Can I put my car through the auto car wash without damaging the stripes? Or my auto car wash days are over and I have to do it myself.

Comments are appreciated.

 

I go through a touchless car wash all the time--no problems with the stripes after two years.

I'd avoid a rolling brush type of carwash at all costs though--probably wouldn't hurt the stripes, but all it does is take the dirt from the car in front of you to scratch the heck out of yours...

 

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

 

Yeah, stay away from any car wash where anything other than water actually touches your car. That includes the drive-in manual car washes because you never know what kind of wash mits and drying towels they use.

As far as the stripes go, I surely wouldn't use a brush type on them, even if you don't care about your paint. Those things might pull up the edge of the vinyl just enough to allow grit to start getting under there. Then it's a long, slow death for your stripes.

The self-serve high pressure wand type car washes are okay if, and ONLY if, you keep the wand several feet away from your paint. Get it too close, and it will strip the wax and polish right off the car.

 

You should be fine as long as you use a "Touchless" type of carwash system.