Touchless Automatic Car Washes
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- čas přidán 12. 11. 2015
- In this video, I demonstrate how ‘good’ touchless automatic car washes are. My car was dirty prior to the wash, and stayed merely the same after the wash. Take a look!!
The best way by far to wash your car is to do it at home, with the cleaning brushes you want, with the soaps you want, and you aren’t pressed for time like a coin-bay car wash.
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I can't believe a detailer just told everyone to use a non-touchless car wash. What a joke
Dylan Adrian yo was just thinking this agh cringe when he said this.
I bought a new black car last year and had a monthly membership with a car wash that had bristles. I had no idea what damage it caused until it was done. Swirls everywhere. My clear coat was so messed up. I finally took it and had a major exterior an interior detail done and thankfully she's back to looking showroom new! Detail guy really gave me a lecture on what car wash to use and what not. First preference was just wash the car myself. Two: Find a good touch-less wash. Cancelled my monthly membership and happy I did. People that can't wash their car at home or apartment, maybe you have family or a friend you can pass a few bucks their way and wash at their place?
I used a touch less car wash for the first time and also because it is way too cold to wash by hand! the salt and snow leave my red car looking really bad! But I was very surprised because the touch less car wash did an awesome job; it is in a nicer area and the car wash facility looks really well kept! So I'm sticking to touch less car washes for the rest of winter. I guess not all touch less car washes have the same results .
Weird. I have an automatic car wash near my house that is touchless. It is so much more complex than this one. Even black cars come out absolute spot less. The one near my house has 3 foaming soap, prerinse, multiple cycles. clear coat, etc.
same with the one in my area, the one we have also cleans the undercarriage which is useful in the winter with all the salt on the roads.
+MrNick98 Same here, in my area we have a touch less car wash that leaves cars spotless. It cost $12 but it starts with low pressure soapy water, high pressure rinse, triple colored soap, a few rinse cycles and then it sprays that rain-x stuff. It leaves cars very clean with a just waxed feeling. I occasionally use it but I apply hand wax on my car as soon as I get home.
+Mr.T456 pretty much the same here. Minnesota has a bunch of Kwik trip gas stations with the option of touch-less and being able to have it touched. me and my dad always go for the touch-less option now and just go over it with a pink spray (unknown name) kinda like a spray wax. also owning two black vehicles and two others one red one tan. the wash does an excellent job for $4.00 plus car meets during the summer is a plus because its just a simple wax
yea we have what we call laser wash that for $15 leaves the car spotless but not trucks always bring a drying towel though
Hyvee car wash here in Kearney cleans 99%
great video man... im subscribing to you
Good vid! You're very articulate 😊
Hey folks support Milan! he is NOT lying about the self serve bays... I must've went in behind a tar truck because my paint was fucked after using the foaming brush.
Those brushes are too harsh for car paint. Don't even use a brand new one. It was the bristles that fucked your car.
I've had that experience and my car is a brand new car. Washed it after having it 2 weeks. The touchless car wash is at my dealer's place and it did such a crappy job. I would prefer to hand wash my car but I live in a condo.
That car wash you went into, (at least where I live) is the bottom barrel car wash. At the very least is will get the road salt off...if you live in snowy areas. Near my work place we have really elaborate touchless systems that wash underneath, and really do a nice job... I go through once a week during the winter. The one in the video is a "gas station" type touchless car wash.
if you dont mind me asking what cleaning foam do you use on your car? i have a pressure washer i use and i need to purchase a foam to use with it.
thxs for the info
I have a black car. I would never take it to a conventional car wash with bristles. I love touchless car washes though, but I use them as a maintenance wash. I wash my car by hand, and I use the touchless in between hand washes so that my car never gets too dirty.
Thank you! ALWAYS clean a car manually , no automatic car washes.
Spread the word boy!
+TechAbra That is for sure!!
I have a great automatic touchless car wash near my house and it's amazing. My car always comes out nice and clean with no problems. I prefer washing my car myself but I live in an apartment so that's not always an opinion. Our car wash does great here though.
what is name of the company that manufactured the machine ?
