03-21-2016, 04:27 PM | #1 |
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Avoid the local jet wash!
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03-21-2016, 05:32 PM | #5 |
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Not surprised with the jet wash and hand wash but expected the car wash to cause more damage.
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03-21-2016, 06:44 PM | #6 |
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Interesting, I use a water blade, never had any issues with it in 3 years and my paintwork still looks pretty good, very few scratches or swirls. If you wash the car properly (using two bucket method of course) then there shouldn't be any grit left on the paint for it to get stuck in the blade.
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03-22-2016, 04:56 AM | #8 | |
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Also to be fair and accurate needed to test several washes of the different types, mechanical heavily dependant on when brushes last changed |
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03-22-2016, 07:54 AM | #9 |
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I was surprised at the poor marks awarded for the water blade. Like others, I've used one for years with no problems. If the car has been washed, so long as there is a lubricant on the vehicle i.e water, the blade has nothing abrasive to cause scratches.
I also expected the mechanical car wash to cause more damage. Finally, what sort of wax costs £1500!!! |
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03-22-2016, 08:29 AM | #10 |
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a few years ago I scratched a wing on my old deep sea blue e89 z4 the day before I sold it using a water blade. I don't know if it was a bit of grit or a sharp edge somewhere but I'll never use one again.
I was really mad with myself. I was just careless and had only been washing it before the new owner came to collect it so it was sparkling. |
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03-22-2016, 08:42 AM | #11 |
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I wouldn't use a water blade on my car, but there are so many ways to introduce swirls and light scratches to your paintwork that it can become a minefield and where do you stop?
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03-22-2016, 08:47 AM | #12 | |
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03-22-2016, 10:45 AM | #13 | |
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The coachworks guy was really apologetic but cited the combination of an apprentice and a chamois which had probably been dropped as the cause. |
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03-22-2016, 03:27 PM | #14 |
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Wash your car yourself.
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03-22-2016, 03:57 PM | #15 |
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The jet wash was a set up, the pressure and motion he was applying to the brush was to cause maximum damage, I'd say they dragged it across the floor before too.
I put a black Merc through various auto car washers every week for 2 years, when i got it valeted before i handed it back the guy didnt believe me. Again, i used a jet was on a black pickup for 18 months, i would spray the bush with the jet hose before I used it and I never had any issues. |
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03-23-2016, 06:54 AM | #16 |
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I don't use jetwashes anymore, but jet-washing the brush itself was always the first step in the job.
My local hand carwash thankfully don't use a waterblade, and they seem to do a very good job generally. Strict QC, etc. However, the one and only time I myself used a waterblade on my car, I instantly left a long scratch down the side. Lesson learned.
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03-23-2016, 04:11 PM | #18 |
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My local car wash foams & rinses only.
It's up to me if i cause any damage after the usual precautions when cleaning motor. Thankfully no issues. How sad are we |
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03-24-2016, 04:58 AM | #20 |
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I think one can get a little too precious.
Cars are tools for getting from A to B first and foremost. Not ornamental porcelain figurines to be dusted and polished every other day. It spends all its time out in the elements and driving around in the grit/crime while sharing the road with every other idiot. You can go too far with how cautious you are and it can actually ruin the enjoyment worrying about it all the time. |
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03-24-2016, 05:33 AM | #21 | |
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It's true, as soon as I get my first scratch/ding/dent I suddenly don't car anymore. It is a depreciating asset and so it doesn't matter too much. Having said that... We are all very proud of our motors, that's why we hang out on sad forums like this one! |
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