Taking your car to car wash after ceramic pro application
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Taking your car to car wash after ceramic pro application
Do car washes know how to wash a car after ceramic pro application? Does anyone else let a car wash clean their car?
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I have all my cars paint corrected, wrapped in ExpelUltimate and ceramic coated. I wash "the toys", myself, and the daily drivers, I let the "hand wash" do them.
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Ditto. A bit tough in the winter sometimes, but this year was extra mild. Dr Beasley all the way too. I got the kit with the spot clean spray bottles, which is nice.
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I either hand wash mine myself or let the person who ceramic coated it do it every now and then. When it goes to the dealership I have signs that hang in the car for no one to wash the car. I’ve seen how and who washes some of their cars there. Auto washes are out on the E class while I own it.
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The benefit of having the car totally wrapped in ExpelUltimate, then ceramics, is not having to worry when I hand wash it, or take it to the “commercial hand wash”. Currently, not taking it to the commercial wash, as much as I’d like to support them, safety first!!!
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The "commercial" hand car wash that I use, does utilize a "conveyor", but no, no problem with the wheels. The problem I have with the wheels, is potholes!!!!
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She was regularly taking it to a local car wash and after about 50 times the paint finish still looked the same, car was washed the same way any Honda or KIA would be.
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In current times getting ceramic application is an old school trick. I put transparent foil on the whole car. You can wash it even using metal brush or go wherever you want to clean your car with just cleaning without any wax etc. It was pain in the *** when ceramic coat was put on my previous cars as it forced me all the time to clean the car by myself or detailer.
The newest transparent wraps don't need ceramic coats on them from now anymore.
The newest transparent wraps don't need ceramic coats on them from now anymore.
Last edited by F1le; May 24, 2020 at 03:37 PM.
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Why would it require a special cleaning procedure?
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I can wash it myself using a regular car wash at home. I just don’t take it to any automatic car wash place. The place that installed it uses a foam gun to wash it and air dries it with compressed air. No towels being used to dry it. And since it is indoors, the guys don’t leave a bad body odor in the car when they are done. My last place would leave the car reeking sometimes. Horrible.
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I can wash it myself using a regular car wash at home. I just don’t take it to any automatic car wash place. The place that installed it uses a foam gun to wash it and air dries it with compressed air. No towels being used to dry it. And since it is indoors, the guys don’t leave a bad body odor in the car when they are done. My last place would leave the car reeking sometimes. Horrible.
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Because if you put car ceramic, quartz coat it's just a coat and you really want to use it for 3 years. If you go to regular car wash with more aggressive chemicals you are going to wipe out your coat in a 1/2 a year. That's why you have to treat your coats carefully and extend its life a bit.
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Because if you put car ceramic, quartz coat it's just a coat and you really want to use it for 3 years. If you go to regular car wash with more aggressive chemicals you are going to wipe out your coat in a 1/2 a year. That's why you have to treat your coats carefully and extend its life a bit.
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Because if you put car ceramic, quartz coat it's just a coat and you really want to use it for 3 years. If you go to regular car wash with more aggressive chemicals you are going to wipe out your coat in a 1/2 a year. That's why you have to treat your coats carefully and extend its life a bit.
Maybe, if one is using metal brush... Or you're talking car wax?
Here is my recent experience with two cars, apples to apples comparison:
It was 100+ degrees here and did not want to sweat washing two cars. Went to nearby touch less car wash.
1. One car has ceramic coat and came out clean and shiny, spotless.
2. The other car has xpel, but not a ceramic coat. Came out clean, but not so shiny and could see spots on the hood.
Based on this, the second car is getting ceramic coating at the first opportunity....
