Just curious what people's opinion is on taking a new car through a no touch car wash. I usually used it on my old car, there's no cloths touching the car, just the wand going around pressure washing and spraying the soap - then air dry at the end (door is an automatic actual door not the plastic crap hanging down).

I assume there's no risk of swirls etc. this way. Is it safe to go through these in a brand new car? Do you need to give the paint time to cure or anything? I just picked it up today though it's been sitting in a depot for a week or two so it's not like it rolled out of the factory last week or anything.

It's going to rain all week, and this is my every day car and I work on a gravel road (about a half mile down it). I'll be taking it nice and slow down it but the car is going to get dirty.

It's still stupidly cold here (Canada eh) so I don't have the hoses etc. out yet to wash it in the laneway though I could drag them out.

 

They are fine. And where ya from. Saskatoon here

 

The one near my house works "okay", but really doesn't clean all the junk off the rear of the car. IMO- they're good for getting the top layers of dirt off, but don't really "clean" the car. I ran mine through a touchless wash one time, and decided to shine it up better when I got home. I used a micro-fiber cloth and detail spray, and the cloth came away grey with dirt.

 

Im from Southern Ontario. Ya they don't do a show shine but a good enough job when I can't do it at home. Absolute necessity in winter.

 

They are alright, but I found out the hard way that some can damage your wheels when you pull in. I now refuse to do any washing unless it's at a DIY wash stall. All of my wheels are scraped, just enough to tell its not road rash, but not down to bare metal.

 

That is my favorite kind of car wash. It's easy. It always does a good job.

 

got no choice in the winter.