Products used at Touchless Car Wash

[Matt Majeika]

I was driving by a local touchless car wash recently and saw that a shipment of products had just arrived. I took the opportunity to snap some photos of the barrels for informational purposes. Each product was in a 25-gallon container.



Here are some close-ups of the individual labels:

[hacker-pschorr]

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Rim Job & Cherry Sealer....cute

"Blue Conditioner" is that for the drivers of Buick's?

/no offense to any Buick owners, as long as you don't regularly drive 10mph below the speed limit....

[Matt Majeika]

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Rim Job & Cherry Sealer....cute

"Blue Conditioner" is that for the drivers of Buick's?

/no offense to any Buick owners, as long as you don't regularly drive 10mph below the speed limit....

It's obvious that the titles were all made on a Friday afternoon... AFTER the bosses went home.

[Michael Stoops]

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Interesting mix of ingredients in that Select Plus product.

[J. A. Michaels]

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People want to know why it strips your wax off.

[ca2kjet]

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So does the Chery Sealer make your car smell like one big cherry .. (On second thought, D151 smells sooo goooood, but don't worry, I don't eat it, promise!)

[Bill Davidson]

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When I get a chance, I'm going to see if I can find the MSDS sheets on these products. I'd love to see the pH levels and all the other good (or should I say bad) stuff.

The heath hazard is 3 on most of those products. Most Meguiar's professional products fall in the 1 to 2 category, with Wheel Brightener being an exception at 3 and we all know how much we need to respect Wheel Brightener. Scary...

I know where I live, people don't shut their vehicles off when going through an autowash. Just imagine how much of that stuff gets into the cab of your vehicle, if you have the fan on.

This is a pretty interesting find. Scary, but interesting.

[MrWaxer]

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Sound's like stuff I don't want on my paint..

[Matt Majeika]

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Here are the product descriptions from the Distributor's Website:

I sent them an email requesting MSDS info. I'll post on here if anythign turns up...

Gleam: Deep Cleaning High Pressure Detergent
Powerful blemd of surfactants and alkalis. Designed for use in frictionless cleaning equipment such as touchless automatics. It rapidly penetrates even tough soils and road film.

Conditioner: Foaming Conditioner
High foaming watermelon scented clear coat conditioners. For use in conveyorized systems, self serves and touch free systems. Comes in vibrate red, yellow and blue.

Blue Polish: Deep Gloss Polish
High foaming watermelon scented polishes. Designed for use in conveyorized systems, self serves and touch free systems. Comes in vibrant red, yellow and blue.

Select Plus: Presoak with Sheen Enhancer
Our most aggressive alkaline presoak. A premium blend of surfactants and alkalis designed for use in self serve, presoak, and frictionless applications. Rapidly penetrates even tough soils and road film. Leaves surface bright and shiny.

Cherry Sealer: Cherry Scented Sealer
Cherry scented sealer. Silicone fortified for added depth and gloss.

Rim Job: Heavy Duty Rim and Wheel Cleaner
Excellent non-acid wheel cleaner designed for use on all wheels. Safe on aluminum and alloy wheels. Outstanding degreaser.

Foamy Tire Brite: High Foaming Tire Cleaner
High foaming liquid tire and engine degreaser designed for self service car washes. Produces neon yellow foam for customer appeal. Cleans tires and wheels safely. Will not damage aluminum wheels or painted surfaces. Non-caustic.

[Mike Pennington]

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Let's all just remember what MOL is about in this thread...

Good clean conversations that do not bash products or distributors

[Matt Majeika]

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Let's all just remember what MOL is about in this thread...

Good clean conversations that do not bash products or distributors

My immediate apologies.

People talk about touchless washes being harmful to the car's surface, but I haven't seen any actual information supporting that. My intention was to shed some light on the touchless wash theories.

Mods -> Feel free to remove this thread asap.

Matt

[Mike Pennington]

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Hi Matt,

No apologies needed at all...the thread is ok for now.

Just wanted to make sure it didn't turn into a "bash" session

[Ravi_1992]

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The company should rename some of their stuff

[Michael Stoops]

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Hi Matt,

No apologies needed at all...the thread is ok for now.

Just wanted to make sure it didn't turn into a "bash" session

Absolutely. We're fine with everyone discussing these products, and we're fine with you liking them or disliking them. Just remember that there is a right way and wrong way to be critical of a product, person or company.

[Bill Davidson]

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Touchless car washes are convenient. In many ways they much better for your vehicle than leaving salts and contaminants on your vehicle's surface. They do however have disadvantages.

They tend to be overly aggressive. A vehicle that needs 6 months worth of washing gets the same treatment as a vehicle that was washed 6 hours ago.

They are non selective in where high pressure water is blasted. With the newest laser washes they have improved, but they still have room for improvement. Often chemicals that are designed to be applied to wheels end up on body panels etc.

Touchless washes have their place in society. I'd use one daily, if I were a taxi cab driver etc.

Nothing beats the TLC of a hand wash. It's when you're washing your vehicle by hand that you notice the little things that would otherwise get overlooked.