AT THE CAR WASH!
 

So many theories on what deteriorates your paint, what's good and bad, etc. Where do you guys get your car washed?

dishsoap? Not that I would do that, but how bad is that for the paint, if diluted? I hear that the Mr. Clean Auto Dry is based on dish soap.

Handwashed with this.....

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Dishwashing soap will strip any wax and is good to use before you apply the wax for the first time or want to remove a coat of wax.

High pressure carwashs are hard on the paint. Most of these places RECYCLE the water. So who knows what checmicals are in there and how abrasive the water might be from lack of filtering.

Best to do it by hand if possible using low pressure and clean sponges and dry cloths.

The people who dry your car at the carwash usually use dirty towels to dry the car. I have seen them wipe dirty wheels and then use the same rag to do the interior....

If you want it done right, do it yourself

WORD! I would never trust my ride in someone elses hands!

Hand wash and wax for me all day. The products don't really matter as much as the time and energy you put into it. I've spent litterallly one WHOLE day washing/waxing/polishing my car. But in the end it looked better than it did on the showroom floor!

-THE DON

I use a different brand, but same idea, soap made for cars.

In the winter I just spray off the road salt when it gets over freezing. :tap:

Handwash definately.
My pinstriper said that most carwash places (drive-thru and manual) got tired of people _____ing about thier cars not getting clean so they switched to very acidic soaps. They will literally eat your clear coat over time.

The manual wash I go to claims to have clearcoat safe stuff. When its nice enough out, I do prefer to wash my car myself.

I have a pressure washer for blowing the day to day dirt off. Then when I have time I hand wash.

I work a a LARGE car wash. They do not recycle the water and we also do not use the same towels. We use different towels on windows and interior and body. We also wipe down door jams down with a different towel.

Here is the site. http://www.cloistercarwash.com/

i wash it by hand. my brother works in an Audi dealership and he brought home some of the soap that they use. he help me wash the car and he always get rash of using that only kind of soap because its powerful.

what he said...

i wash it by hand, but OMG im never using a wash brush again/ yesternite i saw the UGLIEST fine scratches on the sides... whats the best way to remove fine scratches..? claying?

~tesh

We have a large car wash chain here called autobell. It is a full service carwash and handles LOTS of cars all the time.
There is a sign in the place that says they recycle 80% of the water used to wash the cars. I would think that would be typical in todays society/economy. I have also seen first hand at how they use rags to wipe the direst parts of the car and then use them on the interior or other painted surfaces...
scary stuff for those who care about their cars finish

:bow: i found this stuff, from stuf.... works awsome.......thanks Dean .. but seriously no soap spots, and really eats through the diry and built up grim......i use their clay bar and quick spray after a wash once and a while and the wax is awsome..............a set up i could never go without............
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I only hand wash, but during the colder weather/dark early I take my bucket to the carwash. I think most places that recycle water do filter it, it's not just pumped back up. But I'm sure some places are different or shady...

Please don't ever use a brush to clean paint. Get a synthetic washmitt and only use it on the paint. Use a towel or other rag on your wheels.

Keep it waxed and claybar it every few months.

Claybar won't help with scratches. I like Meguiars stuff. I'd suggest trying the cleaner wax if the scratches are really fine, maybe the scratch-x stuff if they are worse...

What kind of wax do you guys reccomend? I see people wax their veh's in the sun all the time but always read how it's bad for the paint. :no:

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This thread makes me cringe.