The Truth About Scratches
The cloth used at typical car washes, sponges and mechanical brushes can scratch your vehicle’s paint. As they clean, these materials grind abrasive dirt and sand into your vehicle’s finish, turning seemingly harmless cleaning products into mild sandpaper. You’ll notice the cobweb-like swirls created by this repeated “sandpapering” in bright light.
No matter how much soap and water you use to soak a car, some of that salt and sand will ultimately be rubbed into a vehicle's finish by the cloth brushes.
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In contrast to home washing, reports found that in most cases the high amounts of water and specialized chemicals used in professional car washes insure a far safer environment. In fact, gloss meter readings on new automobiles were virtually the same after the equivalent of several months of normal washings in a professional car wash. So come today...and keep that shine! |
