Anybody here use these all the time when they wash their cars?

 

I do quite often. White car doesn't show many swirls, and the crappy thing paint has me less concerned about it. It's already crap, so I don't mind.

 

I use them too. I heard that in some cases the high water pressure can blast the dirt into the paint!



On a side note - I went through the car wash at the Shell station around the corner from my house. I had a small chip on the front bumper and the SUPER high pressure wash/rinse blasted a quarter sized circle of paint off my bumper! I was not impressed.

 

I use them. I use like $3 on a regular wash like $4.50 if um washin it good. Just make sure u rinse the brush before u use it. Don't know what's on it to mess up your paint.

 

+1 to rinsing the brush before using, but I would recommend only using them for a quicky rinse, and leave the brush where it is.

 

It's a crummy alternative to a proper wash, but it's all that I can do in an apartment for now. The one near me absolutely chews the dollars though, it's like $1 for 40 seconds.

 

This! Its ok to use the brush on your windows or rims, but NEVER on your paint.

 

coin car washes are all I use.



I spend about 9-10 minutes in there every time.. Costs me about 4-5$ a week or so..



I never touch the car either, only air dry (go on a higher speed drive for about 10-15 minutes afterwards)



I start out with about 3-5 minutes of the light pressure pre-rinse of the triple shine conditioners to let it really soak and rinse off most of the car.. Then I go to the higher pressure soaps (after most of the dirt and crap has rinsed off the car) and never use a brush of any kind.



Some of the coin washes have the air shammee's which do a pretty good job of a spot free dry.



Come summer time, I might actually touch the car for the first time with a cloth



Rinsed or not, I would NEVER EVVVVVVER use the brush on a car I cared about.. Although, the paint on the V is not the greatest, so I don't know how much I will care about it in a year or so.. might just bring the brush out to piss the car off, lol.

 

While were on this topic...... NEVER use the gas station squeegee on your windows either!

 

I'll have to go with turbosocks response. I have a bodykit so no autowashers for me. Besides you can get a better wash without going to an autowash.