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#26
Yes, my OE wheels have those dark stains on them (like in the TSB), and it had to be from a car wash, since I only use mild stuff when I wash the car. Living in the city, I have to use car washes 'cause there's no place for me to wash it myself, though I wish I could. I only use "hand car washes," but that wasn't enough to keep my wheels from being marred.
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The DD i take to the car wash since i think its a waste of water to do it myself.
The FD i do myself though. No way in hell im taking that car to any local car wash. The people are always in a hurry, theres like 10 guys and they scrub the **** out of your car and they dont do a good job anyway.
I remember one time back in the day when i had my talon, i took it to an automatic car wash. WHen you pull up to the beginning slope, you have to get out so like 4 guys can vaccum inside your car, then one of them has to drive it like 10 feet to get the car on teh rollers. This one idiot, revved the car to like 5k just to move it a couple of feet. I was like YOU IDIOT! I dont know if he didnt know how to drive stick or he just wanted to hear what my car got.
Ever since that day i dont go to automatic car washes or car washes in general unless its for the DD.
The FD i do myself though. No way in hell im taking that car to any local car wash. The people are always in a hurry, theres like 10 guys and they scrub the **** out of your car and they dont do a good job anyway.
I remember one time back in the day when i had my talon, i took it to an automatic car wash. WHen you pull up to the beginning slope, you have to get out so like 4 guys can vaccum inside your car, then one of them has to drive it like 10 feet to get the car on teh rollers. This one idiot, revved the car to like 5k just to move it a couple of feet. I was like YOU IDIOT! I dont know if he didnt know how to drive stick or he just wanted to hear what my car got.
Ever since that day i dont go to automatic car washes or car washes in general unless its for the DD.
#29
I'm not talking out of my ***, it's people who've been in the business for a long time that say they'd never wash in carwashes regularily, eventhough newer ones probably are more gentle. If you've washed a pretty dirty car at those selfwash places, and seen nothing go off unless you scrub it, imagine what force is in the machines spray...
#31
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Do any of you guys go to those drive through car washes? They are usually at the gas stations. Or do you prefer to do it yourself in the driveway?
A friend of mine told me that those drive through washes are bad for the paint (causes scratches and such) I am curious to see if anyone els has heard or seen this.
A friend of mine told me that those drive through washes are bad for the paint (causes scratches and such) I am curious to see if anyone els has heard or seen this.
#32
Odds are even if I love the car over the next 5 years I'm probably going to get a new one. As it turns out 95% of them are probably going to end up in a junk yard at some point in the future. At least the people that hand wash will have nicer junkers than mine My vote is if you have the time and enjoy it you might as well hand wash, if you don't have the time or don't like doing it then get it washed wherever is convenient.
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