I bought a new black car last year and had a monthly membership with a car wash that had bristles. I had no idea what damage it caused until it was done. Swirls everywhere. My clear coat was so messed up. I finally took it and had a major exterior an interior detail done and thankfully she's back to looking showroom new! Detail guy really gave me a lecture on what car wash to use and what not. First preference was just wash the car myself. Two: Find a good touch-less wash. Cancelled my monthly membership and happy I did. People that can't wash their car at home or apartment, maybe you have family or a friend you can pass a few bucks their way and wash at their place?
the best thing you can do if you live in an apartment/area without access to your own hose is take your car to a self service bay with a pressure washer. Bring your own bucket, soap, water, wash mit, detailing spray, wheel cleaner, micro fiber towels, etc. if its coin operated make sure you have at least enough coins to start it twice (my local wash requires 2.50 each time so i bring 5$ in quarters) 1. once youve unpacked all your tools (BEFORE inserting any coins) start by cleaning your wheels and tires (personally i use a spray product to coat my wheels and tires and give them a thorough scrubbing with the foaming brush) Once youre satisfied with the state of your wheels you can then put in enough coins to start the pressure washer on the Rinse setting so you can rinse off your tires and the rest of the car (you want to be quick with this but pay special attention to areas where you see caked on dirt, you want the entire car to be wet and all the caked on dirt gone so keep going around till the timer runs out. 2. grab your wash mit and give the car a thorough top to bottom wash. 3. start up the pressure washer again and give the car a thorough rinse. 4. you can either dry the car with your towels, or you can hit it with detailing spray, or if you have a sealant like Adams Polishes H2O Guard and Gloss you can apply it while the car is wet while you dry. from here i personally prefer driving home to apply wax in the parking lot where i live, but assuming you live in an area where the car wash isnt in particularly high demand you could get away with doing any waxing right there in the stall. If you decide to give this a try be courteous to other people who want to use the wash stalls, try to find a time/day that you can go in when there will always be at least one empty stall so you dont hold up a line.
I've had that experience and my car is a brand new car. Washed it after having it 2 weeks. The touchless car wash is at my dealer's place and it did such a crappy job. I would prefer to hand wash my car but I live in a condo.
Weird. I have an automatic car wash near my house that is touchless. It is so much more complex than this one. Even black cars come out absolute spot less. The one near my house has 3 foaming soap, prerinse, multiple cycles. clear coat, etc.
+MrNick98 Same here, in my area we have a touch less car wash that leaves cars spotless. It cost $12 but it starts with low pressure soapy water, high pressure rinse, triple colored soap, a few rinse cycles and then it sprays that rain-x stuff. It leaves cars very clean with a just waxed feeling. I occasionally use it but I apply hand wax on my car as soon as I get home.
+Mr.T456 pretty much the same here. Minnesota has a bunch of Kwik trip gas stations with the option of touch-less and being able to have it touched. me and my dad always go for the touch-less option now and just go over it with a pink spray (unknown name) kinda like a spray wax. also owning two black vehicles and two others one red one tan. the wash does an excellent job for $4.00 plus car meets during the summer is a plus because its just a simple wax
Hey folks support Milan! he is NOT lying about the self serve bays... I must've went in behind a tar truck because my paint was fucked after using the foaming brush.
I used a touch less car wash for the first time and also because it is way too cold to wash by hand! the salt and snow leave my red car looking really bad! But I was very surprised because the touch less car wash did an awesome job; it is in a nicer area and the car wash facility looks really well kept! So I'm sticking to touch less car washes for the rest of winter. I guess not all touch less car washes have the same results .
Well in middle winter I wish I had one those around hear for me at least gets most salt and junk off but if you use a a self serve bay why would I use that dirty brush that sits on floor and if you go to a brush car wash let scrach hell outta your car you could always do apc rinse eith pump sprayer before wash with touch less go through onr when get home it has some uses if you live in a apartment or some whare caint connect a hose
I have a black car. I would never take it to a conventional car wash with bristles. I love touchless car washes though, but I use them as a maintenance wash. I wash my car by hand, and I use the touchless in between hand washes so that my car never gets too dirty.
Scott Garner people who are saying to hand wash obviously don't live in climate that is often below freezing. I personally hand wash from spring to fall but in winter, I'll go through a touchlessto wash off salt...
