5 Ways The Car Wash Will DESTROY Your Car! 

Never go to a charity car wash! Usually those kids know absolutely nothing about washing. They use dish soap and beach towels.

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does anyone else really enjoy cleaning their car

I usually just hire someone to blow up my car and get a new one.

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I appreciate how you left that tongue twister in the video lmao that was one of the best parts

i drive a jeep if the car wash doesn't damage my car its ok it'll just kill itself over time....

>take my shitbox to car wash for the first time since i own it >comes out looking better than ever

leave the detailing to ammo nyc, chrisfix, and chemical guys!!!!

U should do a POV for ur next rally when u drive. Like if u agree

not everyone has a BMW or Mercedes Benz, I'm perfectly fine letting my 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche go through a touch less car wash. hell it looks better dirty

Show us how you wash your Lambo.

i dunk my car in the ocean every once a while it does a really good job

my local car wash said i am not allowed there anymore because of all my camber.

I used sand paper to dry my car and guess what I found out, the real color of my car

The best way to get dirt off your car is sanding pads. Grinders with wire wheels work to.

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Awesome video, I learned a few things. ALSO your "when the guard wears" moment made me laugh pretty damn hard.

HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO WASH MY CAR THEN?!?

I used to work at a full service car wash in college. It's a shitty job and we cut corners sometimes. Car washes are fine every once in awhile but not all the time. We had a guy who was a regular there and got his black Nissan Maxima washed 4-5 times a week. It was a really nice Maxima but I watched the clearcoat deteriorate over the 9 months I was working there to the point that it was peeling off on the corners of a lot of the body panels. My point is, car washes are fine every once awhile, just don't wash your car at a car wash all the time. If you want it done the right way do it yourself. If I'm totally honest though most people won't even ever notice the scratches car washes can cause. Especially on lighter colored vehicles.

Loving the daily uploads :D

One good reason of automated car washes is if you live in the northeast during winter months it washes all the salt off from underneath the car

I just came back from Tire repair . . . My front left tire had split on the inside wall. They mechanic said its from the car wash stretching and rubbing against the inside.... had no idea.

Today I feel it's crazy to spend too much time worrying about having impeccable paint. I used to enjoy spending many hours on a weekly washing and, 3 times a year, waxing and detailing my cars. I used name brand car washing materials. My cars looked a bit nicer then; but the paint itself did not last any longer than the neglected cars I have come across with family and friends.

This video holds very little truth... I have been detailing cars for 11 years and have been operating express exterior automatic car washes for the past 3 years. And I assure you that using a professional car wash is safer than using the human hand. I will explain why. While yes. There are automatic car washes that hold true to what you speak of in the video. However nearly all of the bad car washes are located behind gas stations or at full service car washes (when people drive your car into the car wash). It comes down to doing your research and finding the right one. A professional car wash should only use a brush material called neoglide (similar to the foam on a wet suit). This foam brush material does not hold dirt nor water and while scrubbing the vehicle there is low ph clear coat safe detergent and water are sprayed into the brush to keep it well lubricated and to keep the brush flushed out and ready for the next car. You also have to imagine that the brush is spinning. Anything that could even get stuck into the brush is going to fling off of the brush because it is rotating. Additionally HF acid is never ever used in a soft touch car wash. HF acid is required in touchless car washes because otherwise cars would not come out clean via there is no agitation. About damage from the rails on the track, this goes back to finding the correct car wash. We have washed over 1 million cars at one of our car wash locations and not once had a claim via damage from the conveyor. If the track were to be damaged and unmaintained your brining your car to the wrong wash. Also you have to remember that your car most likely went through a automatic car wash at the dealership before you even owned the car. In conclusion, I am considering making a video of our car wash in action explaining how washing your car at a professional automatic car wash is much safer for your vehicle.

Hey Parker, love these kinds of videos! this is why I become a subscriber. keep them coming!

You misrepresent car washes' abilities and what we do. We are always accruing money for the expenses we do not like paying because we know that customer satisfaction is priority, and that rival businesses in the area do not rise each other. It's less money than a lawsuit. And as for that hydrofluoric acid, I don't know about the others but we make our own chemicals that are a substitute, and it works damn well. For the past few weeks I have begun to like this channel less and less. Not that one person's disliking of you will bother you at all.

i used to do the self wash/auto car wash when i was 16 but as I got older and got my own car in February, I decided to wash my own car, using 2 buckets, wash and wax and just keeping it looking good ESPECIALLY keeping the tires shine it just looks new as usual, I love cleaning my own car

Number 1 way debunked: The mitters are interchangeable, so when they begin to degrade in quality they can be easily changed at low cost to the car wash owner. Also, many express tunnel car washes prohibit cars with heavily muddied up vehicles or trucks with their beds with debris from using the car wash until they have been cleared. Number 3 debunked: Newer express tunnel Car washes dont use a chain driven conveyor system. They use a flat conveyor belt system that your tires sit on. Number 4 Debunked: I haven't seen any car washes in the United States that doesn't spray a car with a final rinse of filtered water, better known as spot-free rinse.

