View Poll Results: How you Wash Your Car?
Hand Wash
76
91.57%
Touchless Car Wash
7
8.43%
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HandWash Or Touchless Car Wash?
06-28-2008, 07:58 PM
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well... touchless washers won't do ****. if you had water spots and dirt on your car before you took it in there, you definitely still will after. you can only get a car truly clean if you use a wash mitt and dry it properly and use good soap.
06-30-2008, 06:17 PM
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By hand washing the car and then it rain and then drying. It still was clean.
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06-30-2008, 09:04 PM
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I'm a detailer and there is no safer way than the two bucket method, and good quality soap with a good mitt. And if the car is washed properly there is no risk of scratching your vehicle.
07-01-2008, 08:16 AM
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I will always hand wash my Trans Am! With hand washing you can get all the dirt off, plus it looks much nicer when your done.
As for drying, i too have used the water blade and chamois. Now i do have some swirls that i would like to get ride of possibly caused by the chamois.. What is this waffle weave you are all talking about?
As for drying, i too have used the water blade and chamois. Now i do have some swirls that i would like to get ride of possibly caused by the chamois.. What is this waffle weave you are all talking about?
07-01-2008, 10:38 AM
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This is one, right here. This is the WW towel I am currently using, from Tropi-care
http://www.tropi-care.com/product_p/tc-m3.htm
07-01-2008, 12:56 PM
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I like to handwash, but i will admit that i can get lazy every now and then and go through the touchless. Bleck cars are a bitch to keep clean, and if i want to keep the car clean, and keep my day job, then i have to compromise.
07-02-2008, 12:18 AM
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The Camaro has not seen a car wash since I got it. It gets washed every month in the ol' drive way.
As for the daily drivers.
I washed my work truck once in the last year, the rain cleans the rest.
The wife's Lexus either gets water-less washed at home or it goes to the run through crap wash when it is really dirty. I just can't keep it constantly clean, she drives it too much.
As for the daily drivers.
I washed my work truck once in the last year, the rain cleans the rest.
The wife's Lexus either gets water-less washed at home or it goes to the run through crap wash when it is really dirty. I just can't keep it constantly clean, she drives it too much.
07-03-2008, 02:38 AM
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Wash by hand. Its fun washing your car in the sun and seeing the final result. On the other hand, when its 15F in the winter, i don't see how people hand wash their cars..its so cold!!
07-03-2008, 10:34 AM
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on the touchless car washes dont most of them reuse there water and run it through filters on site filter can only do so much if you are using dirty water to begin with so arent you pretty much sand blasting your car with one of those things, i might be wrong but i thought i have heard this somewhere
Like washing dishes before putting em in the dish washer! Gotta love that!