High Pressure Car Wash
08-23-2009, 01:09 PM
#1
MBWorld Fanatic!
Thread Starter
High Pressure Car Wash
Took a trip this weekend and picked up a thousand bug explosions on the front of the car. I hate to leave bugs, bird crap, wet leaves, etc on the paint for any length of time but wouldn't be able to hand wash for a couple days. I went to the local DIY car wash and blasted everything off. As long as you stay at least about a foot away from the paint, is there any chance of doing any real damage to the paint?
08-23-2009, 01:24 PM
#2
MBWorld Fanatic!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Chino Hills, CA
Posts: 3,809
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
3 Posts
Mercedes C300 Sport, BMW 745Li, VW Mk6 Golf TDI
you should be fine. The only problem with public pressure washers is sometimes they recycle the water, in which case, you're pretty much sand blasting your paint causing micro scratches. Not all pressure washers do this though, but some I know do.
08-23-2009, 01:37 PM
#3
Member
grill bugs
The other thing you can do is put several coats of wax on the front and the bugs come off with less "blasting". I use Klasse AIO.
08-23-2009, 02:02 PM
#4
MBWorld Fanatic!
Thread Starter
08-23-2009, 05:48 PM
#5
MBWorld Fanatic!
An application of bug/tar/sap remover before powerwashing would make all that gunk come off cleanly and easily.
Powerwashing it generally fine for our cars, you just have to be careful on edges or seams of clear bra, and the brakes.
Powerwashing it generally fine for our cars, you just have to be careful on edges or seams of clear bra, and the brakes.
08-23-2009, 06:03 PM
#6
Super Moderator
Pressure washing is fine as long as you are careful with the plastic parts & if you have Parktronic sensors on your bumpers don't blast directly on them. It does them no good at all.
08-23-2009, 06:09 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Latitude 26.1695, Longitude -80.0997
Posts: 475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
my wife wild, but she loves every minute of it.
Took a trip this weekend and picked up a thousand bug explosions on the front of the car. I hate to leave bugs, bird crap, wet leaves, etc on the paint for any length of time but wouldn't be able to hand wash for a couple days. I went to the local DIY car wash and blasted everything off. As long as you stay at least about a foot away from the paint, is there any chance of doing any real damage to the paint?
Trending Topics
08-24-2009, 01:21 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Farm Country/SoCal
Posts: 262
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
w204 - 350 N other white cars
sup c300sport.... don't feel bad about washing your car with hi pressure wash.. i think as long as u don't do it often then u will o.k.. as for me, i have to constantly use those DIY hi pressure wash everytime i am on the road (which is very often)... no choice, too many bugz...no paint damage yet, however, micro blemishes might occur if u do it often, just as azn said.... my next project is to clay bar my car and have it waxed....
08-24-2009, 09:54 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Latitude 26.1695, Longitude -80.0997
Posts: 475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
my wife wild, but she loves every minute of it.
sup c300sport.... don't feel bad about washing your car with hi pressure wash.. i think as long as u don't do it often then u will o.k.. as for me, i have to constantly use those DIY hi pressure wash everytime i am on the road (which is very often)... no choice, too many bugz...no paint damage yet, however, micro blemishes might occur if u do it often, just as azn said.... my next project is to clay bar my car and have it waxed....
08-24-2009, 10:02 AM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 296
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
09 C300S 4M
What works for me is I get those bug remover sprays and spray it before going into the car wash. I go to a car wash that offers to re-wash your car if you are not satisfied and tell them before going in that I have a lot of bugs on my car and would like to go through twice. They happily oblige and bugs are gone!
