Car wash

Cquartz it and I would be more comfortable.


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Over the years, who has not had a problem with automatic car washes?
Sounds like Russian roulette to me.

 

Depends on whether or not it is touchless. I run my daily driver through a touchless for washing (actually safer IMO than washing by hand, as it minimizes physical contact with the paint), but the chemicals are a bit too strong for me to consider doing it with one of the nicer cars.

 

I won't even drive near a car wash... And I have Suntek on every panel...

Hand wash with San Pellegrino...

 

I can hardly stand it ... I don't even let my dealer wash my cars after they work on them. I have Esoteric Detail tidy up the paint and it looks wet after they finish. A car wash is just asking for swirl marks again, or even scratches! Then what might hit the wheels, or under the car?

Please understand that I daily drive both of my Ferraris, putting 15,000 miles or so on EACH of them so I am not babying them, just using Esoteric's methods to wash the car which are very simple and common sense.

Now, if you don't care about your paint or car's body parts then a car wash is OK (and you are probably driving a Prius )

 

Rick using the P word... Ouch!

 

I agree with Andrew. The touch-less car wash is the only way to go if its not being washed by hand. Anything with brushes will mar the paint causing it to lose its luster over time.

 

Oh come on. If you want it to be a daily driver, get it wrapped at least front through front fenders. But stuff will still happen. That's part of being a DD. I took all my Porsches, from lowly boxsters to 911 Turbos, through car washes. If it's a DD, you shouldn't fear taking it to a car wash. (Just remember to put it in Car Wash Mode (see the owners manual) since the automatic parking brake will otherwise engage.)

Tom

 

If they use strong chemicals, that will harm your paint and rubber and plastic trim. It doesn't matter the kind of car.

I used to let those mobile wash guys clean my Mercedes in the parking lot where my office is located.

I noticed that the MB badges got worn --I mean the color faded off and so did the center caps.
At first I thought this was due to age. So I replaced them and within a year it happened again.

Not due to age. Due to harsh chemicals!

 

I wash my own cars so I can periodically inspect them for damage.

 

word to the wise:
never was an exotic in an automatic car wash.

 

Even touchless can affect paint. High pressure spray combined with chemicals over time will affect your clear coat. Not to mention the not quite clean rags used to wipe it off.

 

120,000+ miles in my Ferraris since 2009 and never a automatic car wash. When I get too old to wash it myself I will (gag) switch to a Prius, then hopefully someone here is kind enough to shoot me

 

Nope. You will pay someone you trust to do it.

 

Rick, if you sell your Cali T and FF and replace them with a Prius, I will indeed fly up and shoot you.

You can count on me...

 

Hey, I drive a Prius! What are you trying to say? 😊

Just kidding, although I went mentally insane a few years back and bought one. Wow did I detest that car. Traded it for a BMW (respectable in my book)


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One thing I should mention is that I do take the time to tape any anodized areas before going through a touchless (the chemicals are harsh on anodized finishes). I also bring a few microfibers with me to dry the car. Like I said earlier, I like minimizing the amount of physical contact with the paint, so touchless washes have worked well for me. I would never let a dealer wash it.