touch free laser car wash? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

rushdown · 10-13-2012, 10:24 AM

what are y'all opinion on touch free laser car washes?

I have never used 1 before.

whaap · 10-13-2012, 10:39 AM

I don't know what they are. Can't have an opinion.

RWD-boxer · 10-13-2012, 10:43 AM

Drop some videos and web sites and we can check it out

RWD-boxer · 10-13-2012, 10:51 AM

A laser car was is just a brand name , soap and high psi water .
So I would say big deal. Your car will not get as clean as a touch car wash.
But a touch car was is bad for your paint.

C. Charles Hahn · 10-13-2012, 01:21 PM

If your car is Opti-Coated/Opti-Guarded, the touchless washes will be a lot more effective than they would be without the coating....

Buzzy · 10-13-2012, 01:27 PM

Detailing after using touchless carwash is a massive pain they use some sort of sealer that seals in the dirt. Swirl marks are much easier to polish out. I only used touchless car wash on my Nissan from new and when I went to trade it in I figured I'd polish the crap out of it. It took washing the car down with dish soap, then med cut 3x to fine cut, to maquires gold x3 to get everything back mint.

Paul_S · 10-13-2012, 01:38 PM

If you were to compare a touchless car wash to a swirl-o-matic brush car wash the edge goes to the touchless. Now compare the touchless to a good hand wash using proper wash techniques , the hand wash wind hands down. On average a touchless uses some harsh chemicals to get the job done. I guess it depends on how OCD you are when it comes to the investment thats sitting in your driveway.

rushdown · 10-13-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Charles Hahn;494922]If your car is Opti-Coated/Opti-Guarded, the touchless washes will be a lot more effective than they would be without the coating....

I do have optiguard on it

sofrsnsokleen · 10-13-2012, 05:10 PM

they all depend on where you go and how frequent they're maintained. Closest one to my house did a decent job on the basic wash but when I spent more on the "super wash" it left a shit load of soap residue and my car looked like shit.

David-Fermani.com · 10-14-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rushdown

I do have optiguard on it

Touchless Lazer washes FTW!

10-13-2012, 10:24 AM	#1
rushdown Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 1998 Honda Accord, 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 20 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	touch free laser car wash? what are y'all opinion on touch free laser car washes? I have never used 1 before.

10-13-2012, 01:21 PM	#5
C. Charles Hahn Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: GMC Sierra Crew Cab Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 55 Thanks: 26 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If your car is Opti-Coated/Opti-Guarded, the touchless washes will be a lot more effective than they would be without the coating.... __________________ Charlie

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RWD-boxer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Black Location: Tally Posts: 291 Thanks: 27 Thanked 61 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A laser car was is just a brand name , soap and high psi water . So I would say big deal. Your car will not get as clean as a touch car wash. But a touch car was is bad for your paint.

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Paul_S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: red Location: USA Posts: 127 Thanks: 29 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you were to compare a touchless car wash to a swirl-o-matic brush car wash the edge goes to the touchless. Now compare the touchless to a good hand wash using proper wash techniques , the hand wash wind hands down. On average a touchless uses some harsh chemicals to get the job done. I guess it depends on how OCD you are when it comes to the investment thats sitting in your driveway.

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sofrsnsokleen GEARS!!??? Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: raven black 2013 scion fr-s Location: the southeast side of san antonio, where the players play! Posts: 202 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	they all depend on where you go and how frequent they're maintained. Closest one to my house did a decent job on the basic wash but when I spent more on the "super wash" it left a shit load of soap residue and my car looked like shit.

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