I occasionally hit the touchless car wash from time to time, but 90% of the time, I wash by hand. It sucks this time of the year, but IMO the paint holds up better, longer.

I do threaten to beat the attendant to death at the local touchless when he pulls out this nasty dirty bristled brush on a pole and repeatedly, enthusiastically tries to talk me into letting him scrub the paint with it! NO WAY! Wheels and tires only, please!

 

heck with washing.......I love this LMAO
"Eddie... If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet,
I wouldn't be more surprised than I am now." - Clark Griswold

 

How I wish I could give my Pony a bath but the weather has been all wrong for it! I'm afraid my car would turn into a rolling replica of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic...so I'll have to live with that light layer of perpetually wet grime (from the constant rain/wet snow/sleet we've been getting all month.) until further notice. Sigh.

 

I hand wash mine, but i bought mine used and it has swirl marks. So the other owners probably used drive through car washes.

 

Run mine through the car wash in the winter. Otherwise I would have to fight my way through the deer herds licking the salt off it. If it were a show car and not a daily driver, I might think differently. So an occaisional wash and absolutely an undercarriage spray with rust inhibitor.

 

If you get a good detail company, they should be able to buff that out.

 

My buddy bought me a bottle of FW1 Racing Formula, Its a high performance cleaning wax. Waterless wash and wax works on paint, chrome, rims, glass, plastic and more.
But i was nervous about using it at first i have always washed my car by hand. I like taking my time, turning the radio on and make my baby shine's. I live in an apartment and we have our own car wash but it sucks. So one weekend i was wanting to wash my car and my buddy gave me this can of FW1 to use. So i sprayed a 4in by 4in spot on the driver side fender and wiped it off with a micro fiber towel and then came back over it with a dry micro fiber towel to wipe the wax off. Its been about a month since i used the FW1 and my car is still shinning. So if you guys are looking for something to use in the cold weather that does not require water this is a great product. My buddy got it for $11 at a gas station by our apartment. Here is a website that is listed on the can RGSLABS.com and worked great on my rims to hope this helps you guys out.

 

It is an awesome movie. Yes sir.

And I do wish I could wash either of my ponies, but they'll just have to settle for being dirty and grimy for a little while. Esp. the Fox body. It's just too darn cold this week.

 

Always by hand!
i dont trust anything
its not too bad here in CA because it doesnt get that cold but when i lived in NJ the salted roads did hell on the cars.

we used to give them a fast wash and hose out then pull them in the garage to dry

it was never too cold to get the salt off our cars but then again, i come from a car loving family

 

When it's too cold to wash it in the driveway I take it to one of the self-service car washes. Then I drive it home and hand dry it in the garage.