[Tek-dad]

So I’m never bringing my i5 to one of the car washes with brushes. But around the corner is a touchless wash that just sprays the car. With pollen season here is it OK to run it through a touchless car wash?

Thanks in advance!

[Scrapula]

Originally Posted by Tek-dad

So I’m never bringing my i5 to one of the car washes with brushes. But around the corner is a touchless wash that just sprays the car. With pollen season here is it OK to run it through a touchless car wash?

Thanks in advance!

I have ceramic coat and was told only to use touchless. I thought it did a poor job. The i5 has a lot of folds and creases which the sprayer didn’t quite get to. Soap still on side panels. Dirt still on diffuser. I drove home and just redid it. I’m hand washing from now on.

[SkykingUSA]

Originally Posted by Scrapula

I have ceramic coat and was told only to use touchless. I thought it did a poor job. The i5 has a lot of folds and creases which the sprayer didn’t quite get to. Soap still on side panels. Dirt still on diffuser. I drove home and just redid it. I’m hand washing from now on.

I'm normally too lazy to wash a car myself, but I suspect I might do it a couple of times, and then look into getting one of those guys who comes to you with a van and washes the car in your own driveway. A neighbor down the street uses a service like that and the cars look good.

[Windshieldfarmer]

Originally Posted by SkykingUSA

I'm normally too lazy to wash a car myself, but I suspect I might do it a couple of times, and then look into getting one of those guys who comes to you with a van and washes the car in your own driveway. A neighbor down the street uses a service like that and the cars look good.

You just want to make sure whoever you hire to do the hand washing is meticulous and uses a double bucket method, preferably with pre spray foam application. A bad hand wash can be worse than using a touch car wash.

[deutsch100]

Originally Posted by SkykingUSA

I'm normally too lazy to wash a car myself, but I suspect I might do it a couple of times, and then look into getting one of those guys who comes to you with a van and washes the car in your own driveway. A neighbor down the street uses a service like that and the cars look good.

We have a mobile guy come to the house. $$$ ($30-50) per car, but they do a good job, no brushes and no time wasted driving to a car wash and sitting there for an hour.


***Yes, make sure the mobile washers use different towels and rags on the car and wheels.

But most times, I wash myself. I do not love it, but also find it therapeutic!