I hate car automatic car washes. The wheel wash brushes decided to position themeselves halfway down the car instead of on the wheels. Result... two circular wax rings about 6 inches in diameter left on the paintwork. Should I use T cut? or is there something better? Ive heard T Cut can be too aggressive?
Also I want to seal the paint with one of these polymer coatings which advertise no more waxing, a local company is charging £200! Is there an off the shelf package I can use or should I leave it to the pros?
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Hope this isn't the new Merc you are taking through a drive through car wash? Shame on you!
Re the circular wax rings, you could try applying extra polish to these and just polish them up but in the process remove the rings. Alternatively just leave it till the wax fades.
Re the polymer coatings, assuming you are talking about Supaguard and the like, go onto ebay and you can get for about £20, albeit you need to supply the elbow grease yourself.
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I've just come back from a walk with the missus during which we came across a spotlessly clean Five Series Touring parked on the owner's driveway, gold paintwork gleaming in the strong evening sunshine.
Did it look smart?
Unfortunately not, with thousands of car wash brush marks giving a 'hologram' effect to the paintwork.
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Maybe it WAS a hologram and not a real five series. ;-)
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I doubt if they are wax marks as I don't think the wheel brushes actually use a wax detergent. Could be wrong though.
Seeing how aggressive those brushes are I reckon it's far more likely that they've just scratched circles into the top layer of your laquer. At best a good paint restoring polish plus a really wax rich polish may bring them out (Meguiars Gold Class wax is good, or if you want quick results, Ive used Pledge Clean and Dust before on someone's car)
I would be going back to the garage and asking for details of their insurers so that you can pursue them for costs of having the car machine polished, 'cos that's the only way you're likely to get rid of the marks properly from the sounds of it...
Sorry to be a gloom merchant, I'm sure someone may have something more wncouraging to say soon. Good luck!
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I would be going back to the garage and asking for details of their insurers so that you can pursue them for costs of having the car machine polished, 'cos that's the only way you're likely to get rid of the marks properly from the sounds of it...
And you'd get shown the sign saying they accept no liability for any damage caused.
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and a quick visit to a legal site will reveal that sign is not worth the plastic its printed on and has no legal standing.
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Post a link up then, this sounds interesting I always assumed big comapnies would have something fairly watertight against this sort of thing.
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Indeed RF. It amazes me how many individuals/establishments think that they can change the law of the land by putting up a sign to that effect.
If you are legally liable, then you are legally liable. No amount of notices or disclaimers can change it. And if an automatic carwash damages a customers' car, of coure they are liable.
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He shouldn't of been so lazy,as to put it through a car wash,probably a company car.I have never used a car wash.You just can't beat a hosepipe,bucket,sponge and a bit of elbow grease.
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