Automatic Touchless
Maintaining Your Cars Finish
Hand wash or machine wash? Should you pay for a hand wash at the car wash down the street, or use the garden hose and dish detergent in your driveway? Which is better in helping maintain the finish of your automobile?
In tough economic times people cut back on things they consider to not be essential. Those expenses that we consider splurging. But did you realize that cutting back on the care of your automobile can be doing more harm than you imagine? Many people have decided to skip that car wash every week to save money. For a fraction of the cost, you can wash your car yourself in your driveway with the same results.
So you head to the local automotive parts store and purchase the best equipment for the job. Or perhaps you already have the cloths, sponges, a bucket, some soap and a hose at home. It can’t be that difficult, can it? After all you are saving money.
Actually, you may be harming that beautiful factory finish more than you realize in the long run. The towels and sponges that you use, even with thorough cleaning and care, eventually become contaminated with dirt and particles that will scratch the clear coat and paint. The garden hose you use will not be powerful enough to remove all the detergent that you have used and that soap residue can actually bake into the factory finish.
The Technological Institute of Munich in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz conducted a study to compare methods of washing cars. The results indicated that the best way to protect the luster and shine of your can’s factory finish is to take it to the local car wash. The test used two identical sedans and these sedans were covered with a variety of road grime and dirt. Then they asked regular people to clean the cars. These participants didn’t know what the purpose of the study was. They were asked to clean the cars in whatever way they normally would clean a car.
Electron microscopes were used to determine the thickness of the factory finishes and after the washings noticeable scratches were visible on the surface, some of them went as deep as 10% into the finish. These scratches were attributed to the dirt and particles trapped in the rags and sponges that were used by those doing the cleaning.
Next they took the same cars to commercial car washes for a cleaning. There were no appreciable scratches or degradation of the paints surface.
Keep your car looking new by taking care of the exterior surface. One caution, though. Some commercial hand car washes use dirty sponges and rags. This will have the same effect as washing it at home with dirty materials. Some of the automatic car washes use plastic brushes that can also damage the paint. Sponge brushes are softer, so look for an automatic car wash that uses those. Better still, use a touchless car wash, which cleans cars with water pressures and no brushes or rags at all.
You also need to remember to keep your car waxed. Each time your car is washed, some of the wax will be removed. From time to time you need to replace this wax in order to protect the paint and keep your car looking its best. You may save money by washing yourself but protecting your cars finish can help you obtain more money when and if you sell or trade in your vehicle.
Orange County GMC Here’s some information to help you choose whether to buy a new or used car.
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