You scared me
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You scared me
I used to take my cars to a local car wash that did a hand wash as the car was pushed on a track. I thought my cars looked great and couldnt imagine a better result.
Now I'm horrified and will never let these people touch my new IS 350 when it arrives! I cringe when I think of all the crap in their wash mits, the terry cloth towels they re-use over and over to dry and the crap they are spraying on my vehicle as it goes through the wash.
Am I now being over paranoid?
My intention is to never let anyone wash my car now that you all have scared the heck out of me.
Now I'm horrified and will never let these people touch my new IS 350 when it arrives! I cringe when I think of all the crap in their wash mits, the terry cloth towels they re-use over and over to dry and the crap they are spraying on my vehicle as it goes through the wash.
Am I now being over paranoid?
My intention is to never let anyone wash my car now that you all have scared the heck out of me.
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No. I would never let anyone wash my cars. It takes more effort but the result is worth it and knowing that you did the detailing yourself is even better. Now you just have to go out and get some quality products and a lot of microfiber towels
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There is SO much to know. 99% of the population can't imagine the level of knowledge and effort required to properly wash a car...
I'll be stocking up soon. I need to do my research first. I am finding that there are no clear winners when it comes to detailing supplies and radar detectors; just personal preference.
I'll be stocking up soon. I need to do my research first. I am finding that there are no clear winners when it comes to detailing supplies and radar detectors; just personal preference.
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Originally Posted by GonzoBuggs
I used to take my cars to a local car wash that did a hand wash as the car was pushed on a track. I thought my cars looked great and couldnt imagine a better result.
Now I'm horrified and will never let these people touch my new IS 350 when it arrives! I cringe when I think of all the crap in their wash mits, the terry cloth towels they re-use over and over to dry and the crap they are spraying on my vehicle as it goes through the wash.
Am I now being over paranoid?
My intention is to never let anyone wash my car now that you all have scared the heck out of me.
Now I'm horrified and will never let these people touch my new IS 350 when it arrives! I cringe when I think of all the crap in their wash mits, the terry cloth towels they re-use over and over to dry and the crap they are spraying on my vehicle as it goes through the wash.
Am I now being over paranoid?
My intention is to never let anyone wash my car now that you all have scared the heck out of me.
Well my drivers side rear wheel started leaking air shortly after that. I took them off to test out the stock wheel I picked up as spares and was doing a good cleaning and looking for a nail or something and Bam, the inside edge was bent and cracked. I found a wheel shop in town who look at it and said, go through any carwashes lately? I asked why he asked and he said its fairly common for the tracks to do this kind of dammage, he said it normaly will bend and the the stress will cause the crack over time. He did a great job fixing it and it cost me $100.
So the moral of the story is:
I wash my own car now and I dont worry about no dammage caused by a machine.
Lessons learned the hard way.
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