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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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There is only one in my area I use and I’m like right at the top being **** on my cars and my Harley with both the Z and Harley garaged and I have an old 1998 Jeep 252000 miles as a DD. Oh and the Jeep almost looks like the day I bought it (yea I’m ****) .This one you just pull in no rail just a pad you park on beeps when in proper position and its a laser wash . I have known the owner for yrs he has other bays all over the area I live . Only this one he himself pulls his corvettes’ through . It has a triple filter final rinse and the soap is non staining and nothing touches the vehicle except soap and water of course. I agree on not using the waxes etc I just get the regular wash with the undercarriage spray . I also agree this process does not totally work if car is really dirty. I use it to keep dust down car has not been driven yet in any rain and or snow etc. The key I have found over the yrs with any car wash is the soap residue and water spots and this guys one bay I use its like crystal clear windows and paint etc my Z is mag black. I assume all here know that some places re filter part of the water, this one bay the guy does not so a little more pricier.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:18 AM
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...275ºF? What was it, a sauna room???
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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Said -275, what's the opposite of the sauna room?

Anyways if it was really that bad, and there was just absolutely no way I could wash it. I would pay a professional (good, someone from autopia forum) mobile detailer to come wash my car for me. Gots to pay to play! I wash it even if its 40-50 degrees. Anything below it has to be extremely dirty.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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they have touchless carwashes here in orlando...its a flat floor no guides are bumpers u go over one little pipe which sprays your undercarriage and cleans my wheels. Whenever i gotta go out at night and car is not clean and no time i go real quick for 10bucks...Its actually pretty convenient.
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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yeah depends a lot on the location IMO ... haven't seen any negative effectives with paint when I take mine to local touchless
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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Yeah, the one i hit in the winter is entirely touchless. nothing for the rims to get scratched on(you drive in and stop when it tells you), no brushes, or drying towels.

go in, sprays it off, soaps it, sprays it again, puts some "clear coat protector"-doubt that does anything, rinses thats, and then drys entire car with two blowers.

i guess my only concern would be that the wrong stuff was put in the soap dispenser. however, with there only being soap, and the clear coat protectant(which is like a foam w. rainbow streaks in it), I hope i would notice, if some moron screwed them up.

its really great for the winter months.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 04:27 AM
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I can't believe the ammount of people asking about brushes when it clearly says TOUCHLESS carwash. Maybe you guys don't have them where you are but they're all over south eastern PA. I always just get the $6 basic and then go home and finish the job by hand.
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