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Are automatic car washes that bad
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:53 am
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:53 am
Specifically Mister Car Wash
I went to the one off Kirby and it was full of expensive cars
I went to the one off Kirby and it was full of expensive cars
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 1:18 pm
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Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:54 am to Palmetto98
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Are automatic car washes that bad
If they weren't faster and easier than doing it by hand, they wouldn't be in business.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:56 am to Palmetto98
Yeah its bad on your paint
But people are lazy and just buy a new car every 3 years to keep up with the joneses so who cares
But people are lazy and just buy a new car every 3 years to keep up with the joneses so who cares
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:56 am to Palmetto98
Depends on the franchise owner, but Mister Car Wash does get a bad rap.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:57 am to Cosmo
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people are lazy and just buy a new car every 3 years
bullshite baw! I wash my car more often than that!
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:59 am to Cosmo
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Yeah its bad on your paint
We have Toyotas and Hondas, so our paint was never that good to begin with.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:05 am to Cosmo
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Yeah its bad on your paint
While you aren’t wrong, let’s be honest and say that your average baw washing his wife’s telluride with some old kitchen rags and dawn is doing his fair share of damage.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:09 am to Palmetto98
They can’t be that bad.
Dude brings his charcoal gray Lambo to the Geaux Clean on Highland all the time
Dude brings his charcoal gray Lambo to the Geaux Clean on Highland all the time
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 10:09 am
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:10 am to Palmetto98
They are pretty hard on the finish in general due to some pretty harsh chemicals especially on the front part of the tunnel.
If you want your car to look okay and don’t have any intention of doing a hand wash then your probably not going to care what it looks like in 4-5 years anyway.
If you care, then hand wash it using the two bucket method.
If I can’t get to mine timely, then it stays dirty until I can.
If you want your car to look okay and don’t have any intention of doing a hand wash then your probably not going to care what it looks like in 4-5 years anyway.
If you care, then hand wash it using the two bucket method.
If I can’t get to mine timely, then it stays dirty until I can.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:10 am to Rize
Ive seen a RR Phantom leaving Bennys on Seigen, several times
why we cant have nice things
why we cant have nice things
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:10 am to Palmetto98
For some reason automatic car washes try to rip off my gas cap cover panel, every time.
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 10:17 am
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:10 am to goofball
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Toyotas
I have one - 2011 - I take it brushless autos all the time. The paint looks as good as it did when it was new.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:11 am to Palmetto98
I had one of these places break the frickin cross bar off my ride the other day.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:11 am to Rize
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They can’t be that bad. Dude brings his charcoal gray Lambo to the Geaux Clean on Highland all the time
I’m not sure most Lambo owners qualify as long term owners.
Most can’t afford the maintenance cost that comes along with owning an exotic.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:13 am to cable
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have one - 2011
I have a 2011 White Toyota. The hood looks like it was sprayed with bird shot. It’s a known defect with paint on Toyotas from that time period.
Also owned a 2007 Honda before that and it partially repainted under a recall.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:13 am to AndyCBR
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Most can’t afford the maintenance cost that comes along with owning an exotic.
it's ooc, I have a friend that just sold one, what an expensive pain in the arse to have it serviced
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:16 am to goofball
I’m sure it’s not great for your paint put it’s not that bad either.
I’ve been getting automatic car washes for years and if it harms my paint it’s not noticeable.
I’ve been getting automatic car washes for years and if it harms my paint it’s not noticeable.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:19 am to Undertow
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it harms my paint it’s not noticeable.
If a car wash is physically touching the paint, it is 100% scratching and maring the paint. There is no way around it.
Most people just don't care.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:21 am to SG_Geaux
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If a car wash is physically touching the paint, it is 100% scratching and maring the paint. There is no way around it.
if you want to split the hair even more, every drop of rain and every minute the car is in sunshine, or any other element, the paint is damaged and its life shortened
Posted on 8/31/22 at 10:22 am to Undertow
I pay $20/mo for unlimited carwashes at the Kroger here in LC. My truck is almost 4 years old and the paint looks as good as the day I bought it. However, I do hand wax it once or twice a year.
I had a different drive through car wash try to rip off my gas tank cover. It pulled it back so much it bent the hinge, and put a ding in the side panel. Luckily, for $50 the Dent Doctor fixed it up like new.
I had a different drive through car wash try to rip off my gas tank cover. It pulled it back so much it bent the hinge, and put a ding in the side panel. Luckily, for $50 the Dent Doctor fixed it up like new.
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