Onr

[Blazebro]

Re: Onr

Not everyone has the luxury of having an enclosed wash environment to use in below freezing weather, and they have to make do. That does not mean they don't deserve some help simply because you don't approve of their methods.

Neither do I, the car stay's dirty till a day comes along where it's warm enough to wash. But no I'd never use or recommend to use an automated car wash. Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick, but I thought the site was about detailing???????

[roushstage2]

Re: Onr

Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick, but I thought the site was about detailing???????

...and when does the detailing process not include how-to wash/washing a car? Perhaps the OP doesn't like waiting until a warm day to keep his or her car clean, like you? Perhaps they don't want to leave road salt on the car to literally eat it up, if they have salt or the anti-icing spray they use now too. You do not have to respond, or read anything, if you don't like it. You've already said you don't know why you are responding, so don't.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Onr

Neither do I, the car stay's dirty till a day comes along where it's warm enough to wash. But no I'd never use or recommend to use an automated car wash. Maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick, but I thought the site was about detailing???????

We are definitely about detailing, but also about the overall preservation of the vehicle. In some parts of the US the roads are heavily salted during the winter, and that salt needs to be removed as soon as practically possible due to it being extremely corrosive. No wax or sealant is going to stand up to it so expecting such a coating to "protect" the finish is a pipe dream. Add to that the fact that in some of these areas the temperature can stay below freezing for weeks at a time, the owner is left with a tough decision - let the salt sit there and start working away at things, or wash the vehicle using whatever means possible. Even if that means marring the paint to some degree. It really comes down to the lesser of two evils, and quite frankly it's easier to correct the damage caused by the car wash than that created by the salt.

My sister, who lives in Michigan with our mother, apologizes to me during the winter for taking their cars though the car wash. Incidentally, as I type this they are getting dumped on and expecting 15" or more snow overnight, with temperatures well below freezing forecast for the foreseeable future. But she has a D/A and knows how to use it, so come spring I have every confidence she'll have the cars looking right again.