Id do a touchless wash out of desperation if I was about to pick up my date. A touch wash? Never. All you're doing is allowing everyone else's grit to be scrubbed against ur clear coat. Luckily I don't go to carwashes so I dont have this dilemma. Do it at home, in the driveway, with a three bucket system, foam gun, and lambswool mit. Then air dry it in the garage, garage door closed, with a high power leaf blower.
+TrocaderoKillen Sorry to hear that. How are Swedish people supposed to keep their cars swirl free? Serious question. In the states You can wash your car in your driveway. Even in California despite there being a drout here
+Julius Cesar legit, but thanks for assuming all of us have house and access to water and no prohibitions in our apartments bldgs against washing car in the parking lot, thank you
Spot on. As a professional detailer I can assure you they don't work. First pre-soak is usually acid based detergent, followed by an alkaine based detergent, bad news. Will strip any wax coating instantly and can turn bullbars and external trim white eventually. Use a two bucket method with foam gun and microfibre towel dry to keep your car at it's best.
That car wash you went into, (at least where I live) is the bottom barrel car wash. At the very least is will get the road salt off...if you live in snowy areas. Near my work place we have really elaborate touchless systems that wash underneath, and really do a nice job... I go through once a week during the winter. The one in the video is a "gas station" type touchless car wash.
dont use automatic car wash at all. Used a premium wash and still dirty even if it touched the car. Do it yourself or find a good place that does it for you. inspect their work to make sure
My car actually gets cleaned by this, it also depends on the pressure and how many turns the arm goes. My only issue is that it doesn't clean the bottom, reason being removing salt during winter time.
I have a great automatic touchless car wash near my house and it's amazing. My car always comes out nice and clean with no problems. I prefer washing my car myself but I live in an apartment so that's not always an opinion. Our car wash does great here though.
An car wash that touches your car can scratch your car since it could have little rocks in the Brussels then yea it may be clean but it could scratch your car hard
Seriously, that was the most basic of automatic car washes I have ever seen, I only go to washer that have the Water Wonder Machine. Best on the market
I guess I am lucky where I am from. my car wash is touchless with wax, wheel polish, weatherproof rinse, and a dryer that gets about 90% of the car dry. my car is my baby and I am always impressed when I'm done for only $7 lol
We used to have this Shammy car wash where they had brushes that scrubbed your car AND instead of a shitty blow dryer a couple of guys took some shammy towels and dried your car that way and that was my mom's favorite car wash but for some reason they closed down. And at work we have to wash the trucks by hand every Friday. My boss refuses to use an automatic car wash and I agree 100% with that lmao
My city has a water ban so washing at home is out of the picture. I do use a self wash bay about a mile from home but bring my own mitts, towels & buckets. Even with that when I get home I still have to do some touch ups. I have a full size pickup and need to use a step stool to reach the middle of the hood and roof so I wax, etc at home. I also clean my wheels & vacuum at home. Those vacs at the car wash are useless and having the doors open just lets the breeze blow all the dirt, etc. in the parking lot back into my vehicle (in my experience).
I wonder if all the touchless systems have the same problems or is it typical just for some of them. I guess it may by just like with the brushes -some are better and some are weaker?
was gonna mention. this is Esso Gas station (big gas station franchise in Canada).... their car wash I use REGULARLY.... and yes I agree....if your car is as dirty as the accord in the video; then yes you will not clean your vehicle... this specific car wash is meant for maintenance washing...meaning that you FIRST clean your car thoroughly (@ home etc) then with small amounts of dirt...this wash will be more than sufficient..... ALSO.... the blower is key... you gotta go through SLOWLY. thanks
dryer job is completely up to the driver. i usually do a full dryer round, back up and do it again (even if theres a car behind me there's always enough room). keep in mind i only use touchless washes during the winter to get rid of excess salt, and i know these suck when it comes to washing to detail... but nonetheless cool vid
i just got my black car brand new with 4 km , and i went thru touchless wash bay after a month ( first car wash after brand new ) , it came out same dirty as yours, im assuming the dealer didn't do a proper wax job as delivery . what do you guys think ?
I go to one like this near my house and its the same idea but it works it puts a sealer, turtle wax, spot free rinse ect.. And i also did what u did and nothing came off from the wax and towel and my car was covered in Canadian salty roads
I usually go through these in the winter, my car is plastidiped and it's pretty good for the price here the cheapest is $5 and its good to go thru every couple days since all that salt and snow. -__-
Shame I can't wash my own car here in the city I live in, you either have to bring it to a car wash like this or a place that does professional detailing.
