JSA wrote:
BLeP wrote:
WelshinPhilly wrote:
BLeP wrote:
I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.
https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097 I have been going through car wash machines for years. No issues. I feel confident in continuing this practice.
For the vast majority of people, this is just fine. If you ever hand-detail a car, you see (a) how much crap the machines leave on the car and (b) how much damage they do. It really is disturbing. Run it through the machine wash, then clay bar it and see what comes off. Hell, run it through the machine, then hand dry with a white cloth. Then check out the scratch and swirl marks.
Now, again, for the VAST majority of people, this is a non-issue. The car looks nice and that's good enough. So, I certainly am not knocking this practice. I used them for years. But, once I started detailing my own cars, I was quite shocked and appalled.
I have never been to a car wash that could get my wheels clean. Never.
If you are into cars, there is a saying. You can have a dirty car with clean wheels, but you can't have a clean car with dirty wheels.
Greg
If you are a Canuck that engages in gratuitous bashing of the US, you are probably on my Iggy List. So, save your self a bunch of typing a response unless you also feel the need to gratuitously bash me. If so, have fun.
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