| S2000_rider |
| Any touchless car washes in Edm? |
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| gillAteen |
| I used one the other night,just east of mill woods town center on 23ave,it's at an esso. |
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| MightyMidget |
ESSO on 97st and 153Av.....
go to hughes and wash your own car...much much much better IMO!!!! and cheaper!!!
MM |
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| rexxrally |
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Originally posted by gillAteen
I used one the other night,just east of mill woods town center on 23ave,it's at an esso.
Is the Esso on 50th street and 23rd Ave touchless? The last time I was there it had the whirling brushes. In any event, from this one, you can go straight east to the next set of lights where you will see a touchless one at the Esso on 23rd Ave and Millwoods Rd East.
The Esso on 66 St just south of the Whitemud is also touchless. |
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| S2000_rider |
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Originally posted by MightyMidget
ESSO on 97st and 153Av.....
go to hughs and wash your own car...much much much better IMO!!!! and cheaper!!!
MM
How is it much better?
Touchless is pretty good from what I've experienced. I just dry off with a micro-fibre towel...
Thanks for locations... |
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| rexxrally |
For 95% of the car, they're the same. But it's the little nooks and crannies and crevices that get missed in the touchless.
For example, the touchless goes down the driver's side and back up the passenger side. So the driver's side mirror surface doesn't get cleaned real well. Neither does the backside of the passenger mirror. And the windows around the mirrors don't get cleaned perfectly, either. |
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| GirlRacer P1 |
| I prefer Hughes as well.... There are lotdf of locations in the city for them. :) |
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| -]TooL[- |
| also what part of the city? husky at 170st and 69 avenue has one too. but yes for good cleaning, ya do it yourself at hughes. touchless are good for quick touch-ups or keeping it clean. |
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| SilverZ24 |
There are lots in the city. The one Gillateen mention is touchless and Husky just built a new station on 34th street south of the whitemud that has one too. :)
I find they are usually not the greatest, but I like them in the winter when I just want to spray the worst of the shit off my car and I don't care if it is dryed perfectly since it will just get dirty in a few days. :) |
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| S2000_rider |
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Originally posted by SilverZ24
There are lots in the city. The one Gillateen mention is touchless and Husky just built a new station on 34th street south of the whitemud that has one too. :)
I find they are usually not the greatest, but I like them in the winter when I just want to spray the worst of the shit off my car and I don't care if it is dryed perfectly since it will just get dirty in a few days. :)
That's true. I'm going for a quick clean in the winter months. Come spring, I'll do it by hand. Nice looking car btw. Tastefully done with class. |
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| 97lude |
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Originally posted by SilverZ24
There are lots in the city. The one Gillateen mention is touchless and Husky just built a new station on 34th street south of the whitemud that has one too. :)
The touchless at the new husky is pretty good, they have a digital tire gauge too, you set what pressure you need and then it automatically stops once it reaches that level...pretty cool |
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| Darkrid3r |
I go to hughes and do it by hand every time, wash, dry and detail.
Dark |
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| Inzane |
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
Touchless is pretty good from what I've experienced. I just dry off with a micro-fibre towel...
Drying after any kind of "touchless" wash is a huge NO-NO. :nono: You'll swirl the crap out of your clearcoat. |
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| ae1969 |
Touchless ripped the gas tank lid right of the car. One spray popped it open....
The other caught it on its side and ripped the hinge right off.....
Hughes... hand wash it............ :) |
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| SilverZ24 |
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Originally posted by 97lude
The touchless at the new husky is pretty good, they have a digital tire gauge too, you set what pressure you need and then it automatically stops once it reaches that level...pretty cool
Damn, that is cool. I will have to try it out. I usually stop at the Esso or Petro Canada up the road, but that sounds too cool to pass up. :bigthumbup:
Oh, and thanks S2000_rider. :D |
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| S2000_rider |
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Originally posted by Inzane
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
Touchless is pretty good from what I've experienced. I just dry off with a micro-fibre towel...
