View Poll Results: Is it safe to use Auto Car Washes with Custom Wheels?
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Do you use Auto Car Washes with custom wheels?
#1
Mauja He Mauja
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Do you use Auto Car Washes with custom wheels?
I always hand wash my car. When I can't spare 2 hours to wash her, I want to run her through Mikes. After installing Milli's, I have not used any auto washes.
Q is:
If I were to use Mikes with Milli's on, will they get scratched? My friend uses Mikes, and the 18" OEM wheels on his A-4 do not have any scratches or rash on them...
Q is:
If I were to use Mikes with Milli's on, will they get scratched? My friend uses Mikes, and the 18" OEM wheels on his A-4 do not have any scratches or rash on them...
#3
I didn't know that water scratches rims? If you're talking about car washes that use brushes what the hell are you doing using those anyway. They both are really pathetic though as the brushless ones are really weak and don't get rid of dirt and the ones with brushes scratch your car up like crazy.
#6
I only use touchless washes on the rare occasion I don't hand wash. I have gotten scratches from the cloth washes as well as a newer one in town that uses foam strips. I talked to the owner of the foam strip wash and he said they wouldn't scratch, so I tried it. He was wrong....literally thousands of faint scratches. They polished out, but I was not happy.
#7
Originally Posted by Bluesbrekr
I only use touchless washes on the rare occasion I don't hand wash. I have gotten scratches from the cloth washes as well as a newer one in town that uses foam strips. I talked to the owner of the foam strip wash and he said they wouldn't scratch, so I tried it. He was wrong....literally thousands of faint scratches. They polished out, but I was not happy.
#8
Probably on both. The thing with the soft brush carwashes is not so much the brushes scratch but whats in them. Most of them do not let go of the debris and rocks that are pulled from other people's cars. SO when you go in with your ride, its like a million pins going over and over and over and over across your wheels and paint. (products such as S&N Diamond Luster wax gets all of it out permenantly.)
#12
I've used a brushless system once and it was okay. Other than that, my car has never seen a car wash. We have generally mild (very wet, tho) winters, so if winters were severe, I might use brushless. About the wheels, I've heard that the detergents and what not are not good for the finish on the wheels. Might be okay a couple times a year, but not on a regular basis. Just my .02.
#13
Originally Posted by -ZIPPIN-
so what do you guys do in cold weather?
Norm
#15
Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
Scratches in your paint or scratches on the face of your rims?
#17
I get touchless every week, and it cleans my car well. When the water doesn't sheet off, I use Eagle-1 Wax-as-you-dry afterwords. When I have a show coming up, I use Z Best Car Wax.
For rims, I use Meguiar's Gold Class Instant Wheel Cleaner. Spray on, wipe off.
Jae
For rims, I use Meguiar's Gold Class Instant Wheel Cleaner. Spray on, wipe off.
Jae
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