Your videos are great. You explain information so well, simple enough for me to understand everything in all your videos. I've been learning so many things about vehicles from your videos!

I owned a 2008 Cadillac CTS for 6 years and ran it through various car washes at least twice a month. It was never damaged and when I traded it, the finish looked just as new as the day I bought it. I suppose all car washes are different, but I've had good luck so far.

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I have horrible paint on my Accord, so I can go to any carwash I like. Of course, once I get some new paint, it'll be either detailing shops or personal handwashing only. Washing a black car is very difficult.

when the brushes spin the rock really won't have a chance on staying on the brushes some carwashes have great cloths that make it harder for a rock to even enter onto the brushes. Tommy car washes have a conveyor that you don't even have a funnel to get on. to move it through they use small lines of soft things move it through easier. and the conveyor doesn't go up from the ground at all making sure it doesn't squeeze your wheels in the conveyor. sometime car washes don't have handpreps but I'm just saying. all you gotta do is go to a car wash that looks well maintained.

Thank goodness for Mister Car Wash in Houston. 20 years and zero damage. Just a great shine. (and no, I don't work there).

I use the Self wash car washes like he mentioned, only problem with those are the time limits, i once got too into it that i forgot i was being timed and it ran out on me and i ran out of change, leaving my car all soapy.

Well how do you want us to wash our cars??? Drive it into a river?

i am a supervisor at a converyer type carwash that has the curtains that you mention and i am not going to come here and say that your list is wrong because its not but atleast in the carwash that i work we have certain things to deal with some of the more known issues.. this carwash is pretty well kept so things like our wheel rails for the chain has 2 inch heavy duty plastic in both sides and are about 3 inches of height before we send a car through the was we have 2 guys pressure wash the car with 2 jet guns that shoots soapy water to remove debris from the car so it doesnt get stuck on the curtains and damage the paint, we also have special broom brushes to brush the car lightly if its really bad but off-road trucks that are covered in mud are a pain in the ass and hold the line alot because we cant send it with mud... after the carwash we have people to hand dry every single car with micro-cloth towels but human error is always there shit happens the machine can rip out bumpers if it has a gap and the curtain gets stuck there if he see possible issues with bumpers we use painter's tape to tape the gaps to avoid shit from ripping off but it happens sometimes also state plates can get taken off (front ones) or bent and as a final thought wash it yourself at home or at a DIY place like i do cus honestly shit happens although we have close to a 5 star rating carwashes tend to leave swirls and shit from the curtains if you dont keep car waxed regularly and keep in mind its a business that needs to work quickly so your car can be done wrong or not good enough and you might get mad :/ i've seen too much in this industry but then again most people dont car too much about their cars they just want the dust off and vacuumed.

How do i wash my car in the middle of the winter? I live in Chicago and when it snows all the salt that goes on the road finds it's way on to my car making it look like crap.

Wrong. They are not cloth curtains, they are a synthetic resin that does not retain rocks or debris. They have no absorption properties.

People at car washes are usually careless. It's a shitty job and the workers start to cut corners. My car has been scratches along with my rims at several car washes. If you can, do it yourself

The bad thing for me is that it actually is illegal in the region where I live in Germany to clean your car at home to stop chemicals and oil getting into the ground. I actually was fined 150€ when I did wash my car at home and argued with the police officer that my driveway has a concrete tub underneath it so all the waste goes directly into the sewer. The next possible diy hand wash place is over 70km away and yeah I love my car but I don't have the money to always drive 140km just to clean my car or to pay the police every time. So it is automated car wash for me...

I'm really glad you kept the blooper in 😂haha

I work at a car wash and none of these things happen to the cars I wash 😂

Hi Parker! I'm a big fan!!!

I use an automatic carwash most times and my Mazda 6s turns out looking beautiful and I get plenty compliments on my vehicle after its washed automatically I also pay for the more priced wash with the rainx and tire shine and I've used the automatic washes with the curtain as well as the big rollers that does the side of the vehicle

4:35 reminds me of that one news lady that had an aneurysm on live TV hahahaha

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Like ten years ago I took my car to a car wash and they didn't have anyone catch my car after it went through the wash bay. So my car rolls out of the wash bay and into a tree. I get nervous every single time there is no attendant standing near the wash bay.