My car actually gets cleaned by this, it also depends on the pressure and how many turns the arm goes. My only issue is that it doesn't clean the bottom, reason being removing salt during winter time.
Seriously, that was the most basic of automatic car washes I have ever seen, I only go to washer that have the Water Wonder Machine. Best on the market
touchless is good for winter it can get a lot of salt. off ur undercarriage and dilute the rest
Scott Garner people who are saying to hand wash obviously don't live in climate that is often below freezing. I personally hand wash from spring to fall but in winter, I'll go through a touchlessto wash off salt...
This guy lives in S Ontario
hey bro, whats the best wax to use on my car to protect the paint?
thanks man
i just got my black car brand new with 4 km , and i went thru touchless wash bay after a month ( first car wash after brand new ) , it came out same dirty as yours, im assuming the dealer didn't do a proper wax job as delivery . what do you guys think ?
dont use automatic car wash at all. Used a premium wash and still dirty even if it touched the car. Do it yourself or find a good place that does it for you. inspect their work to make sure
+KoNLaR Thats for sure!! I was trying to make a point. I detail my car myself and do a MUCH better job than what an automatic car wash can do
+KoNLaR
Most touchless washes work great. Using and understanding the correct chemicals and temp is key. You just picked a poorly managed wash.
Nailed it!
Nailed it!
Kent Adelson Or every car wash around here sucks? Anyways Ive stopped using them because they leave swirls on your paint.
the best thing you can do if you live in an apartment/area without access to your own hose is take your car to a self service bay with a pressure washer. Bring your own bucket, soap, water, wash mit, detailing spray, wheel cleaner, micro fiber towels, etc.
if its coin operated make sure you have at least enough coins to start it twice (my local wash requires 2.50 each time so i bring 5$ in quarters)
1. once youve unpacked all your tools (BEFORE inserting any coins) start by cleaning your wheels and tires (personally i use a spray product to coat my wheels and tires and give them a thorough scrubbing with the foaming brush) Once youre satisfied with the state of your wheels you can then put in enough coins to start the pressure washer on the Rinse setting so you can rinse off your tires and the rest of the car (you want to be quick with this but pay special attention to areas where you see caked on dirt, you want the entire car to be wet and all the caked on dirt gone so keep going around till the timer runs out.
2. grab your wash mit and give the car a thorough top to bottom wash.
3. start up the pressure washer again and give the car a thorough rinse.
4. you can either dry the car with your towels, or you can hit it with detailing spray, or if you have a sealant like Adams Polishes H2O Guard and Gloss you can apply it while the car is wet while you dry. from here i personally prefer driving home to apply wax in the parking lot where i live, but assuming you live in an area where the car wash isnt in particularly high demand you could get away with doing any waxing right there in the stall.
If you decide to give this a try be courteous to other people who want to use the wash stalls, try to find a time/day that you can go in when there will always be at least one empty stall so you dont hold up a line.
The self serve by my town kicked me out for using my own bucket and rag. I want to hurt them.
My city has a water ban so washing at home is out of the picture. I do use a self wash bay about a mile from home but bring my own mitts, towels & buckets. Even with that when I get home I still have to do some touch ups. I have a full size pickup and need to use a step stool to reach the middle of the hood and roof so I wax, etc at home. I also clean my wheels & vacuum at home. Those vacs at the car wash are useless and having the doors open just lets the breeze blow all the dirt, etc. in the parking lot back into my vehicle (in my experience).
Great video (Y)
Id do a touchless wash out of desperation if I was about to pick up my date. A touch wash? Never. All you're doing is allowing everyone else's grit to be scrubbed against ur clear coat. Luckily I don't go to carwashes so I dont have this dilemma. Do it at home, in the driveway, with a three bucket system, foam gun, and lambswool mit. Then air dry it in the garage, garage door closed, with a high power leaf blower.
+Julius Cesar Dunno about the states but that's forbidden in Sweden, unless you have products that are really Eco-Friendly.
+TrocaderoKillen Sorry to hear that. How are Swedish people supposed to keep their cars swirl free? Serious question. In the states You can wash your car in your driveway. Even in California despite there being a drout here
+Julius Cesar well, most doesn't give a fuck.
