guess??
Thanks all for helpin' a fellow detail freak...
Thanks all for helpin' a fellow detail freak...
that's all I have to say it's a big no 
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