So what do you recommend in the winter when it gets down to about -10 C or so and is around 0 C during the day (ie: fall/spring in the northern prairies)? You can't hand wash because it's too cold to do so, but it gets warm enough that it's muddy outside frequently. I've found the only options are to use an automated wash or wand wash followed up by using a quick detailer spray with microfibre cloths afterwards. You can't just not wash the car for 3 weeks though and leave the salt and sand on it.

Thank you for clarifying harmful chemicals in car washes!! I've had no proof but I always avoid them due to taking notice of those vehicles who faithfully use automatic washes, paint begins to fade and their light oxidize far too earlier than they should. I personally hand wash both my vehicles being I could not see labels of the chemicals being used. I own a 2015 F-250 Platinum and everything still looks new other than scratches from kids and chips in paint due to rocks flying off the hwy and tractor trailers.

Did a CarWash touch your No No zone when you were a child? lol

If you're rich take you car too a detailer, if you could afford a expensive ass car!

this video was the single most exciting thing I've ever seen. Exhilarating!!!

My family owns about 73 gas stations most car regular car washes. An a car guy our newest locaiton which is being built is having a car wash but not your average one. We;ll be hand washing every car. Which means no damage, scratches, a perfect exterior clean and interior (costs extra). We also are going to have a detail shop. For exotics and things other car people like. Microfiber towels also. Yes it going to cost us extra for the people and this like that but, its worth it and for our customers.

Why is there a thumbnail of a shitty ass infiniti

what about in the winter my friend????

OMG!!! I watched "and when the guard whales" over and over... I was dying!!! How funny... Thank you for keeping that in!!

4:40 Parker man you do the same thing I do when I fuck up words lol.. its like did I just stroke out what the hell is happening? haha that look was priceless

Best way of washing your car is by hand no doubt, but it fucking sucks that in winter it gets problematic...

You've made me fucking paranoid of car washes now.

1:50 That's actually wrong, Mitter Curtains have existed shortly after brushes. Brushes were simply loud because they used to use filament, basically a super loose version of a broom. Filament would get frayed, and leave swirl marks. Washes nowaday tend not to use filament, and it is rare to find a filament wash. They now either have Soft Cloth, or, most commonly, Closed-Cell Foam brushes, and the mitter curtains are soft cloth. They can't damage anything, no matter how poor the car wash is maintained.

Please make that video on how to properly wash a car! I would really appreciate any special techniques that I can include when I wash mine :D. Great video Parker!

I let the rain do the job.

i been driving 20 years and never took my car through a auto wash place. its not that hard to wash your car yourself

You’re like the cool brother everyone wishes they had. I’m a big fan!

Rust belt driver here; I love my cars; but I value that under body rinse to get the salt off far more than I do anything else. Any damage the car wash may inflict is solvable; rust damage is not...

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Don't wash your car at home if you have hard water, It will create spots everywhere!

I am looking very forward to your car washing video with your friend, I just found your channel and I have enjoyed your videos, keep up the good work!

So if i really need to use the automatic car wash, what kind of automatic car wash would you recommend?

Awesome video! Yeah, but bottom line, if you want it done correctly, wash the car yourself. If you're in a hurry, don't wash it; wait until you have time to do it correctly. Also, good advice in this video about using microfiber towels for drying. I only recently started using them and they DO MAKE a HUGE DIFFERENCE!

I worked at a car wash for 1 year and I fucked up so many cars lol.

Took my (new to me) 2005 Honda Accord through a "touchless" car wash a couple of days after I picked it out. Dropped $8 on the "premium" wash and after the wash my pinstripes are hanging off the sides of my car like for about 3 feet. I wish I had thought about asking them to fix it. It's a year down the road and my car still looks like shit with half the pinstripe missing and I haven't bothered to wash it since. I guess after that I just lost interest in keeping my car pretty. It'll likely be a few thousand bucks to fix where it removed all the wax during the wash and left water spots too. Maybe my next car will look nice. :(

If you live in an apartment or can't wash your car at your house for some reason, the coin-operated washes are a great alternative. They give you water, good lighting (for night washing), a relatively clean work area, and aren't terribly expensive. What I've done before is go to a coin-op wash with my own buckets, soap, and wash mitt. That way you don't have to use the nasty brushes that are at the wash, but you still get the benefits of the filtered water and pressure washer.

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5-10 bucks? Wow, they cost like 30 here...

Rich guy telling his subscribers that are probably filled with people that can't afford a detailing, have the time, or have physical disabilities to do it themselves to not go to a car wash. Got it.

Most of us work for a living and live in a northern state where keeping a car clean is criterial because of the salt used on the roads in the wintertime.