I drive $400-600 beaters. 100% mechanically solid till they rot out but never wash them one time i own them. I have had really nice clean black vehicles in my life and keeping them clean and pretty was a real pain in the ass. my current rides are a 1986 F250XL that was a farmers truck with all the paint lemon pealed and sun baked. paints shot. and a 2005 Grand caravan with 250k miles and silver. both cars never been washed in 2 years.
my local touch less car wash does the job! especially on winter as i cant wash my cars. atleast it removes salt and underwash it with anti rust. only problem is the dryer doesn't dry it completely... and oh yeah, ultimate wash gives me those colorful and bubble gum smell wax. in your video it was only soap, water and shine guard. that car wash you went is a rip off. hehe
Well, I go to a self service. Use Rinse, Soap, Rinse and then I drive my car in highway so It gets dry when I drive. That makes the car clean and spotless. If I still have marks, I use lubricant spray and clay bar and microfiber and then I wax the car.
I think it depends, this guy went through the dryer fast asf like nothing. Your suppose to do part to part slowly in the dryer. Your gonna have water spots still like any wash but not as much as you. The one I go to has wax and other goodies too and it’s pretty good in my opinion.
Thumbs up. also Bring your own to a do it yourself bay and use just the rinse and rinse then fill your buckets and wash it urself. $2 is all it should cost you but you can use their spot free rinse if you dont want water marks
Old video, I know. But I'm just seeing it now. You need to take this up with the owners. We have one looks a lot like that one that I use weekly in the winter, mostly for the under spray to rinse out the road salt. It's far from perfect but my car (2015 Audi) comes out mostly clean. A lot cleaner than yours did. Reason I say take it up with the owners is because maybe they're not aware there's a problem (or maybe they don't care...). In my case I found a problem and gave the owner a friendly call to let them know. Turned out to be a Mom & Pop operation who were truly concerned about it, addressed it immediately (leaky overhead fitting dripped on cleaned car) and gave me some coupons for my trouble for a couple free car washes. Those touchless jobs can and should do a better job, and rather than broadcast your blanket condemnation of them, do the right thing and let the owner know first.
The touchless car wash in your area is not even close to as complex to the one in my area. It goes through multiple cycles of prewashes, soaks, foam, clear coat, wax, etc. It cleans my car very good and i live in massachusetts so my car gets very dirty in the winter
Well then, compare to an express car wash tunnel. Some places have a ceramic coating, Simoniz, and much much more. Touch car washes do better, as long as they are maintained.
lol, here in the pacific north west all the rain acts to wash and the pine needles scrub. My family hasnt washed our car in a few months. disclaimer: our cars look like crap.
Also i have to ask, Did you even try and contact the owner or attendant of the car wash? We get so frustrated as Car wash owners, attendants, when people go to social media and complain and trash our business for these issues and never even contact us. Bit of advice. ALWAYS contact the owner or attendant. 95% of the time if the facility is well managed you can get your money back or a free wash. I as a Car wash manager always take a complaint of road film serious. I use my over ride card and take the customer into the Self serve and show them how to use the brush to scrub off the road film then I have them pull up to our autos and start up a free wash (usually upgraded to our best wash) and then meet them at the end of the wash to see what they think. 95% of the time they come back and leave satisfied. It's called great customer service. Also when you bring up your concern to the Car wash management then we know there might be a potential problem that may need fixed. We cant fix something if we do not know the issue exists.
Be careful recommending a wash that has the automatic brushes that touch the car. That's an easy way to get scratches too! So either way it seems like a much better choice to do it yourself if you can!
+Brandon B Yes it will scratch the car that is for sure, however it will get the car clean. As you said, and I completely agree, washing the car by hand is a much better alternative!!
Thehe touchless carwash around me does a way better job than that one.. Mine has more cycles than that one did so that could be the problem and mine cost $12
The automatic car washes that aren't touchless can scratch your car. I've had some gnarly scratches once, thankfully it was a shit car but still. Hand washing is the only way to have a satisfactory wash
With all due respect “milanmastracci”, Touchless car washes do not use FORCED friction from brushes and cloth bands. Those are typically full of fine grains of sand from previous dirty vehicles. On a dirty car there are organic and inorganic materials including fine grains of sand. You SHOULD never use a soapy sponge directly onto it. You will end up causing micro scratches all over. Simply hosing your vehicle with water will not remove all that sand. It is best to use a Touchless system to clean your car first before using forced friction on that surface. Most Touchless car washes will tell their customers that you can get a buildup or film with time which will require you to hand dry it AFTER your car is free of damaging materials like sand. I typically will run quickly thru the dryer in order to leave my car semi-wet. It makes the wiping process a lot easier. I will ONLY take my BMW to a TOUCHLESS CAR WASH. Yes, you do see a film but that is because people get lazy and do not hand dry their vehicle after the wash. At a minimum you should do it once a month. Continue taking your vehicle to a car wash with Brushes and I can guarantee you that your car will look worse. Because brushes have a tendency to exasperate the existing scratches.