Drying after any kind of "touchless" wash is a huge NO-NO. :nono: You'll swirl the crap out of your clearcoat.
Then how do you suggest to dry it after a touchless wash? |
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| newtuner |
| I agree hughes is the way to go. In the winter time three bucks and your car looks good enough for these months. Summer time ten bucks and she looks good, you just have to remember to rinse after using that wax they have there. |
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| Flex |
| I like the spotless rinse alot of car washes have now.....works like a hot damn |
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| ChromeDragon |
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
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Originally posted by Inzane
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
Touchless is pretty good from what I've experienced._ I just dry off with a micro-fibre towel...
Drying after any kind of "touchless" wash is a huge NO-NO. :nono: You'll swirl the crap out of your clearcoat.
Then how do you suggest to dry it after a touchless wash?
Redline in 5th gear.
I've never sat around and chamoid my car after washing it, I just go and drive the thing.
Normally I use Hughes. I used to get the Tracker covered head to toe in mud and it would still only cost me $3 to get it cleaned up. The best washes I've ever done were by hand on the Buick though. A nice spotless car wash soap does wonders for letting the car dry out in the sun. Although that's not really an option right now.
Chromey |
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| Pro Drag |
| I would have to say, for those on the west end, that the best hand wash location is Zee's Carwash on 163 St and 107 Ave. Hands down. |
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| Inzane |
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
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Originally posted by Inzane
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Originally posted by S2000_rider
Touchless is pretty good from what I've experienced._ I just dry off with a micro-fibre towel...
Drying after any kind of "touchless" wash is a huge NO-NO. :nono: You'll swirl the crap out of your clearcoat.
Then how do you suggest to dry it after a touchless wash?
The bad points of "touchless" washes, including DIY wand washes:
1) Some use recycled water
2) You may not get all the crap off your paint, and even if you get the major stuff there's still a "film" of dirt on your paint that you can't properly get off without "contact" of some kind (ie. using a quality washmitt, etc.).
3) going too crazy with the high-pressure hoses can damage your paint too.
In the spring/summer months, washing at home in your driveway with a bucket, hose and washmitt is still the best way to get a decent wash and minimize scratches and swirls. What color is your car? If its silver, you possibly do not even realize you've been swirling the heck out of your paint. If its black, then you should KNOW what I'm talking about, even if you haven't put 2 & 2 together in the past. :wacko:
If you're stuck going to these car washes (most of us in winter are), here are your options:
1) Don't dry your car at all.
2) If you have to dry, then using a quality towel BLOT don't rub or swipe.
3) Take a bucket and quality washmitt with you to a wandwash carwash where they'll let you (maybe off peak hours, etc.). |
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| Seks |
I've never ever EVER put my car thru any automatic touchless car wash. Sure the car may look clean from a distance but if you look closely, you'll still see dirt and crap on it.
And drying with a chamois or microfiber or whatever after a touchless? The whole process definitely won't be touchless anymore if you use any of those things after a touchless car wash. I rather have the car dry naturally (after the car get dried by the car wash) than getting more swirl marks and scratches.
Just go to the car wash bays (Hughes, etc.) and do it manually with the wand. As for drying the car, I just drive it home (I live close to Hughes) and use my leaf blower in the garage. |
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| 780Tuners |
| Archived. Good post. |
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| bunch |
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Originally posted by Pro Drag
I would have to say, for those on the west end, that the best hand wash location is Zee's Carwash on 163 St and 107 Ave. Hands down.
Definitely. It'll go forever on a loonie too. |
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| djshortys |
the one on the south side near A&B is alrite, fuckin high pressure tho, so make sure all your goodies are well attached to your car..
its on calgary trial south near A&B..
andy! |
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| penance |
Usually do it myself at home..
But those magic wand washes (or whatever theyre called?) frum esso are pretty good if you do the protection pckg.
