Do carwashes wreck your paintwork

[Chili Red]

I say yes, they definitely cause swirl marks, and Id NEVER take my car through one..but others beg to differ! *cough* Matt *cough*

 

[_Tom]

yeah they do!

You ever felt the cleaning bits? Theyre plastic!

 

[SimonV6]

Yeah they should be called "Car Sandpaper washes" they are terrible things for paintwork.

Does someone on here then really use car washes on there clio?????



Simon.

 

[Turkish]

w**k avoid unless your car is a shed.

 

[mr sheep]

yep i used to use it one a week for a while in winter... it took 7 hours of pc work to remove the swirl damage! lesson learned never again.

 

[White16valver]

Even my mates missus knows that they fcuk up your paintwork! lol

 

[Justin182]

yeh.... used to have an old sh*tty escort which paint actually peeled of after using one of these. Apparently they are bringing a new type of car wash out that cleans your car spottless and is totally safe to use.

Shotgun not going first...

Does appeal though as sometimes i really cant be ar*ed washing the car.

 

[JayR]

I would never stick mine in one!!!

The very lazy option if you ask me and whoever does it deserves to get there car scatched up!!!

 

[stig247]

Definetly ruin the paintwork, my mate put his passat through and it come out with a massive scratch on the wing!!

 

[seb]

but they are fun....

 

[White16valver]

Quote: Originally posted by seb182 on 23 June 2005

but they are fun....

lol

This is true...

*woooooooooosh thump pummel awooooooooooooo* finished lol

 

[MattT]

Ive never took my car through a carwash but I have washed it with washing up liquid before now!

 

[Karen]

Yep ruined my Naples Red RT many years ago... left swirl marks on the bonnet.

Give up now Matt, you aint gonna win this lol.

 

[Breeze]

Quote: Originally posted by seb182 on 23 June 2005
but they are fun....


lol true... Ive taken other cars but never my 182 thru one!

There is a brushless car-wash near me that I havent tried ... but I think it would not only not scratch the paintwork but also not clean my car very well! lol

 

[Rich]

Id rather drive a dirty car!

The number one cause of swirled paintwork in the world. Currently trying to restore a friends car that has only ever been through car washes.

 

[bouncy tigger]

Without a shadow of a doubt they are awful things and i will not use them, I will the hand ones on rare occasions but not for the Clio..

 

[Dan_mk1]

I used to take my company vectra through the £1.90 one round the corner, left the paintwork in a right state but I didnt really give a sh*t, lol. Wouldnt take the clio through!

 

[Munson]

Mine has never even seen a sponge, yet alone a car wash. Lambs wool mit and Zymol shampoo for me. I wouldnt even ever let the monkeys at the hand wash near my machine.

 

[Jay]

I never use a sponge, never mind a car wash!

 

[rcp]

Dont ever go near the things!

They will f*ck up the paintwork bigtime.

 

[Pumpkin]

Quote: Originally posted by seb182 on 23 June 2005

but they are fun....

Its better to have the fun in someone elses car, whilst maintaining yours swirl free

 

[dangermouse_se]

When I worked for BMW we had used to put people in cable tied to a chair, you didnt want to let the brushes touch you I can tell you. They are sharp bloody plastic.

Only really put the lease cars through it, private customer would go up the wall.

 

[Brazo]

Ive heard stories of kids tieing metal nuts to the ends of the soft threads!

 

[182_blue]

i dont even need to comment about it do i

 

[bsimmer3000]

what i dont understand is how do they create swirl marks when the motion of the brush arm rotates towards the car? i thought ya only got swirl marks from say using a sponge and using circuler motion?