Is the Car Wash OK?
Is the Car Wash OK?
I know soft top convertabiles should never go in a car wash but what about our hard top convertibles?
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GrandadMonkey
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Re: Is the Car Wash OK?
I don't use automatic car washes because of the damage they can do to aerials, mirrors and any other bits that protrude such as wipers.
Ron
"If it ain't broke don't fix it!"
Golf 1.5 Tsi Evo SE Nav Estate Atlantic Blue
Polo 1.0 SEL DSG Reef Blue (wife's)
(Previously owned a 2005 206CC 1.6 Allure Moonstone for 10 years)
"If it ain't broke don't fix it!"
Golf 1.5 Tsi Evo SE Nav Estate Atlantic Blue
Polo 1.0 SEL DSG Reef Blue (wife's)
(Previously owned a 2005 206CC 1.6 Allure Moonstone for 10 years)
Re: Is the Car Wash OK?
GrandadMonkey wrote:I don't use automatic car washes because of the damage they can do to aerials, mirrors and any other bits that protrude such as wipers.
+1
Cheers Col.
206cc 1.6ltr (Wifes toy)
Mercedes ML (workhorse)
Corvette C3 (my toy)
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Mercedes ML (workhorse)
Corvette C3 (my toy)
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Re: Is the Car Wash OK?
I wouldn't go through an automatic car wash either but have also been told NEVER to use a jet wash on a cc. I'm not a fan of them anyway and always hand wash and polish my car (which is quite a chore) and it doesn't leak.
My husband has a Renault Megane cc which didn't leak when he bought it just over a year ago. He has used a jet wash on it many times and it now leaks unbelievably! It's like driving round in a giant water feature!! May be coincidence, but not worth taking the risk.
My husband has a Renault Megane cc which didn't leak when he bought it just over a year ago. He has used a jet wash on it many times and it now leaks unbelievably! It's like driving round in a giant water feature!! May be coincidence, but not worth taking the risk.
Now: Audi TT Mk1 1.8T quattro (225)
Then: Peugeot 206cc 2.0 (Black/Silver special edition)
Then: Peugeot 206cc 2.0 (Black/Silver special edition)
Re: Is the Car Wash OK?
never use a car wash 
to much damage to paint swirl marks etc
i do the following once or twice a week
pre wash with microfibre wash-mitt and autoglym shampoo
snow foam with lance and pressure washer
jet wash car including arches wheels and underneath
dry using a dry microfibre cloth
polish with autoglym super resin polish
wax with autoglym wax
auto glym blackner on the trims
us polish and wax every couple of months never ver us a car wash