HOWEVER ive only had positive results from the ones in vancouver because the water pressure is set PERFECTLY!!
The 2 on 97st are set for iron plated trucks... i gotta talon and these two just force the water right in up the top of my windows and down between the weatherstripping (which fits very snug btw... its not old or anything like that) :bthumbup: |
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| Markgase2000 |
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Originally posted by gillAteen
I used one the other night,just east of mill woods town center on 23ave,it's at an esso.
This is a touchless car wash , its a block away from my place small lil bay but it seems to do a nice job. I didnt see any whirling brushes either. The guys at that esso are pretty nice just thought I should say since the place was mentioned.
One of the kids that works there has a nice fox body mustang 4cyl. its in pretty decent shape. :) |
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| Markgase2000 |
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Originally posted by Seks
I've never ever EVER put my car thru any automatic touchless car wash. Sure the car may look clean from a distance but if you look closely, you'll still see dirt and crap on it.
And drying with a chamois or microfiber or whatever after a touchless? The whole process definitely won't be touchless anymore if you use any of those things after a touchless car wash. I rather have the car dry naturally (after the car get dried by the car wash) than getting more swirl marks and scratches.
Just go to the car wash bays (Hughes, etc.) and do it manually with the wand. As for drying the car, I just drive it home (I live close to Hughes) and use my leaf blower in the garage.
Air dry is the best way to maintain a finish cheers :) and if the soap rinses well it should look great air dried. I would suggest to chamois the windows only water tends to mark if it dries on most glass even if the soap is rinsed properly. Theres a touchless on gateway that has huuuge fans that dry the car before you leave the bay it costs like 11 dollars tho :( but when it dries the car there are no water marks on the glass cus the fans force the water downwards off the glass. It doesnt give the water a chance to roost and dry in certain spots. If you use a polymer on the windows they usually never get water marks as the water just sheets off the glass anyways. Sorry for the big reply. Just my 2 cents :) |
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| Markgase2000 |
Nothing beats a hard long rinse , wash mitting with good quality car soap not mixed too strong and a heavy rinse to remove the soap after. One good way to tell if you havent rinsed it enough prior to wash mitting is if the water is dirty , if it is you didnt rinse it enough before soaping and dragging dirt and debris around the paint will scratch. Never use paper towel , cloth cotton diapers and cotton window rags are usually soft enough to chase a chamoise after without any chance of scratching. After doing a pass with the wash mitt dip the wash mitt back in the bucket and look closely , if theres any color change in the water stop and make a new soap bucket. Before you use the new soap bucket re rinse the paint more thoroughly other wise your wasting your time.
2 cents. A general rule I follow as well is after I use a bucket of car soap I dump it , I do not reuse it. I wont hand wipe my own cars but when I am in a hurry at work I have to hand dry them and I cannot scratch them. So thats how I do it. I also believe in clean debris free paint finishes (no shipping wax , no rail dust no tree sap no tar and no dirt) before putting a chamoise and a rag to it. Micro Fiber is gonna be the way to go for detailing and eventually will take over the market Im sure. Its pretty versatile stuff.
Beware of Brand New Imports , the dealers will warn you not to rub anything on the paint finish untill the paint finish is treated with wax or sealants. After they get treated they look just as good as the rest of the auto market or better imports have nice paint when its treated the paint like attention Ive noticed. |
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| Charles_00civic |
| Um the best car wash is in riverbend. The little 4 bay. I used to work there. INSANE pressure and chemicals. Terwillegar where I work now isnt bad. Both are really new too. |
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| GQsmooth |
| hughes!:thumbup: |
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| icydude |
i use hughs all the time.
close and good value.
they also have the degreaser which helps alott |
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| ~30oZ~ |
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Originally posted by icydude
i use hughs all the time.
they also have the degreaser which helps alott
what do use that on? i've used it on my car's body...the presoak stuff works great for getting the film and grind off!:thumbup: |
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