Never use one of those car wash brushes on your car even if it's clean! It will put swirl marks all in your clear coat. Especially visible on dark cars. What I do is I go thru the touchless wash and then I go home and use detailer spray and clean micro fibers to finish it up.
Please don't recommend people to go to an automated car wash, they are the worst thing about. Either learn the correct safe ways or pay a detailer to do it..
If you get yourself out there and wash with sponge after the high pressure water/soap arm, then the car would be clean. You need to work with that system, not leaving your car to it on its own.
I can't believe a detailer just told everyone to use a non-touchless car wash. What a joke
Dylan Adrian yo was just thinking this agh cringe when he said this.
I bought a new black car last year and had a monthly membership with a car wash that had bristles. I had no idea what damage it caused until it was done. Swirls everywhere. My clear coat was so messed up. I finally took it and had a major exterior an interior detail done and thankfully she's back to looking showroom new! Detail guy really gave me a lecture on what car wash to use and what not. First preference was just wash the car myself. Two: Find a good touch-less wash. Cancelled my monthly membership and happy I did. People that can't wash their car at home or apartment, maybe you have family or a friend you can pass a few bucks their way and wash at their place?
the best thing you can do if you live in an apartment/area without access to your own hose is take your car to a self service bay with a pressure washer. Bring your own bucket, soap, water, wash mit, detailing spray, wheel cleaner, micro fiber towels, etc.
if its coin operated make sure you have at least enough coins to start it twice (my local wash requires 2.50 each time so i bring 5$ in quarters)
1. once youve unpacked all your tools (BEFORE inserting any coins) start by cleaning your wheels and tires (personally i use a spray product to coat my wheels and tires and give them a thorough scrubbing with the foaming brush) Once youre satisfied with the state of your wheels you can then put in enough coins to start the pressure washer on the Rinse setting so you can rinse off your tires and the rest of the car (you want to be quick with this but pay special attention to areas where you see caked on dirt, you want the entire car to be wet and all the caked on dirt gone so keep going around till the timer runs out.
2. grab your wash mit and give the car a thorough top to bottom wash.
3. start up the pressure washer again and give the car a thorough rinse.
4. you can either dry the car with your towels, or you can hit it with detailing spray, or if you have a sealant like Adams Polishes H2O Guard and Gloss you can apply it while the car is wet while you dry. from here i personally prefer driving home to apply wax in the parking lot where i live, but assuming you live in an area where the car wash isnt in particularly high demand you could get away with doing any waxing right there in the stall.
If you decide to give this a try be courteous to other people who want to use the wash stalls, try to find a time/day that you can go in when there will always be at least one empty stall so you dont hold up a line.
The self serve by my town kicked me out for using my own bucket and rag. I want to hurt them.
I've had that experience and my car is a brand new car. Washed it after having it 2 weeks. The touchless car wash is at my dealer's place and it did such a crappy job. I would prefer to hand wash my car but I live in a condo.
Weird. I have an automatic car wash near my house that is touchless. It is so much more complex than this one. Even black cars come out absolute spot less. The one near my house has 3 foaming soap, prerinse, multiple cycles. clear coat, etc.
same with the one in my area, the one we have also cleans the undercarriage which is useful in the winter with all the salt on the roads.
+MrNick98 Same here, in my area we have a touch less car wash that leaves cars spotless. It cost $12 but it starts with low pressure soapy water, high pressure rinse, triple colored soap, a few rinse cycles and then it sprays that rain-x stuff. It leaves cars very clean with a just waxed feeling. I occasionally use it but I apply hand wax on my car as soon as I get home.