+TrocaderoKillen that sucks for you guys
+Julius Cesar legit, but thanks for assuming all of us have house and access to water and no prohibitions in our apartments bldgs against washing car in the parking lot, thank you
5:52 that's pretty much how my car feels like after my own hand wash~
i only use the touchless washes in the winter to get salt off my car
I agree with that. you just proved it.
We have one here that does an amazing job. Looks like you need to find a different chain.
I'm new to your channel and thought I noticed you live in Ontario. Do you take clients? Would love to get a detailing done.
+Phreaqin ™ I sure do! Send me an email at milanmastracci@gmail.com. Thanks
Spot on. As a professional detailer I can assure you they don't work. First pre-soak is usually acid based detergent, followed by an alkaine based detergent, bad news. Will strip any wax coating instantly and can turn bullbars and external trim white eventually. Use a two bucket method with foam gun and microfibre towel dry to keep your car at it's best.
I wonder if all the touchless systems have the same problems or is it typical just for some of them. I guess it may by just like with the brushes -some are better and some are weaker?
I'm glad you made a video of this before I was going to try out a touchless wash. Your vids are so helpful
+MrChris2Fur Thats why i'm here ;)
2:00
Crowd is clapping to my dancing 😝🤣
I've been using touchless carwashes for as long as I remember. I didn't know it was special.
How do you restore faded black plastic parts?
my local touch less car wash does the job! especially on winter as i cant wash my cars. atleast it removes salt and underwash it with anti rust. only problem is the dryer doesn't dry it completely...
and oh yeah, ultimate wash gives me those colorful and bubble gum smell wax. in your video it was only soap, water and shine guard. that car wash you went is a rip off. hehe
Why did you just get pre soap and only one time high pressure water?
dryer job is completely up to the driver. i usually do a full dryer round, back up and do it again (even if theres a car behind me there's always enough room). keep in mind i only use touchless washes during the winter to get rid of excess salt, and i know these suck when it comes to washing to detail... but nonetheless cool vid
+Brandon iG If I have extra time, yes I do the same thing :)
So what year should the car be because those bristles jack up the paint on cars newer than 2009 !!!!
I guess I am lucky where I am from. my car wash is touchless with wax, wheel polish, weatherproof rinse, and a dryer that gets about 90% of the car dry. my car is my baby and I am always impressed when I'm done for only $7 lol
+Derpy Hooves THats not bad at all!! The automatic ones over here start at $8
Who/what?????
@@OneLeggedStormChaser Kwik trip
I go to one like this near my house and its the same idea but it works it puts a sealer, turtle wax, spot free rinse ect.. And i also did what u did and nothing came off from the wax and towel and my car was covered in Canadian salty roads
+Tarik El-Asfour Than you got super lucky!! This car wash didn't quite do a good enough job for me
An car wash that touches your car can scratch your car since it could have little rocks in the Brussels then yea it may be clean but it could scratch your car hard
I usually go through these in the winter, my car is plastidiped and it's pretty good for the price here the cheapest is $5 and its good to go thru every couple days since all that salt and snow. -__-
+MisterAmuse Yeah thats very true!!! Getting this car wash is better than none during the winter
I live in New England can't really wash my car at home in winter.
Can you make a video on coin self car wash?
+An Drew Sure can :)
We used to have this Shammy car wash where they had brushes that scrubbed your car AND instead of a shitty blow dryer a couple of guys took some shammy towels and dried your car that way and that was my mom's favorite car wash but for some reason they closed down.
And at work we have to wash the trucks by hand every Friday. My boss refuses to use an automatic car wash and I agree 100% with that lmao
Thehe touchless carwash around me does a way better job than that one.. Mine has more cycles than that one did so that could be the problem and mine cost $12
he took the lady bug on the car wash trip too haha 5:57
thnx
What kind of car do you have
What yr is ur honda?
What foam cannon would you recommend for a 1500psi washer??
