Any1 done it with big spoiler...

Any probs or all ok?

Ta

 

through with the (r)

incase pslewis on spelling patrol..

 

I wouldnt risk it mate.

 

i wouldn't like to try it, but remember to put the ariel down

 

Crunch.

 

have any medium level spoilers risked it? or low level GL's or early wrx etc?

 

NEVER wash your Scoob in a carwash

TX.

 

carwash!!!!!!!!!! use a little elbow grease....

 

Or if you can't be bothered use a hand wash nearby, plenty about these days but for how long? the Dept. of Environment don't want them but I have a great set of guys locally who do a good job hand wash and leather for £6 and she looks great afterwards.

 

Ive put my classic through a carwash with both big and little spoiler with no problems at all.Its no worse than jetwashing your car anyway go for it if your too lazy to clean it by hand

 

Agreed. Always get the best result with a good old hand wash. All day was for me though

 

No shortage of Polish people who'll wash it for a fiver. Sorry about the stereotype but they do all seem to be Polish!

 

Dont carwashes work on metal, i.e there are sensors that tell the system where the car begins and ends. So a fibreglass or grp spoiler would not register and the washing arm would try to go through it rather than round it!

 

stay away from a car wash booth mate. I put my RX7 through one unwittingly (BP for that matter) and the results were shocking.

I had long streaks on the roof where the rotating brush had taken a layer of the paint off and the rear spoiler had been damaged (almost ripped off).

danfranklin1, I agree, no stereotyping, a bunch of polish guys near where I live do a grand job of cleaning car's by hand and they are now doing very well as a business - I have no hesitation in taking any of my car's to them.

 

Same here,i had a Rover turbo a good few years back,stuck it through an IMO and it took a liking to the paint laquer on the roof,so much so it took it most of it off !

 

Usually jet wash mine now and then and hand wash it if I have the time.

 

I jet wash mine too do it on the basic jet wash then go home and get to work with polish(autoglym) and autosol on the alloys

 

jet wash isnt that much different to a car wash in that the bristles on the brush are the same material as the carwash rollers.Best bet is to get the Eastern Europeans at Tescos to wash your car for you if you really cant be bothered

 

SHoulda mentioned, I don't use the brush as its always minging, well i do on my windscreen / wheels

 

car wash is a big no no . go to one of the hand wash places or even better use some elbow grease and do it yourself

wouldnt take any car through one of them car wash ****ty things imho

 

lots of misinformation in here


so i will let you all get on with it

but agree that doing things by yourself is THE best way of doing it (just like cooking your own tea with fresh veggies), but not many people can be arsed to do that.

 

Whats the mis information Sticky

I wouldn't put my scoob through a car wash, always preferred to do it myself by hand

Other cars I have put through, now I wont put the shogun through as there have been a few reports of them either breaking, or breaking the car wash

I will use a jetwash on the Shogun though

 

no no no they shat anyway
if you do you will find scratches later mate never mind the problems you will have with the spoiler
for the good of your car DONT DO IT

 

Used to have an MGZS from new, always threw that through a car was and the paint did get marked (it was a fleet car so i was being kind even washing it ). If I bought a brand new car with my cash i would only hand wash it

 

watched one rip a bumper off an 07 plate few weeks ago on the a4 at hammersmith