Car Wash or hand wash?
03-09-2007, 04:21 AM
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My Ride: "Angel I's" 2005 525i Debadged, Remote Homelink, Full Burl Package, Cold Weather PKG, Premium Sound PKG, BMW Wheel Stems, Biege Rubba Matz, EURO Tag, Dual Zone Vents, Automatic Car Ventilation, Rescue Kit. Due up: Aux Input, TINT, and K&N Filter and some Zaino LOVE for my Angel.
Yep I agree, you're gonna get the swirlies. I bought some SCRATCH X or something like that to take them away on the Porsche. It did a fair job, but not GREAT as it advertised. X10, removed those "finger nail marks in the well of the door handle on my sisters White Acura Legend..which used to be my hooptie, until her Minivan by Chrysler broke down....again. The problem is, it's no longer on the market, that's why I mentioned the Zaino. Suppose to be a 2 step process with repeated apps sporatically until you get the shine and swirlies out. Check it out and see how it goes. It's a little pricey, but for the most part, the pics and testimonials on the site gives great reviews. Used by the Vette people alot too, and I think the handwash guy who charges 5K a wash!!!
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
03-09-2007, 05:24 AM
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My Ride: Mini Cooper
I take my to a company called Cars and they hand wash, steam the carpets, get light sratchs out and give it 3 layer poslish. all this takes about 2 to 3 hrs with 3 people.
too this cost $90 a shot which is worth it.
Every time after finish its like it just come out the show room.
too this cost $90 a shot which is worth it.
Every time after finish its like it just come out the show room.
01-09-2009, 08:41 AM
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My Ride: 08 550 Carbon Sport Almost everything factory, but no sound upgrades.
Does anyone have experience and/or an opinion about car washing with a steam machine?
In our area we cannot wash our own cars and the hand car wash I have used now uses steam.
How about that?
sixcard
In our area we cannot wash our own cars and the hand car wash I have used now uses steam.
How about that?
sixcard
01-09-2009, 09:58 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='763698' date='Jan 9 2009, 09:41 AM
Does anyone have experience and/or an opinion about car washing with a steam machine?
In our area we cannot wash our own cars and the hand car wash I have used now uses steam.
How about that?
sixcard
In our area we cannot wash our own cars and the hand car wash I have used now uses steam.
How about that?
sixcard
Well that's a new one to me, and now I'm curious too! 
01-09-2009, 10:32 AM
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My Ride: 2008 535i / Black Sapphire / Premium / Navigation / Bluetooth / PDC / USB Audio Integration / 6 Speed Sport Automatic with Steptronic / Logic 7 / Comfort Access / Auto Folding Mirrors / Comfort Seats / Rear Heated Seats / 35% Tint All Around / Black Dakota Leather
I take mine to the Sunoco touchless carwash and it adds something at the end to prevent watermarks. The dryer does a good job as well. It comes out sparking clean with no watermarks 
It's an ecoWash and I buy the ecoBrilliant version. No swirlmarks. Not sure how the pressure affects the paint. I washed my previous vehicle (2003 530i) all the time (for 2 years) and I had no problems with it.
Check out the following site:
http://www.sunoco.ca/default.aspx?ID=2392
It's an ecoWash and I buy the ecoBrilliant version. No swirlmarks. Not sure how the pressure affects the paint. I washed my previous vehicle (2003 530i) all the time (for 2 years) and I had no problems with it.
Check out the following site:
http://www.sunoco.ca/default.aspx?ID=2392
01-09-2009, 10:32 AM
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My Ride: 08 550 Carbon Sport Almost everything factory, but no sound upgrades.
Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='763777' date='Jan 9 2009, 01:58 PM
Steam?? Well that's a new one to me, and now I'm curious too!
Well that's a new one to me, and now I'm curious too! 
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ead.php?t=5443
http://autodetailingnews.com/kleen-car-aut...er-steamer.html
01-09-2009, 05:26 PM
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My Ride: 2010 M5 alpine white, black full leather, etc.
My vehicle experienced salt for the first time over the New Year's holiday going out to Southhampton. I felt I couldn't clean it well enough myself and it stayed in the garage salt encrusted and uncovered. The following Sunday I drove my son to LaGuardia airport to go back to college. On my way back to Manhattan I spotted Beverly Hills hand wash on Astoria Blvd. in Queens. For $20 one guy completely did the vehicle by hand inside and out. He did a terrific job.
01-10-2009, 09:13 AM
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My Ride: 2006 530i. Built 5/2005. Bought by me 7/2008. Olivin Green, beige interior; 6MT; sport package; cold weather package; premium sound package; xenon lights; PDC; rear shades.
Model Year: 2006
I'll go to the touchless carwash in a pinch, especially in the winter to get the road salt off. Otherwise I do my own washes.
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