+Mr.T456 pretty much the same here. Minnesota has a bunch of Kwik trip gas stations with the option of touch-less and being able to have it touched. me and my dad always go for the touch-less option now and just go over it with a pink spray (unknown name) kinda like a spray wax. also owning two black vehicles and two others one red one tan. the wash does an excellent job for $4.00 plus car meets during the summer is a plus because its just a simple wax
yea we have what we call laser wash that for $15 leaves the car spotless but not trucks always bring a drying towel though
Hyvee car wash here in Kearney cleans 99%
Hey folks support Milan! he is NOT lying about the self serve bays... I must've went in behind a tar truck because my paint was fucked after using the foaming brush.
Those brushes are too harsh for car paint. Don't even use a brand new one. It was the bristles that fucked your car.
Bruh you can't let your car get THAT dirty and bring it to a touchless carwash
I used a touch less car wash for the first time and also because it is way too cold to wash by hand! the salt and snow leave my red car looking really bad! But I was very surprised because the touch less car wash did an awesome job; it is in a nicer area and the car wash facility looks really well kept! So I'm sticking to touch less car washes for the rest of winter. I guess not all touch less car washes have the same results .
Well in middle winter I wish I had one those around hear for me at least gets most salt and junk off but if you use a a self serve bay why would I use that dirty brush that sits on floor and if you go to a brush car wash let scrach hell outta your car you could always do apc rinse eith pump sprayer before wash with touch less go through onr when get home it has some uses if you live in a apartment or some whare caint connect a hose
I have a black car. I would never take it to a conventional car wash with bristles. I love touchless car washes though, but I use them as a maintenance wash. I wash my car by hand, and I use the touchless in between hand washes so that my car never gets too dirty.
Thank you! ALWAYS clean a car manually , no automatic car washes.
Spread the word boy!
+TechAbra That is for sure!!
the car washes with brushes are laden with dirt from hundreds of previous cars and they'll certainly scratch your topcoat.
John C They're actually rinsed with every rotation, so everything you said about that is completely false.
touchless is good for winter it can get a lot of salt. off ur undercarriage and dilute the rest
Scott Garner people who are saying to hand wash obviously don't live in climate that is often below freezing. I personally hand wash from spring to fall but in winter, I'll go through a touchlessto wash off salt...
This guy lives in S Ontario
Id do a touchless wash out of desperation if I was about to pick up my date. A touch wash? Never. All you're doing is allowing everyone else's grit to be scrubbed against ur clear coat. Luckily I don't go to carwashes so I dont have this dilemma. Do it at home, in the driveway, with a three bucket system, foam gun, and lambswool mit. Then air dry it in the garage, garage door closed, with a high power leaf blower.
+Julius Cesar Dunno about the states but that's forbidden in Sweden, unless you have products that are really Eco-Friendly.
+TrocaderoKillen Sorry to hear that. How are Swedish people supposed to keep their cars swirl free? Serious question. In the states You can wash your car in your driveway. Even in California despite there being a drout here
+Julius Cesar well, most doesn't give a fuck.
+TrocaderoKillen that sucks for you guys
+Julius Cesar legit, but thanks for assuming all of us have house and access to water and no prohibitions in our apartments bldgs against washing car in the parking lot, thank you
Spot on. As a professional detailer I can assure you they don't work. First pre-soak is usually acid based detergent, followed by an alkaine based detergent, bad news. Will strip any wax coating instantly and can turn bullbars and external trim white eventually. Use a two bucket method with foam gun and microfibre towel dry to keep your car at it's best.
That cost $10??? That was a waste. Usually the ultimate has trifoam, rainx, other things that are special to it. That place is a rip off.
I prefer Self-Service Car washes.
I think spot free rinse is useful
That car wash you went into, (at least where I live) is the bottom barrel car wash. At the very least is will get the road salt off...if you live in snowy areas. Near my work place we have really elaborate touchless systems that wash underneath, and really do a nice job... I go through once a week during the winter. The one in the video is a "gas station" type touchless car wash.
i only use the touchless washes in the winter to get salt off my car
dont use automatic car wash at all. Used a premium wash and still dirty even if it touched the car. Do it yourself or find a good place that does it for you. inspect their work to make sure
+KoNLaR Thats for sure!! I was trying to make a point. I detail my car myself and do a MUCH better job than what an automatic car wash can do
+KoNLaR
Most touchless washes work great. Using and understanding the correct chemicals and temp is key. You just picked a poorly managed wash.
Nailed it!
Nailed it!
Kent Adelson Or every car wash around here sucks? Anyways Ive stopped using them because they leave swirls on your paint.
