I live in central Maryland. While my area avoided much of the snow fall that hit further east and north, my car was caked with road brine solution and residue from the dusting of snow. On my way to work tonight, I stopped by a restaurant to pick up some dinner for later and saw an automatic car wash sign at a nearby gas station. The carwash was located around the back of the main building with just the exit visible from my vantage point. ( I know this forum and others have talked ad nauseum about how damaging a touchless automated wash can be on your paint. But my contention is that it is better than letting possible corrosive solutions stay on your paint). From my vantage point it looked like a touchless wash. I pulled around back and several seconds latter another car pulled behind mine. By this time, I realize that it is a swirl o matic , but I cannot go in any other direction by forward. (by this time several other cars are behind me). I paid my money for the quickest wash and to my enjoyment had both brushes for the first part of the wash followed by a powerful blast of water at the end. (instead of minimizing any potential damage, I now had both brushes attack my paint followed by high pressure barely recycled water blast my paint afterward).
The moral of the story. 1) I am an idiot. 2) Autogeek will be getting an order for some polishes after the weather warms up to repair the damage I just did. 3) I will always check before approaching other carwash and 4) I am an idiot (sometimes things need to be repeated)
The moral of the story. 1) I am an idiot. 2) Autogeek will be getting an order for some polishes after the weather warms up to repair the damage I just did. 3) I will always check before approaching other carwash and 4) I am an idiot (sometimes things need to be repeated)
