How many use automatic car washes?

[PT_Cuda]

Only when covered in road salt will I go through one with my old pick up.

My PT's don't see a car wash unless is the DIY wash bays and I bring my own bucket but that has been a few years since I have a house now.. I can count on one hand the number of times someone other than myself has washed my PT's and a most of those were by a guy who works for meguiars..

[PTCruizin99]

well i used to go all the time but now its like once or twice in summer other than that its hand washed and waxed with like 4 coats of wax so it stays clean for bout 2 months after those 4 coats.

[Soldat]

DO NOT take any car through an automatic car wash with brushes unless it's a poo brown bubba special station wagon with monster truck tires on it. I made that mistake and it chipped up my car pretty badly. The touchless ones, yeah I'd say those are fine.

[vtmdsm27]

We have Mike's Car Washes here (Mikes Express Car Wash) and I have complete trust in their systems for both my coveted Buick Park Ave and my beloved PT convertible.

[yteka99]

In the winter time i use them just to keep the salt off my car. But its hard to find washes around my city that dont have a real tall wheel bar thing, my body kit is to low.

[jkt]

Touchless automatic is fine, but wreaks havoc (read: removes) most waxes within a wash or two.

I've had good results using Collinite paste wax this winter w/ automatic washes, however. It is marketed as detergent-proof. Certainly has held up after a wash a week for 6 weeks on my Miata.

[OurPTGT]

TOUCHLESS only for salt removal. Went last week and found out both of my back 1/4 windows leak like a sieve

[Hooligan]

Originally Posted by OurPTGT

TOUCHLESS only for salt removal. Went last week and found out both of my back 1/4 windows leak like a sieve

Check with your dealer, there is a recall out for those windows.

[quicksilverdon]

I don't take it to a car wash. In winter, I will go to a coin-op do-it-yourself booth type - I bring my meguires soap, spnges, bucket, and just use their warmed water. I don't like it, but my hoses are frozen...

[soonercruiser]

Same as QSD!