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post 1657220713 03-02-2022, 04:06 PM
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Drive through car wash vs spray yourself

Which is better for a quick wash ? Not taking about 2hr detail or anything. Just something to wash the winter grime off on a sunny day.
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post 1657220763 03-02-2022, 04:07 PM
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I'd never go through a car wash. Always wash by hand
post 1657220833 03-02-2022, 04:08 PM
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I got some bad news for you about car washes. They scratch TF out your paint.
post 1657221803 03-02-2022, 04:28 PM
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You're better off not washing your car at all than going through an automatic car wash srs

It's like using a public shower but using the same washcloth and towel that literally everyone else that used that shower in the past 5 years did
post 1657222013 03-02-2022, 04:31 PM
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Unlimited automatic car wash 5 x a week minimum

No scratches on truck and no cares
post 1657222163 03-02-2022, 04:36 PM
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I do the self serve. The brushless wash doesn't get my rocker panels at all because it's too low. I won't let brushes touch my paint...

Still have to bring a wash mitt and give the lower panels a quick wipe while I do the wash because that **** sticks like glue.
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post 1657222353 03-02-2022, 04:39 PM
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Brushless wash started stripping paint off my ride. Never really looked clean afterwards either other than right after coming out
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post 1657222443 03-02-2022, 04:41 PM
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Drive a 3/4 ton truck so I rarely wash by hand, but I do run it through the touchless washes.
post 1657222613 03-02-2022, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted By AWSbruh⏩
I got some bad news for you about car washes. They scratch TF out your paint.
I've been going for years and I've never noticed.
post 1657223023 03-02-2022, 04:55 PM
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Spray yourself


Kinda fun & cheap too

In the summer ill hook the hose up in drive way , can't do that in winter got to hit the car wash
post 1657223413 03-02-2022, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted By Duckliver⏩
Unlimited automatic car wash 5 x a week minimum

No scratches on truck and no cares
you'll care in a few years when that clearcoat has failed and you can't sell it

guaranteed it's swirled to chit and you just don't know what you're looking at
post 1657223703 03-02-2022, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted By Duckliver⏩
Unlimited automatic car wash 5 x a week minimum

No scratches on truck and no cares
u drive for Uber brah?


Who the fuk washed their car more than 1 a week


Was mine probably every 3 weeks (srs)
post 1657223883 03-02-2022, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted By amikaelmorris⏩
you'll care in a few years when that clearcoat has failed and you can't sell it

guaranteed it's swirled to chit and you just don't know what you're looking at
I won’t care in a few years because I’ve already destroyed like 5 cars in my life with no fuks given and I’ve actually taken care of this so far.

Truck looks clean as fuk, and if some ******* pulled out a magnifying glass to try and look for a swirl somewhere I would tell him he can fuk off. I plan on fully destroying this raptor in the long run anyways. Like I fukking care if my truck gets a swirl.
post 1657224043 03-02-2022, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted By H00J⏩
u drive for Uber brah?


Who the fuk washed their car more than 1 a week


Was mine probably every 3 weeks (srs)
I go skiing almost every day in the winter and take it into state parks all summer/spring/fall for trail runs. It’s dirty constantly and de icer will fuk it’s chit up.
post 1657224273 03-02-2022, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted By Duckliver⏩
I won’t care in a few years because I’ve already destroyed like 5 cars in my life with no fuks given and I’ve actually taken care of this so far.

Truck looks clean as fuk, and if some ******* pulled out a magnifying glass to try and look for a swirl somewhere I would tell him he can fuk off. I plan on fully destroying this raptor in the long run anyways. Like I fukking care if my truck gets a swirl.
this is how I feel as well

It’s a fukin car

To drive from point a to point b

Unless your driving classics I understand that
post 1657224613 03-02-2022, 05:21 PM
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Unless you really care about your car or it’s something nice you might as well hit the car wash. The touch-less car wash is worse for your paint than standard. Standard car wash you risk swirls from fine dirt stuck in brushes. Spraying your car with a hose won’t do **** to rinse off grime. It’ll just get it wet.
You have my word as a Schons.
post 1657224753 03-02-2022, 05:23 PM
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Also a lot of the new nicer brush car washes with unlimited washes have dudes spraying and pre scrubbing all the cars before they go through and wash their brushes.

Mine always has two guys working the entrance spraying and scrubbing peoples cars before they go through.
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