+Joe Perez www.amazon.com/MTM-Hydro-Professional-Adjustable-Foamer/dp/B00EDSLVQC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1447473345&sr=8-4&keywords=foam+cannon
was gonna mention. this is Esso Gas station (big gas station franchise in Canada).... their car wash I use REGULARLY.... and yes I agree....if your car is as dirty as the accord in the video; then yes you will not clean your vehicle... this specific car wash is meant for maintenance washing...meaning that you FIRST clean your car thoroughly (@ home etc) then with small amounts of dirt...this wash will be more than sufficient..... ALSO.... the blower is key... you gotta go through SLOWLY. thanks
Well in middle winter I wish I had one those around hear for me at least gets most salt and junk off but if you use a a self serve bay why would I use that dirty brush that sits on floor and if you go to a brush car wash let scrach hell outta your car you could always do apc rinse eith pump sprayer before wash with touch less go through onr when get home it has some uses if you live in a apartment or some whare caint connect a hose
o sht u acknowledged the voice crack haha. DW, mine cracks quite often too :'(
+Teh Stranger? Oh yeah!! It does it every once in a while lol
It's like I can smell the soap.
Shame I can't wash my own car here in the city I live in, you either have to bring it to a car wash like this or a place that does professional detailing.
Also i have to ask, Did you even try and contact the owner or attendant of the car wash? We get so frustrated as Car wash owners, attendants, when people go to social media and complain and trash our business for these issues and never even contact us. Bit of advice. ALWAYS contact the owner or attendant. 95% of the time if the facility is well managed you can get your money back or a free wash. I as a Car wash manager always take a complaint of road film serious. I use my over ride card and take the customer into the Self serve and show them how to use the brush to scrub off the road film then I have them pull up to our autos and start up a free wash (usually upgraded to our best wash) and then meet them at the end of the wash to see what they think. 95% of the time they come back and leave satisfied. It's called great customer service. Also when you bring up your concern to the Car wash management then we know there might be a potential problem that may need fixed. We cant fix something if we do not know the issue exists.
That cost $10??? That was a waste. Usually the ultimate has trifoam, rainx, other things that are special to it. That place is a rip off.
I prefer Self-Service Car washes.
I think spot free rinse is useful
touchless is for pre-wash before handwash :-D
Should the car windows be open or closed during the wash?
jeremy western opened
Open for best results
Half way opened
Def open. This way you get the inside washed as well .
I only use touchless, I had one with the brushes scratch my paint
True also I’ve been through millions of touchless car washes and do a wonderful job
I think it depends, this guy went through the dryer fast asf like nothing. Your suppose to do part to part slowly in the dryer. Your gonna have water spots still like any wash but not as much as you. The one I go to has wax and other goodies too and it’s pretty good in my opinion.
I drive $400-600 beaters. 100% mechanically solid till they rot out but never wash them one time i own them. I have had really nice clean black vehicles in my life and keeping them clean and pretty was a real pain in the ass. my current rides are a 1986 F250XL that was a farmers truck with all the paint lemon pealed and sun baked. paints shot. and a 2005 Grand caravan with 250k miles and silver. both cars never been washed in 2 years.
i have a hand wash place up the street thats cleans inside and outside perfectly. with tip its just under 20, worth the 20 min wait.
+yellow5n Thats not bad at all actually
The touchless car wash in your area is not even close to as complex to the one in my area. It goes through multiple cycles of prewashes, soaks, foam, clear coat, wax, etc. It cleans my car very good and i live in massachusetts so my car gets very dirty in the winter
Dang dude how long do you go between washes? You're prob spending a lot more on gas.
Well, I go to a self service. Use Rinse, Soap, Rinse and then I drive my car in highway so It gets dry when I drive. That makes the car clean and spotless. If I still have marks, I use lubricant spray and clay bar and microfiber and then I wax the car.
Bruh you can't let your car get THAT dirty and bring it to a touchless carwash
My favorite kind of car washes is the touchless car washes.
lol, here in the pacific north west all the rain acts to wash and the pine needles scrub. My family hasnt washed our car in a few months.
disclaimer: our cars look like crap.
Thumbs up. also Bring your own to a do it yourself bay and use just the rinse and rinse then fill your buckets and wash it urself. $2 is all it should cost you but you can use their spot free rinse if you dont want water marks
+Jason Kaplan Not all places car washes have that. The car washes in my area are crap tbh lol
+milanmastracci That sucks
Old video, I know. But I'm just seeing it now.
