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This might seem like a really stupid question, but I like you really care about my car. I usually use the manual wash when washing my car but it is expensive and often enough I don't get everything clean :(. I cannot wash it at home because we use well water and as I understand it has a lot of minerals and salt that could damage the paint. My question is can I use the automatic wash for my car? The reason I was concerned Is if the pressure from the washer could strip decals or the stripes I have on my car.

please only leave constructive comments, sorry again for the stupid question!

I think a touch free car wash should be fine, don't know though...

Everyone's well water is different, but I've washed the car with mine for over 6 years and can't see an issue.

You could also buy a screw on in-line filter for your home water that goes on a standard hose....I have one I use for filling the hot tub, and they are goood for like 2000 gallons of water.

Don't wash your car with that well water man. You are absolutely right about it destroying your paint. If you have no other choice, the local touchless coin-op is the best you can get. I have taken my car through them many times when my car got muddy and it was still raining so I didn't want to wash it by hand, and my stripes are fine. Same with the paint. It doesn't get as clean. but if it's the best you can get, go for it.

In the past, I tried a touchless car wash and all it did was wash the dirt around! I had my microfiber towel to dry my car off afterwards and the towel got dark brown from all of the dirt that the car wash did NOT get off. Waste of money!

+1 same here. But if it's the best you can do, then you may have to go through more than once.

Go through the basic car wash twice :D

I found that the touchless is good for getting off debris and getting lost off, but that last bit that covers the car it doesn't seem to wash off at all, at least the first time around.

I agree, Touch-less is Worth-less. Unless like one coment said, if your just trying to get the mud of while it's raining won't hurt. We use to go to one when they first got popular years ago. And touchless means just that, it doesn't touch the dirt or grime.

NEVER wipe the car off after only a touchless carwash. You are smearing around dirt and grit that was not removed (which is why you are doing it in the first place) and you WILL swirl your car up to hell. The compromise? Find a local car wash with manual power sprayers and the such. Then get your soap and bucket and grit guards up there and get to washing. It's extra work but your car will look better and be cleaner.

What MustangFirstCar said. But I'd look into a filter/softener for the well water at the house.

If you use a Touch free/Brush free wash, you'll be ok

yeah the one near my just uses spray nozzles

Good to know and sorry all for the bad advice. I've edited my original post :D

I actually stopped wiping the car once I saw how dirty the car and towel was. I have never gone back to theat touchless car wash. I always wash my car by hand, but was on a time contraint and had a meeting to get to. Lessoned learned.......

Go to a touchless or go to a car wash that has bays for rental if you want to wash it yourself. However be careful with the under body pressure flushes, I had one rip the radiator cover right off the bottom. Cheap plastic part easy to replace.. but damaged it nonetheless.

The only reason I go to a drive through (non touchless) car wash is because my husband bought coupons for a fundraiser and his car is too low.. someone has to use it :icon_beamme: