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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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Ok so judging by all the posts I have seen on washing tips this may be a taboo subject; But does anyone take their S4 through a touch-less car wash? I have a delta sonic very close to my house and just wondered if anyone would care to share their opinions or views, pro's con's etc.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:39 AM
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One thing to watch out for with touchless car washes, is the soap/cleaner they might be using. I've heard that some use pretty harsh acidic cleaners that can be hard on your paint.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by s4buyer007
Ok so judging by all the posts I have seen on washing tips this may be a taboo subject; But does anyone take their S4 through a touch-less car wash? I have a delta sonic very close to my house and just wondered if anyone would care to share their opinions or views, pro's con's etc.
Tks in advance
I go through one of those high-powered water jet, no touch systems at my gas station weekly. Just to wash all the salt off... It's nice to have a scratch free car, but relatively impossible to do that in snow country, so I just try to keep it clean.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:22 AM
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I don't mind using a touch or touch-less car wash during the winter months only because I have a DA polisher and I LOVE to polish my car during the summer months.

I'm kind of a nerd...

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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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I have used the touchless washes with ALL of my cars, including the S4, weekly.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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if not the paint, it will probably cut deep into any wax job.....
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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You're wax will be gone after 2 washes.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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The only problem I've seen is the spray on wax that they use turns a bit dull after a while. This dullness is different than the absence of wax.

I clean and wax by hand and it bounces back. No chance of washing by hand in the middle of winter here so it's either touchless or nothing at all.
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Originally Posted by s4buyer007
Ok so judging by all the posts I have seen on washing tips this may be a taboo subject; But does anyone take their S4 through a touch-less car wash? I have a delta sonic very close to my house and just wondered if anyone would care to share their opinions or views, pro's con's etc.
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yes I use a touchless carwash, only as a last resort. They are ok for the most part but nothing beats the nice loving wash for you s4.
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