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I took my car couple of times for automatic wash, once with touchless and the other one on regular auto wash, both time, the engine cut off in the middle of the wash; is anyonre has the same experience?
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wow, not to be a snob, but you really should not hit the auto wash with the brushes, especially i fyou have a dark colored car. it will swirl up your car really badly. the brushless isn't much better, because it blasts most of the dirt off, but then the guys who dry your car swirl around the rest of the dirt and scratch your paint. i'm a little nuts with car care, but then again, that's why my 03 C32 is always mistaken as brand new.
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wow, not to be a snob, but you really should hit the auto wash with the brushes, especially i fyou have a dark colored car. it will swirl up your car really badly. the brushless isn't much better, because it blasts most of the dirt off, but then the guys who dry your car swirl around the rest of the dirt and scratch your paint. i'm a little nuts with car care, but then again, that's why my 03 C32 is always mistaken as brand new.
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There is nothing quite like having your car spotless/swirl-free and ready before you head home. It has become an every-other-Friday ritual for me.
I will happily pay for that luxury during the wet winters.
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On a side note do not believe the internet hype about using the tears of Yaks from Nepal or Tibet. They may be cheaper but your paint will suffer.
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I used to also but I happen to have one of the top local detailers in the same building I work in.
There is nothing quite like having your car spotless/swirl-free and ready before you head home. It has become an every-other-Friday ritual for me.
I will happily pay for that luxury during the wet winters.
There is nothing quite like having your car spotless/swirl-free and ready before you head home. It has become an every-other-Friday ritual for me.
I will happily pay for that luxury during the wet winters.
What?? Really?
For the rest of us regular folks, like me, who don't work in the same building as a top-notch detailer, we wash the car ourselves with our own hands.
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There is a moisture sensor in the air box somewhere. Thats what the dealer told me anyway. I could see it activating if the pressure washer was pushing too much water in the airbox. He warned me that could happen in a car wash.
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I have hired a team of elves from the Middle Kingdom. They use the backs of live baby seals to spread the tears of the Mongolian Yak around on my car. No swirls yet.
On a side note do not believe the internet hype about using the tears of Yaks from Nepal or Tibet. They may be cheaper but your paint will suffer.
On a side note do not believe the internet hype about using the tears of Yaks from Nepal or Tibet. They may be cheaper but your paint will suffer.
I mean really, what's a virgin sacrifice now and again? There's plenty of them to be found here on the intarwebs.
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Yep, there is some small kind of, ram air intakes in the front grill. Sounds about right.
I go through the automatic spray touchless all the time with no problems though.
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Automated car washes, touchless or anywhere someone is paid minium wage to wash your car is out. Even some so called detailers are a big risk.
Search the web and find all the dos and don’ts of car washing and the products required, such as the two bucket method, waffle weave dryers, plush micro fibre cloths and so on. Do it yourself and be sure it’s done right. The difference in how the car will continue to shine is remarkable.
By the way, Josh’s comment on virgin sacrifice is a bit over the top. Really, where can you find a virgin as set out in recommended practice these days? None of the boys on the forum count, their constant wanking puts an end to that.
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Search the web and find all the dos and don’ts of car washing and the products required, such as the two bucket method, waffle weave dryers, plush micro fibre cloths and so on. Do it yourself and be sure it’s done right. The difference in how the car will continue to shine is remarkable.
By the way, Josh’s comment on virgin sacrifice is a bit over the top. Really, where can you find a virgin as set out in recommended practice these days? None of the boys on the forum count, their constant wanking puts an end to that.
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i'm with you on washing on your own. in the winter, you just need to take your bucket and supplies with you to the high pressure sprayer (just be careful not to blast your car too close). the water in those is heated.
i love all the elv virgin talk, funny stuff.
i love all the elv virgin talk, funny stuff.
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I have hired a team of elves from the Middle Kingdom. They use the backs of live baby seals to spread the tears of the Mongolian Yak around on my car. No swirls yet.
On a side note do not believe the internet hype about using the tears of Yaks from Nepal or Tibet. They may be cheaper but your paint will suffer.
On a side note do not believe the internet hype about using the tears of Yaks from Nepal or Tibet. They may be cheaper but your paint will suffer.
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please, most people that handwash their cars swirl them as well.
Swirls happen, its not a big deal to run it through the carwash.
Just get a decent detailer to go over it once every 6 months or once a year, and you'll be fine.
This is not some rare classic car. It will be fine with a few swirls that can be quickly removed by a competent detailer.
Swirls happen, its not a big deal to run it through the carwash.
Just get a decent detailer to go over it once every 6 months or once a year, and you'll be fine.
This is not some rare classic car. It will be fine with a few swirls that can be quickly removed by a competent detailer.
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please, most people that handwash their cars swirl them as well.
Swirls happen, its not a big deal to run it through the carwash.
Just get a decent detailer to go over it once every 6 months or once a year, and you'll be fine.
This is not some rare classic car. It will be fine with a few swirls that can be quickly removed by a competent detailer.
Swirls happen, its not a big deal to run it through the carwash.
Just get a decent detailer to go over it once every 6 months or once a year, and you'll be fine.
This is not some rare classic car. It will be fine with a few swirls that can be quickly removed by a competent detailer.
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Yes, swirl removal takes minute amounts of clearcoat off. Then again, a decent detailer doesn't take off more than necessary, and it would be probably 15 years before you got even close to going through the clearcoat