My car actually gets cleaned by this, it also depends on the pressure and how many turns the arm goes. My only issue is that it doesn't clean the bottom, reason being removing salt during winter time.
I have a great automatic touchless car wash near my house and it's amazing. My car always comes out nice and clean with no problems. I prefer washing my car myself but I live in an apartment so that's not always an opinion. Our car wash does great here though.
what is name of the company that manufactured the machine ?
An car wash that touches your car can scratch your car since it could have little rocks in the Brussels then yea it may be clean but it could scratch your car hard
Seriously, that was the most basic of automatic car washes I have ever seen, I only go to washer that have the Water Wonder Machine. Best on the market
I guess I am lucky where I am from. my car wash is touchless with wax, wheel polish, weatherproof rinse, and a dryer that gets about 90% of the car dry. my car is my baby and I am always impressed when I'm done for only $7 lol
+Derpy Hooves THats not bad at all!! The automatic ones over here start at $8
Who/what?????
@@OneLeggedStormChaser Kwik trip
We used to have this Shammy car wash where they had brushes that scrubbed your car AND instead of a shitty blow dryer a couple of guys took some shammy towels and dried your car that way and that was my mom's favorite car wash but for some reason they closed down.
And at work we have to wash the trucks by hand every Friday. My boss refuses to use an automatic car wash and I agree 100% with that lmao
My city has a water ban so washing at home is out of the picture. I do use a self wash bay about a mile from home but bring my own mitts, towels & buckets. Even with that when I get home I still have to do some touch ups. I have a full size pickup and need to use a step stool to reach the middle of the hood and roof so I wax, etc at home. I also clean my wheels & vacuum at home. Those vacs at the car wash are useless and having the doors open just lets the breeze blow all the dirt, etc. in the parking lot back into my vehicle (in my experience).
5:52 that's pretty much how my car feels like after my own hand wash~
I wonder if all the touchless systems have the same problems or is it typical just for some of them. I guess it may by just like with the brushes -some are better and some are weaker?
was gonna mention. this is Esso Gas station (big gas station franchise in Canada).... their car wash I use REGULARLY.... and yes I agree....if your car is as dirty as the accord in the video; then yes you will not clean your vehicle... this specific car wash is meant for maintenance washing...meaning that you FIRST clean your car thoroughly (@ home etc) then with small amounts of dirt...this wash will be more than sufficient..... ALSO.... the blower is key... you gotta go through SLOWLY. thanks
dryer job is completely up to the driver. i usually do a full dryer round, back up and do it again (even if theres a car behind me there's always enough room). keep in mind i only use touchless washes during the winter to get rid of excess salt, and i know these suck when it comes to washing to detail... but nonetheless cool vid
+Brandon iG If I have extra time, yes I do the same thing :)
i just got my black car brand new with 4 km , and i went thru touchless wash bay after a month ( first car wash after brand new ) , it came out same dirty as yours, im assuming the dealer didn't do a proper wax job as delivery . what do you guys think ?
I've been using touchless carwashes for as long as I remember. I didn't know it was special.
We have one here that does an amazing job. Looks like you need to find a different chain.
It's like I can smell the soap.
The only thing this video proved is THAT particular touchless car wash sucks...
if you dont mind me asking what cleaning foam do you use on your car? i have a pressure washer i use and i need to purchase a foam to use with it.
Should the car windows be open or closed during the wash?
jeremy western opened
Open for best results
Half way opened
Def open. This way you get the inside washed as well .
I'm new to your channel and thought I noticed you live in Ontario. Do you take clients? Would love to get a detailing done.
+Phreaqin ™ I sure do! Send me an email at milanmastracci@gmail.com. Thanks
touchless is for pre-wash before handwash :-D
Wow....that was pretty bad. Just throwing money out the window. Garbage!!!!! Great video dude
I go to one like this near my house and its the same idea but it works it puts a sealer, turtle wax, spot free rinse ect.. And i also did what u did and nothing came off from the wax and towel and my car was covered in Canadian salty roads
+Tarik El-Asfour Than you got super lucky!! This car wash didn't quite do a good enough job for me
2:00
Crowd is clapping to my dancing 😝🤣
Can you make a video on coin self car wash?
+An Drew Sure can :)
hey bro, whats the best wax to use on my car to protect the paint?
I'm glad you made a video of this before I was going to try out a touchless wash. Your vids are so helpful
+MrChris2Fur Thats why i'm here ;)
I live in New England can't really wash my car at home in winter.
