Touchless car washTouchless what?
Towels?
Faucets?
Trash cans?
Take what home? You got me all confused and it's not even 9:00 yet!
I'm usually not this confused until at least noon!
DM
what about wasting water?Since this is a DIY site, I guess I'd have to vote for hand wash! :laughing:
Better price too.....
DM
Hand washing with a bucket of soapy water and rinsing with a hose would likely use much less water than a car washing service.
If it's a rare or 'loved' car, most owners will prefer to wash it themselves too.
DM
I understand that part. But oxidation can't happen if you wax consistently. Touchless or not.jarheadoo7 said:touchless is good for a quickie.. but it will never remove the grime and oxidation that develops on paint like a good quality car soap and clean mit does..
sure you can develop scratches from washing your car by hand...but most people have the sense not to use a mit with stones embedded in it...
why not? ever heard of intercoat faiures do to rust(iron oxide).I understand that part. But oxidation can't happen if you wax consistently. Touchless or not.
Hasn'thappened with the 5 cars I have owned so far.....why not? ever heard of intercoat faiures do to rust(iron oxide).
Since my Higlander is my daily driver it looks brand new mainly because I baby the thing. My issue is that when I have time to wash my suv its too sunny and hot so the last thing I want to do is wash it in the sun.....Marty1Mc said:You have a higher chance scratching your paint with a touchless car wash than by using a bucket. Why? Because on the trip home from the carwash, lots of dust will hit the paint. You will then proceed to grind it into the paint as you wax. Some colors it isn't as visible. But with a high shine black paint, it will become very noticeable.
I bucket wash my cars that I want to protect the paint. Like my red 300zx that I spent a couple hundred hours painting, color sanding and buffing. My son will only bucket wash his high gloss black Supra as well. For my wife's camry and my daily driver, my truck, and the van, I will use a car wash if I want to.
What color paint is on your rags when you are done waxingHasn'thappened with the 5 cars I have owned so far.....
Microfiber rags used. A bit of dirt, nothing major.What color paint is on your rags when you are done waxing
There is oxidation on the paint the day you bring it home from the dealer. Claybar a brand-new car and you'll be able to tell how bad "brand new" paint is already.I understand that part. But oxidation can't happen if you wax consistently. Touchless or not.
I hear you. But not washing it at all is even worse.hyunelan2 said:There is oxidation on the paint the day you bring it home from the dealer. Claybar a brand-new car and you'll be able to tell how bad "brand new" paint is already.
Applying wax over a touchless-car-wash job is only going to seal grime into the paint. You want a nice deep cleaning before you put on wax. The spray-on, wipe-off stuff does little for protection. It may give you some shine and make water bead up, but it's not going to do much for paint longevity.
A touchless wash is fine for between washes, or in the winter to blast some of the salt off the car, but the car is not going to be "clean." Waxing without having a good deep clean is only going to smear around particles with your rag that can/will scratch the paint.
I never wash my car in the winter. It is black, but with a wonderful white coating of road salt all winter long. I was told many years ago by a GM rep that washing a car in the winter (where salt is used) is one of the worst things one can do. Dry salt is not corrosive, and when you wash it, you send salt water deep into the seams. Salt water is very corrosive.I hear you. But not washing it at all is even worse.