MANUFAKTUR Selenite Grey Magno and car washes
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There are two schools of thought prevailing here on car washes -
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
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There are two schools of thought prevailing here on car washes -
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
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There are two schools of thought prevailing here on car washes -
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
1. DON'T EVER TAKE ANY NICE CAR TO A CAR WASH,
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES.
FYI - I belong to the second school. Have put my manufaktur Cardinal Red 450 through a car wash many times, and have no concerns about it whatsoever, I did have the dealer do a protective coat on my car; Something they felt was very reliable.
2. I DO IT ALL THE TIME - NO WORRIES. (if paint imperfections such and scratches and swirl marks don't bother you then... No Worries!)
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This is my second Selenite magno car. I took the previous one to the car wash every week for FIVE years (mostly touchless). The paint looked like I had just driven it off the dealer. There is only one abbsolute NoNo with magno paint: never never use wax on it EVER. You can use spray wipe on "sealers" of you want glow and water repellency. It is the easiest most durable paint ever devised.
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This is my second Selenite magno car. I took the previous one to the car wash every week for FIVE years (mostly touchless). The paint looked like I had just driven it off the dealer. There is only one absolute NoNo with magno paint: never never use wax on it, EVER. You can use spray wipe on "sealers" of you want glow and water repellency. It is the easiest most durable paint ever devised. Thats why I got again!
BTW Hertz has machine car washes with rotating brushes, and some of their AMG rentals are matte grey. You will find that those cars show no more wear than the others. Actually they look better.
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Now, I own a cirrus silver EQS580. I always bring it to the best car wash in the city. No problems whatsoever.
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Newsflash! Unless you tell them not to, your car goes through a car wash each time you take it in for service. No dealer hand washes. Be that as it may, I'm one of the guys in the first camp, and always tell the dealer not to wash my car. No one washes my car but me....at least as long as this 72 year old can continue to wash them. YMMV.
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Newsflash! Unless you tell them not to, your car goes through a car wash each time you take it in for service. No dealer hand washes. Be that as it may, I'm one of the guys in the first camp, and always tell the dealer not to wash my car. No one washes my car but me....at least as long as this 72 year old can continue to wash them. YMMV.
BTW My Porsche dealer hand washes all cars.
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I have a selenite grey as well, and fall into the first camp. I generally do a rinseless wash unless really dirty - try to conserve water when I can.
With that said, I do think the magno paints are more robust than other company’s matte finishes from what I’ve seen/heard.
With that said, I do think the magno paints are more robust than other company’s matte finishes from what I’ve seen/heard.
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Newsflash! Unless you tell them not to, your car goes through a car wash each time you take it in for service. No dealer hand washes. Be that as it may, I'm one of the guys in the first camp, and always tell the dealer not to wash my car. No one washes my car but me....at least as long as this 72 year old can continue to wash them. YMMV.
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Hand wash is usually (but not always) better than an automatic car wash.
But, if hand washing is not performed properly (eg by someone lazy and/or careless...even a dealer's service is not immune from this), it can just do some paint damages too.
But, if hand washing is not performed properly (eg by someone lazy and/or careless...even a dealer's service is not immune from this), it can just do some paint damages too.
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I use a carwash too, but I would not take a car with Magno paint through a carwash. Reason being if you ever do have a scratch or something, it can't be polished out. Touchless washes are different, I'm talking about an automatic tunnel wash with cloth mitters that wipe along the car.
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If you are worried about magno paint in a car wash, there is another solution.
Buy regular Selenite Grey (which costs $3500 less than the Magno) and add the satin XPEL Stealth PPF wrap for about $5k. You will then have a wrapped car which is largely scratch resistant thanks to the self healing film, and if the surface is damaged, you can peel it off and replace it with another panel of PPF.
Buy regular Selenite Grey (which costs $3500 less than the Magno) and add the satin XPEL Stealth PPF wrap for about $5k. You will then have a wrapped car which is largely scratch resistant thanks to the self healing film, and if the surface is damaged, you can peel it off and replace it with another panel of PPF.
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If you are worried about magno paint in a car wash, there is another solution.
Buy regular Selenite Grey (which costs $3500 less than the Magno) and add the satin XPEL Stealth PPF wrap for about $5k. You will then have a wrapped car which is largely scratch resistant thanks to the self healing film, and if the surface is damaged, you can peel it off and replace it with another panel of PPF.
Buy regular Selenite Grey (which costs $3500 less than the Magno) and add the satin XPEL Stealth PPF wrap for about $5k. You will then have a wrapped car which is largely scratch resistant thanks to the self healing film, and if the surface is damaged, you can peel it off and replace it with another panel of PPF.