I usually go through these in the winter, my car is plastidiped and it's pretty good for the price here the cheapest is $5 and its good to go thru every couple days since all that salt and snow. -__-
+MisterAmuse Yeah thats very true!!! Getting this car wash is better than none during the winter
I only use touchless, I had one with the brushes scratch my paint
True also I’ve been through millions of touchless car washes and do a wonderful job
Great video.
he took the lady bug on the car wash trip too haha 5:57
Shame I can't wash my own car here in the city I live in, you either have to bring it to a car wash like this or a place that does professional detailing.
I drive $400-600 beaters. 100% mechanically solid till they rot out but never wash them one time i own them. I have had really nice clean black vehicles in my life and keeping them clean and pretty was a real pain in the ass. my current rides are a 1986 F250XL that was a farmers truck with all the paint lemon pealed and sun baked. paints shot. and a 2005 Grand caravan with 250k miles and silver. both cars never been washed in 2 years.
My favorite kind of car washes is the touchless car washes.
my local touch less car wash does the job! especially on winter as i cant wash my cars. atleast it removes salt and underwash it with anti rust. only problem is the dryer doesn't dry it completely...
and oh yeah, ultimate wash gives me those colorful and bubble gum smell wax. in your video it was only soap, water and shine guard. that car wash you went is a rip off. hehe
hint for those who washes there car at the carwashes by hand high pressure the soap brush first to remove dirt off the brush.
Well, I go to a self service. Use Rinse, Soap, Rinse and then I drive my car in highway so It gets dry when I drive. That makes the car clean and spotless. If I still have marks, I use lubricant spray and clay bar and microfiber and then I wax the car.
So what year should the car be because those bristles jack up the paint on cars newer than 2009 !!!!
I think it depends, this guy went through the dryer fast asf like nothing. Your suppose to do part to part slowly in the dryer. Your gonna have water spots still like any wash but not as much as you. The one I go to has wax and other goodies too and it’s pretty good in my opinion.
i have a hand wash place up the street thats cleans inside and outside perfectly. with tip its just under 20, worth the 20 min wait.
+yellow5n Thats not bad at all actually
Thumbs up. also Bring your own to a do it yourself bay and use just the rinse and rinse then fill your buckets and wash it urself. $2 is all it should cost you but you can use their spot free rinse if you dont want water marks
+Jason Kaplan Not all places car washes have that. The car washes in my area are crap tbh lol
+milanmastracci That sucks
I agree with that. you just proved it.
great video man... im subscribing to you
Old video, I know. But I'm just seeing it now.
You need to take this up with the owners. We have one looks a lot like that one that I use weekly in the winter, mostly for the under spray to rinse out the road salt. It's far from perfect but my car (2015 Audi) comes out mostly clean. A lot cleaner than yours did.
Reason I say take it up with the owners is because maybe they're not aware there's a problem (or maybe they don't care...). In my case I found a problem and gave the owner a friendly call to let them know. Turned out to be a Mom & Pop operation who were truly concerned about it, addressed it immediately (leaky overhead fitting dripped on cleaned car) and gave me some coupons for my trouble for a couple free car washes.
Those touchless jobs can and should do a better job, and rather than broadcast your blanket condemnation of them, do the right thing and let the owner know first.
The touchless car wash in your area is not even close to as complex to the one in my area. It goes through multiple cycles of prewashes, soaks, foam, clear coat, wax, etc. It cleans my car very good and i live in massachusetts so my car gets very dirty in the winter
Dang dude how long do you go between washes? You're prob spending a lot more on gas.
The voice crack of 10$ waste and having to wash the car again :P
+Mohammed Abdulgaffar I knew it wouldn't wash the car. It was for the video :)
Why did you just get pre soap and only one time high pressure water?
Well then, compare to an express car wash tunnel. Some places have a ceramic coating, Simoniz, and much much more. Touch car washes do better, as long as they are maintained.
Hand wash car wash best option
How do you restore faded black plastic parts?
lol, here in the pacific north west all the rain acts to wash and the pine needles scrub. My family hasnt washed our car in a few months.
disclaimer: our cars look like crap.
