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Originally Posted by 300crocks
Okay how about using a cloth car wash, anyone thiink that is a good idea. I haven't done it but there are NO touchless carwashes in the area, which is horrible.
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I'm not a fan of any type of carwash other than a loving handwash done by the owner, or MAYBE a detail shop, provided I trust them to not be complete boneheads.
The auto carwashes typically use pretty strong detergents - esp. the "touchless" ones. As stated by someone else, the cloth ones have tremendous potential for damage to the finish, depending on whether or not the car in front of you went through a mudbog just prior to entering the carwash.
I dunno WHAT to say to you folks that live where freaking ICE actually forms on your vehicle from washing it! Being an Arizona Native, I have trouble comprehending that as a concept!!!
I s'pose a touchless is better than a bunch of corosive salt... I'd sure as hell wanna have some major coats of polymer applied just prior to the beginning of the season! And maybe even midway through, find some way to apply another series of coats - just to try to protect the paint from all the salt and the harshness of the touchless systems.
Oh - one other note... Take heed of the warning in the Owner's Manual where it talks about automatic carwashes possibly damaging the finish on your wheels. THAT stuff is murder on the wheels.
At the end of 5 years of accumulated wear-n-tear on the finish, the home handwashed car is going to have significant appearance differences from the "carwash" vehicle. Just a thought to take into consideration...