A few years ago, I worked at a very modern automated car wash over the summer. The issues you listed really are the truth. If your car is damaged in any way, I can only wish you serious luck and perseverance to have the wash cover the damages. We had a very high quality camera system blanketing every angle of the entrance to prove whether or not the damage was caused by the wash or existed prior. Also, I would add that another major hazard at these automated washes - particularly when busy - is other drivers. There are real morons out there not paying attention when they're lining up on to the conveyor. Or there are people who for some reason decide to floor it in the middle of the washing sequence and crash into other cars. It was a fun job but crazy shit happened. There were people who took their fancy Porsche or whatever every single day. The cloth wipers were hardly ever thoroughly washed and I'm sure they were wearing down their clear coat very quickly. Also, for the love of jeezlus christ himself, remove your antenna and fold in your side mirrors if possible. Also, the mark of a better than average automated wash is if they tape down your wipers with painters tape. The two most common problems were wipers and antennas being bent, damaged, or plain ripped off the vehicle.

How about a steam wash

How do you clean the under side of your car? I live in an area where it snows often and I want to get all of the dirt and salt off the bottom of my car, but I don’t want to run it through the car wash

So what's the best way to wash your car during winter? I wash my car by hand in my driveway only. But I heard when it comes to winter it's a good idea to get the underside of the car washed as well so no salt or such stays there and ruins it. Should I just go to a cheap touchless wash that will clean the underside nicely? Don't really care about extreme precision on the body and stuff cuz it's just gonna get dirty from the snow again. So what would you recommend for winter? Or is the "you should wash the underside of your car during winter" thing not even a problem.

In a hurry, my brother took his through a supermarket automatic washer- yes it ate his car! It tore off the number plate, threw a screw backwards which scratched all over the paint & shattered the bumper. Thankfully the company paid for all the repairs, bet the head office were a bit upset when they realised it was a Porsche Boxster S! He will never use a car wash again & doesn’t usually use them anyway- typical!

One time going through an automated car was in my car which is really low, and the lady told me I was clear to get over the rails to pull my car. Well she was wrong and the bottom of my bumper scraped and practically tore off when I had to back out. I demanded Payment for the damage my car took but the lady was like "no no it your fault." Fucking pricks.

This guy raises some valid points but he has a skewed vision of all washes. I manage a successful wash and none of the mentioned issues he stated are a reality in my area. There are many things we do as operators to mitigate damage on vehicles. Odds are the "jolt" he felt was the tire shine bumpers coming out and straightening his wheels as he went by while they applied the product, then he got out and noticed damage to the wheels. My wash has cameras before the vehicle even gets on the track as well as right after the wash. 9/10 times when customers come back saying " I know for a fact your wash damaged my vehicle, I felt it jolt around" I find the exact damage they are talking about before the vehicle even entered my wash. People come to the car wash to get their car clean, and then after the wash they get out and see how well it did and now they see all these things that were hidden under the dirt. Judging by the fact this guy drives a BMW, his wheels were probably covered in so much brake dust he didn't even remember what color the wheels were until after the wash and he inspected it. Not saying we never damage vehicles, but I've lost count on how many people come to me and point out a single scratch on the car saying we did it. Do you really think out of all the vehicles we wash per day it chose yours to scratch, and not only your car but a single scratch on the car? Washes are automated things, they do the same thing day in and out and if we are going to scratch your car it would be a repeated scratch down the entire side of the vehicle, not a single random scratch.

Quite honestly, these days one gets fantastic automatic car washes, the days of bristled car washes damaging your paint or contacting the car are long over. Washing the car yourself using a 10l bucket of water is probably worse than using a car wash which continuously sprays the car with water to flush away grime, sand etc., unless you change the water in your bucket - and your cloth - after every panel. Water spots are also no longer an issue with modern automatic car washes blowing the car dry and then gently brushing away remaining droplets. Most owners of automatic car washes will not spend "millions of dollars" on high-tech car wash equipment and then run the system until it basically self-destructs, it's just not going to happen.

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Part of the pleasure of owning a nice car is washing and cleaning it.

4:37 When the left brain Wants Guard Rails but the right brain prefer's Guard Wears. 😂

I clean the tunnel at crew carwash, and I find antennas, windshield wipers and hubcaps all the time lol

I wash my car more often than my genitals.

I would like a video on how to wash a car, would give me some tricks

What do you do about an under flush after the snow falls and you have all that salt underneath your car how would you get that out if you tried to force it yourself

there are many good car wash tunnels out there that do not damage vehicles and keep up their equipment. You cant generalize all washes because you had a bad experience on a conveyor, or got some spots on your hood.

Pleeeaaase make the video on how to do a proper wash

bucket of water and a sponge. cut and Polish once a year. that's all you need. but then i use my car daily.

I used to work at a automatic brush type car wash at at Mercury dealer in the 70's and the machine malfunctioned and dented the sides of the car so had to shut it off right away. I did get the dents out by going in the trunk and pushing on the panels.

We've always used automated car washes and have never had issues.