I'm starting to use the Touchless Car Washes more and more, If people don't know what i'm talking about it..its a high pressure "booth" that you go in...and arms of high pressure washers and soap go around your car and clean it...at the end a huge blower dries it off for you.

The only problem i see is that the front grill allows water onto the radiator and it causes a considerable amount of steam to come out....no big deal...I wonder if water can get into the intake, doubt it.

Anyone Else Using them on a weekly basis? If you keep going back and not allow any filth to sit and stick to the paint..the system does an excellent job!

 

How does it do with the front wheels and the brake dust, especially if the car has been through a storm?

 

My detail guy told me that they use very harsh chemicals to clean the car. Supposedely the eat right through the wax on the car. So, if you wax frequently then its not a big deal, but if you never wax it you might want to be careful!

Or, my detail guy just wants me to come to him more!

 

And they still have those guide-rail thingies to get you lined up right.
Watch out for your wheels!

 

They have a blaster infront to clean the rims...it does an okay job...but my place has a guy outside (attending) that scrubs them down with a soft brush before u go in, during the day.

Yes it does have a wheel guide, but ITS NOT LIKE REGULAR CAR WASH WHEEL GUIDES...its very short about 2-3 feet and wide...

I don't think that they use harsh chemicals...if so you can always pick the level of wash that has no chemicals and just high pressure....Waxes, polishes, or a regular high pressure water wash....for 7-8 bucks, u get undercarriage, wheels, wax, 2-3 high pressure washes, spot free rinse, and blow dry at end......

 

high pressure blowing dirt of ur car... doesnt sound good... either way for convinience you sacrifice quality...

 

Well its wetted down first and soaped up..and timed to sit....oh convinience right now is what i need.. its freaking 10 degrees outside...and it keeps the salt and crap off it..quality is the last thing i need with a pile of snow outside....until the warmth of the spring/summer comes out

 

I've never had trouble with a brushless car wash. & I'm willing to bet anyone that it straches less than hand washing.

 

Oh, you never mentioned issues with salt. MOST car washes recycle water. So, if the car wash washes salt off of one car it is absorbed by the water and then sprayed on your car. That can't be a good thing!

 

I agree...if i were to handwash my car with crap on it...i would scratch it up more so!

 

You got to be kidding me....if they did that they would be getting complaints like no other....lol.....

 

I'm guessing that they have a filtration system that gets rid of all the crap in a recycling system.

I like to handwash my car, but sometimes (rarely) I'll use the DIY wash and really spray the wheels and undercarriage hard.

I don't think people with body kits can do the touchless wash, though. You have to drive onto a small wheel ramp that allows the machine to sense the car in the correct spot. That could damage the kit.

 

Think about a few things....

Why wouldn't they recycle water? How much money would they lose if they didn't? How much more would they charge you extra if they didn't?

How do you filter salt out of water cheaply?

Last I heard the only effective way was to heat the salty water up until it boils and turns into steam. The salt will basically drop out. Next, after the salt is removed, take the steam and cool it down until it turns back into water. Heating mass qtys of water is outragiously expensive and basically unpractical for car wash applications.

 

Maybe the car washes you know of do this...it makes sense...but, for example...one around me prides itself in using well water....????

 

Well I would assume that not all car washes are the same. I've never heard of any around my area using well water, but thats kinda a cool idea!