I baby my '03 WRX. Wash once a week; wax once a month. But with the winter months coming up, a wash is gonna be a pain in the rump! I just wanna know if the brushes at the pubic car washes (i.e. Shammy Shine) are really that bad for your car body or if it won't matter too much. Any suggestions?

 

I would never use those brushes at the car wash. They are not rinsed out after each use. If the person before you used it to clean dirt or sand (or anything abrasive) off their vehicle you could be in for a surprise!

 

Yeah. That's what I thought I just wanted to make sure. Any suggestions of winter car washing? 'preciate it!!

 

unless u use brushless wash, kinda scary tho cause its very loud, but that works. or that waterless wash stuff, u ever see that.

 

Yeah. That's what the Shammy Shines are all about but when I had my Neon (which I didn't care too much about) the foaming brushes were key to getting your car clean. But nic3krnnamja83 suggested I tryout the high pressure wash stuff. I'll give that a try. Any idea on how bad road salt is for you paint job?

 

hey your from new jersey, i used to live in bergen county for like 8 years wow i miss those days, only if i lived there with my suby what fun i could have? where u live Sbwrx5? you know u could just run a hose over your car without the sprayer thing just running and go over your whole car eveyr couple of days really simple. especially during raining season just to get those contaminants off.

 

Yeah that's a good idea. I took it to the Shammy Shine last night and did the power soaper thing, that worked out pretty well. I'm in North Jersey, Hunterdon County. You shoulda had you Sub here for the snow dude. Good times.

 

SBwrx5 you have a pm

 

if you really have to use the brush for some reason. make sure you use the spray and wash off most if not all the dirt on the brush first before using. I would hand wash without using the brush as much as possible.

 

Hand car washes are good also if you have one in your area.

 

i'm in passaic county in jersey, exactly how much do these brush washes cost? and is it worth it?

I was planning on just washing m'self using the armor all wipes... sucha hassle tho

oh and also, is it detrimental if I wax it when it's really cold out?

 

dont wash your car when its too cold or too hot. i use to go to those do it yourself car washes but it sempt like i got more scratches from the brushes. i live in a 23 story building here in LA and i dont have access to a hose. so i went to TARGET and bought myself one of those pressure weed things (u put water in it and give it a few pumps and the water is pressurized) to wash my car. I also went out and bought a few terry cloth towels. i cut off the seems and the tags. i washed them with no soap. and i dried them with no fabric softener. im currently using mcguires carnabu (sp.?) wax. and mcguires polish. so far since june i have washed my car at least once every two weeks. and i have yet to see any swirl marks. if you have the time i recommend doing it all yourself. its very relaxing but it takes me to wash and wax my car about 2 hours. and sometimes more. but ill tell you what.... its pays off when you see your car in the sunlight clean as a whistle...

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I don't know why you would even wash it in winter - driving around with snow/salt/sand covered roads should ruin your wash job in about 1 mile. Maybe the wash at the Chevron (touchless) would work - pretty cheap and gives it a good spray down. Just don't get their wax crap.