Touchless Drive-Thru Car Wash

[PETERPOOP]

Dude. Why do you take so long to wash your car?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by PETERPOOP

Dude. Why do you take so long to wash your car?

I'm very meticulous when it comes to my car. I rinse off the car really good, then I soap one panel at a time (soap then wash, soap then wash) starting from the roof, windshield, back window, trunk/spoiler, hood, (side opposite sun) front fender, front door, rear door, rear fender, trunk, rear bumper, opposite side (from rear to front this time), top half of front bumper and lights, then bottom half. Then I do the tires and rims. All of the time, I keep the entire car wet, never letting one spot dry. Then dry whole sections at a time.

The lengths I go to to avoid water spots and swirl marks. I also soap in linear movements oppose to circular.

Tack on another hour or two if I wax because, I wax panel by panel as well, then re-rinse to negate the static made by waxing, and re-dry.

[YAR1S]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm very meticulous when it comes to my car. I rinse off the car really good, then I soap one panel at a time (soap then wash, soap then wash) starting from the roof, windshield, back window, trunk/spoiler, hood, (side opposite sun) front fender, front door, rear door, rear fender, trunk, rear bumper, opposite side (from rear to front this time), top half of front bumper and lights, then bottom half. Then I do the tires and rims. All of the time, I keep the entire car wet, never letting one spot dry. Then dry whole sections at a time.

The lengths I go to to avoid water spots and swirl marks. I also soap in linear movements oppose to circular.

Tack on another hour or two if I wax because, I wax panel by panel as well, then re-rinse to negate the static made by waxing, and re-dry.

Im glad Im not the only one.... LOL

[darkmoon87]

Originally Posted by YAR1S

Im glad Im not the only one.... LOL

I'm exactly like that too...it's a good weekend exercise too imo lol

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by MUSKOKA800

I've used touchless and never had anything fly off, including dirt film.

LOL. Yeah, that happened on our Camry, but I never bothered to look for scratches on it before and after the wash.

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

I used a touchless last week and it did a terrible job. It was not that high of pressure and the Yaris was so short the rear never got cleaned properly.

There is one in town that does a fair job but unlike you fair weather people my main concern is knocking off some of the salt and dirt.

hmmm, never thought of the Yaris being short, but since you said that, more of a reason not too.

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

I wouldn't use it at all. There is just something about washing a car, getting the satisfaction of doing it right.

Well-said. I like washing my car, and then standing back while being blinded by the shininess.

Originally Posted by dvlnblkdrs

i used one here and its tracks scratched my stock alloys.. as soon as i saw that, i said id never go back.. and i havent

eeek, that's what I said about Pep-Boys too.

Originally Posted by YAR1S

Im glad Im not the only one.... LOL

[PHXDEMON]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm very meticulous when it comes to my car. I rinse off the car really good, then I soap one panel at a time (soap then wash, soap then wash) starting from the roof, windshield, back window, trunk/spoiler, hood, (side opposite sun) front fender, front door, rear door, rear fender, trunk, rear bumper, opposite side (from rear to front this time), top half of front bumper and lights, then bottom half. Then I do the tires and rims. All of the time, I keep the entire car wet, never letting one spot dry. Then dry whole sections at a time.

The lengths I go to to avoid water spots and swirl marks. I also soap in linear movements oppose to circular.

Tack on another hour or two if I wax because, I wax panel by panel as well, then re-rinse to negate the static made by waxing, and re-dry.

That's so overkill Sometimes I detail my car like that but I can wash the exterior of my car better than those autowashes in 20 minutes.

[JetfireK]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm very meticulous when it comes to my car. I rinse off the car really good, then I soap one panel at a time (soap then wash, soap then wash) starting from the roof, windshield, back window, trunk/spoiler, hood, (side opposite sun) front fender, front door, rear door, rear fender, trunk, rear bumper, opposite side (from rear to front this time), top half of front bumper and lights, then bottom half. Then I do the tires and rims. All of the time, I keep the entire car wet, never letting one spot dry. Then dry whole sections at a time.

The lengths I go to to avoid water spots and swirl marks. I also soap in linear movements oppose to circular.

Tack on another hour or two if I wax because, I wax panel by panel as well, then re-rinse to negate the static made by waxing, and re-dry.

If you do get water marks on the glass, you can use white vinegar and water rub in a circle and it comes off. If you can find a permanent marker close matching or close to your autos color wash area good, dry apply marker just in the chip area and dab with NU Finish auto wax which is really Teflon let dry and wipe off...Presto...good as new...