You need to take this up with the owners. We have one looks a lot like that one that I use weekly in the winter, mostly for the under spray to rinse out the road salt. It's far from perfect but my car (2015 Audi) comes out mostly clean. A lot cleaner than yours did.
Reason I say take it up with the owners is because maybe they're not aware there's a problem (or maybe they don't care...). In my case I found a problem and gave the owner a friendly call to let them know. Turned out to be a Mom & Pop operation who were truly concerned about it, addressed it immediately (leaky overhead fitting dripped on cleaned car) and gave me some coupons for my trouble for a couple free car washes.
Those touchless jobs can and should do a better job, and rather than broadcast your blanket condemnation of them, do the right thing and let the owner know first.
the car washes with brushes are laden with dirt from hundreds of previous cars and they'll certainly scratch your topcoat.
John C They're actually rinsed with every rotation, so everything you said about that is completely false.
why foam detergent apply on it .use only water that is not enough
Do you keep engine running?
Yes, however you can turn it off if you like. It doesn't make a difference.
Wow....that was pretty bad. Just throwing money out the window. Garbage!!!!! Great video dude
Well then, compare to an express car wash tunnel. Some places have a ceramic coating, Simoniz, and much much more. Touch car washes do better, as long as they are maintained.
I never use a automatic wash unless you want scratches all over ur car . Winter in ohio touch less wash is better then nothing the salt is crazy here ... fuck hand wash in 0 degrees !
I never go through any automatic carwashes including the carwashes with direct contact bristles, slaps, brushes that's bad on your car paint. Fine point though +milanmastracci
hint for those who washes there car at the carwashes by hand high pressure the soap brush first to remove dirt off the brush.
Hand wash car wash best option
In Canada they do a good job xD
He lives in Canada
Okay, how do you wash your car in the freezing winter though? Versus just being able clean it yourself in the summer.
This is a Ryko Radius with Slimline Dryers.
storm simulator?
Touchless wash is useless then. I guess it might be good for us guys in the UK to just quickly wash off the road salt. Our gritter teams use road salt to melt ice/snow. But salt can rust cars. So needs washing off
Won't the rails that push your car scratch the wheels ?
+Jose Amaya This type of car wash does not have any tracks or anything so you can even have a slammed car and not worry about scrapping anything. There is sensor that the car drives onto and when the front drivers tire gets on it, it tells you to stop. If the car wash had tracks, I wouldn't dare bring my car there
+milanmastracci ah ok bro lol I was wondering, I never go thru those car washes I just wash it my self follow me on IG bro!!! K24joe_cl9
Well there's too many variables, starting with the obvious which is chemical agents and dosing. Then there's the whole workflow of pre-rinse as the car enters and applying of shampoo/foam on a wet car - you can see how it immediately starts to come off the car, those type of products are best applied on a dry car and let the agent do its thing for a while then rinse it off, doesn't even have to be with such a high pressure. And so on and so on. I'd say the concept is pretty good but the algorithm needs tweaking.
most places do RAIN X witch i lov
The dirt in the end was probably mist
The voice crack of 10$ waste and having to wash the car again :P
+Mohammed Abdulgaffar I knew it wouldn't wash the car. It was for the video :)
Too bad us up north don't have the luxury of washing our cars ourselves during the winter :/
Lukas I still do mine even if it's 20°F outside and snow on the ground 😂. It's just really miserable to do but better than having swirl marks.
You never want to take your car to a brush style car wash that will leave your car just as bad as washing your car with those self washing stations
+alex covarrubias I agree!! They're brutal
What was with that creep ass head turn around 3:17 lol
well not all automatic car wash does that ,i mean this automatic car wash which he choosed was a really bad one ,in my country its completely different and safe than this one which is showed in the video
captain Ben yeah that's what I thought. This one hella sucked.
Its because how they are maintained
And its a ryko radius
Where I am theres a place called Detricks. Its not a touchless wash but that place is from the gods.
The automatic car washes that aren't touchless can scratch your car. I've had some gnarly scratches once, thankfully it was a shit car but still. Hand washing is the only way to have a satisfactory wash