Giving in to automatic washes

**Tato** · 10-31-2014, 01:42 PM

Don't worry. In my avatar pic my daughter had ~2 years, so in a few months you'll have a washing partner!

While waiting for that time to arrive, you should follow our friends advices in order to use touchless, followed by rinseless / waterless... My 0.02$, for sure!

After pressure rinsing all the car, spray it all like a 'crazy guy!' with your favorite Waterless product and then using many clean towels go on wiping it. At the end, get another clean towel for the final buff. Honestly, it's very fast when you plan it properly.

Don't go through the tunnel not even once, otherwise you'll need not only 2 hours to wash the car properly, but maybe 20 hours correcting and polishing the paint, summed with a huge regretting feeling!

Once in a while, leave it with some known detailer in your area for a thorough interior, take advantage of the moment and ask for a proper wash.

Good luck,

Kind Regards.

**BlackRam** · 10-31-2014, 01:59 PM

Hahaha thanks again guys. Your right i cant get this time back w/ my baby girl but need to man up and keep washing as i do. That car wash pic does give me chills. I told my wife the thought crossed my mind and i think she almost fell off the chair. Seriously what was i thinking or wasnt thinking...

**dlc95** · 10-31-2014, 02:05 PM

I've owned one of those washes, and currently work at one. Try as you might to power wash all the mud and dirt off a vehicle, you always have it dripping out of the seams, and onto the wash media. The cloth ranges from soft felt like material, but some operators favor the harder varieties for increased durability and longevity. Some still use the old hard plastic bristles too.... The newer foams are ok, but one has to consider how fast those brushes are rotating, and the immense pressure they put on the panels of your vehicle. It would probably surprise the casual observer.

When workers dig the trench, a lot of times they're dragging the mud filled wheelbarrow under the curtains, contaminating them. Same happens when someone goes through with an open truck bed, and there's a bunch of muddy, oily tools and equipment in it. I've seen over zealous co workers begin brooming the car before it was power washed, smearing the mud all through the finish. Just last week I had to polish a scratch one of the curtains put on the hood of his new Sierra... At the towel drying end, my boss uses powdered detergent for his microfiber towels, dirt is left in the wash compartment of our unimac machine... we use boars hair prep brushes, and my Co workers have noticed INTENSE scratching and marring from them. I even saw a guy using a push broom for your driveway on a car!

**cardaddy** · 10-31-2014, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by dpk20x

Can't believe this hasn't already been mentioned.. But have you considered adoption? I think that's the only real solution for your situation.

WITH

That's a GREAT idea. Just need to pre-screen a parent.

I'll be a PERFECT parent for that RAM Truck!

So when can I come pick it up?
I'll even bring a new pack of Pampers for the lil' girl.