Car Wash Scratches
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I just sent my champagne red metallic-painted 2007 S-type through a commercial car wash and it emerged with minor but ugly scratches in the paint surface. I think they are superficial and wonder if anyone has advice for how to get them out without significant expense. Also, any advice on how to avoid this syndrome in future?
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I just sent my champagne red metallic-painted 2007 S-type through a commercial car wash and it emerged with minor but ugly scratches in the paint surface. I think they are superficial and wonder if anyone has advice for how to get them out without significant expense. Also, any advice on how to avoid this syndrome in future?
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Never ever ever take your ride through a drive through car wash, although I'm sure you've learned that by now.
Hand wash is the only way to go.....A decent pressure washer is a good investment as are quality wash mitts and micro fibre towels.
Then of course there is the " two bucket wash method "
Why not check out the detailing section for hints and tips nomdev?
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I will repeat everyone else's responses: NEVER NEVER EVER EVER go through a commercial car wash! Your Jag is getting washed with dirt embedded machines, not to mention those tracks that pull your car through can scratch the sh*t out of your rims. If you live in a colder climate, and have no ability to hand wash your car in the winter, find a touchless carwash (no tracks). If it is a type of place that dries the excess water off the car for you, ask them to use unused and/orclean towels, or just not to do it. Usually these type of washes wont get your car crystal clean by any means so when i get home i use clean microfiber towels and detailing spray (Lucas SLickmist from advanced auto parts works great). Will take you 5-10 minutes but really does the trick. I also use the detailing spray on my rims.
This is coming from an **** owner of a black car that gets sick when my car does not have a mirror/wet shine.
This is coming from an **** owner of a black car that gets sick when my car does not have a mirror/wet shine.
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So right Bull, sometimes I use my local jet wash guys and pop in if my cars really bad and just give it a quick once over, I'm so **** I actually do it myself......and pay them for the privelege of using their equipment. Usually just a quick powerwash to take of the worst is enough to keep me going until I can do it properly myself.
On a side note - While at the Audi garage I was looking at an A8 in black, beautiful piece of kit. Gave it the once over ( bear in mind it was a NEW car at over $77,000.00 US
There were about 3 million tiny scratches on it from the resident car wash guys...what a nightmare
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It was worse than my 3 year old 66k mile A6!!!
It all made sense when I saw one of them using a chamois leather to dry the paintwork
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Then he actually dropped it on the floor - proceeded to pick it up and use it again
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Needless to say when my car goes in I tell the service guys UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES do you wash my car. I've even been known to leave notes to that effect on the passnger seat in BIG BOLD LETTERING...lol
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