Laser Wash...anyone ever use it? Any concerns?

[legmaker72]

I have always been one to hand wash my car, but since moving to a colder climate I was wondering about a car wash place. There is a local place here..touch-less car wash...called Laser Wash..I guess it uses a high pressure wash system...
Any concerns with using one of those places with the magnum? Molding etc...Any experiences would be helpful..
Thanks all...

[bipto]

I too resort to these during the coldest months, and I've never had any issues with 'em. They're not the best at taking off "road film," but I'll hit 'em at least once a week just to rinse the salt off...

[Hazman]

Just drive by the touch-less car wash does not clean your car just gets it wet

[Northern Rider]

I too resort to these during the coldest months, and I've never had any issues with 'em. They're not the best at taking off "road film," but I'll hit 'em at least once a week just to rinse the salt off...

Ditto, here . . .

[magnum guy]

i run mine through one of those now and then....where i live is kind of dusty and it gets of the dust between real washes.

[bigjim]

I use them in the salt months, if it is a good one they have under car jets that get the junk you CAN'T get no matter how hard you try.

[NC-SXT]

Got a good one here. I use it all the time. I always wipe it down but it does a great job. We live a stones throw from the coast so I am always washing it.

[GasGunR]

Ok, maybe we can hear from someone who works on or builds these things.

Rumor has it that they save the water and reuse it after filtering. The spot free rinse is "clean" water but the rest is recycled by the wash.

If this is true... would the filtering process take out all the salt? or just some of it and would we effectively be giving our cars a salt bath?

Just wondering,

Don

[JaxHemi]

I agree with all that was said about the touchless washes. They don't really get off road dirt so be aware if they wipe it down or you do after a touchless wash. You could be rubbing dirt particles around.

[zonian]

Rumor has it that they save the water and reuse it after filtering.

I have heard this also...I have no idea if the filtering process gets out all of the salt/grime.

Paul

[ZMagnum]

I had never heard of the Laser Wash until I was visiting my uncle in upstate NY. He uses it on his PT Cruiser all winter. He has had the PT for many years. He really likes it and it has kept his car nice.

[crazy_luck]

I have heard this also...I have no idea if the filtering process gets out all of the salt/grime.

Paul

There where two touch-free washes in my town (they just tore one down and are currently building a highway over it) and BOTH recycled the water. They were older systems though, when touch-free washes first started coming around, so the filter system wasn't/isn't (in the case of the one still here) the greatest. Personally, I'm gonna take my car to the DIY car wash, there I can close the door to keep the 'heat' in and dry the car my self.

[Trouble]

I'm going to bet a good 90% of all car washes (at least those built in the last 10-20 years), touchless or otherwise recycle thier water. Water is expensive and getting rid of water is also expensive. There's also issues with the chemicals of course. We were working on a site plan locally for a guy that wanted to put a carwash into his gas station...I believe the equipment he was going to use claimed something like 95% water reuse...almost all of the rest is lost to evaporation, not down the drain. Pretty interesting stuff!
-Trouble

[MooNDoGGie]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but up here in Canada they outlawed all car washes that use recycled water. I'm pretty sure they all have to use fresh water.

As for touchless car washes. If you go to the handwash place and just use the wand to spray soapy water on your car then blast it with rinse water the end result will be a half washed car. So basically if you want all road film off your car you need to use some elbow grease.

[COLORADOMAGNUM]

I agree with MooNDoGGie. If you only do the spray wash, most of the real tough dirt gets left behind. Scrub with a good wash mitt will yield much better results. Rinse wash mitt often if car is really dirty. Then rinse with spot free water (de-ionized). Works wonders and you don't have to chamois your car when finished.