Also i have to ask, Did you even try and contact the owner or attendant of the car wash? We get so frustrated as Car wash owners, attendants, when people go to social media and complain and trash our business for these issues and never even contact us. Bit of advice. ALWAYS contact the owner or attendant. 95% of the time if the facility is well managed you can get your money back or a free wash. I as a Car wash manager always take a complaint of road film serious. I use my over ride card and take the customer into the Self serve and show them how to use the brush to scrub off the road film then I have them pull up to our autos and start up a free wash (usually upgraded to our best wash) and then meet them at the end of the wash to see what they think. 95% of the time they come back and leave satisfied. It's called great customer service. Also when you bring up your concern to the Car wash management then we know there might be a potential problem that may need fixed. We cant fix something if we do not know the issue exists.
What kind of car do you have
No, not the ladybug!!
What foam cannon would you recommend for a 1500psi washer??
+Joe Perez www.amazon.com/MTM-Hydro-Professional-Adjustable-Foamer/dp/B00EDSLVQC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1447473345&sr=8-4&keywords=foam+cannon
This is a Ryko Radius with Slimline Dryers.
You never want to take your car to a brush style car wash that will leave your car just as bad as washing your car with those self washing stations
+alex covarrubias I agree!! They're brutal
Pros will never advice anyone to take their car to those automatic carwashes with those turning bristles. They will scratch your paint right away.
Be careful recommending a wash that has the automatic brushes that touch the car. That's an easy way to get scratches too! So either way it seems like a much better choice to do it yourself if you can!
+Brandon B Yes it will scratch the car that is for sure, however it will get the car clean. As you said, and I completely agree, washing the car by hand is a much better alternative!!
Automatic car washes that touch your car will leave you with swirl marks over time :)
The wash that completely cleaned your car is the one with the brushes
What yr is ur honda?
Why does he remind me of the type of guys that forcefully sells you stuff at malls?
The dirt in the end was probably mist
Do you keep engine running?
Yes, however you can turn it off if you like. It doesn't make a difference.
Thehe touchless carwash around me does a way better job than that one.. Mine has more cycles than that one did so that could be the problem and mine cost $12
The automatic car washes that aren't touchless can scratch your car. I've had some gnarly scratches once, thankfully it was a shit car but still. Hand washing is the only way to have a satisfactory wash
Don't let your car get that bad!
+pug Williams The only reason why I let it get that bad is cuz I wanted to make a video. It was killing me having my car that dirty lol
You haven't seen cars in Canada! They are literally covered in dirt
Too bad us up north don't have the luxury of washing our cars ourselves during the winter :/
Lukas I still do mine even if it's 20°F outside and snow on the ground 😂. It's just really miserable to do but better than having swirl marks.
With all due respect “milanmastracci”, Touchless car washes do not use FORCED friction from brushes and cloth bands. Those are typically full of fine grains of sand from previous dirty vehicles. On a dirty car there are organic and inorganic materials including fine grains of sand. You SHOULD never use a soapy sponge directly onto it. You will end up causing micro scratches all over. Simply hosing your vehicle with water will not remove all that sand. It is best to use a Touchless system to clean your car first before using forced friction on that surface. Most Touchless car washes will tell their customers that you can get a buildup or film with time which will require you to hand dry it AFTER your car is free of damaging materials like sand. I typically will run quickly thru the dryer in order to leave my car semi-wet. It makes the wiping process a lot easier. I will ONLY take my BMW to a TOUCHLESS CAR WASH. Yes, you do see a film but that is because people get lazy and do not hand dry their vehicle after the wash. At a minimum you should do it once a month. Continue taking your vehicle to a car wash with Brushes and I can guarantee you that your car will look worse. Because brushes have a tendency to exasperate the existing scratches.
Never use one of those car wash brushes on your car even if it's clean! It will put swirl marks all in your clear coat. Especially visible on dark cars. What I do is I go thru the touchless wash and then I go home and use detailer spray and clean micro fibers to finish it up.
+FivepointohJerry That will do a great job at eliminating the chance to make swirls!! Good advice
Great video (Y)
6:24 Wow man
he looks like he started tearing up cos he just wasted his time and money.
o sht u acknowledged the voice crack haha. DW, mine cracks quite often too :'(
+Teh Stranger? Oh yeah!! It does it every once in a while lol
Please don't recommend people to go to an automated car wash, they are the worst thing about. Either learn the correct safe ways or pay a detailer to do it..
+Drive Way Detailing I couldn't agree with you more!!
why foam detergent apply on it .use only water that is not enough
Where I am theres a place called Detricks. Its not a touchless wash but that place is from the gods.
thxs for the info
If you get yourself out there and wash with sponge after the high pressure water/soap arm, then the car would be clean. You need to work with that system, not leaving your car to it on its own.