{"id":1797,"date":"2018-02-11T16:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T00:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toolazine.com\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2022-05-14T04:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T11:37:09","slug":"best-way-to-wash-a-car-without-swirl-marks-water-spots-or-scratching-it-how-to-maintain-avoid-damaging-a-black-painted-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toolazine.com\/best-way-to-wash-a-car-without-swirl-marks-water-spots-or-scratching-it-how-to-maintain-avoid-damaging-a-black-painted-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Wash a Car Without Swirl Marks, Water Spots or Scratching It | How to maintain & avoid damaging a Black painted vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everyone wants to have a clean car that shines and sparkles in the sun. A clean car will make your car look nicer and newer. <\/span><\/p>\n Who does not want that?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n You may not realize but washing your car the wrong way can actually damage it and make it look dirty or worse. <\/span><\/p>\n Washing your car can be a bit of a chore, so it seems like a good idea to leave it to a professional and use a car wash. <\/span><\/p>\n WRONG! <\/b><\/p>\n A car wash especially an automated one (but also manual car washes where the person washing it does not care about YOUR car) can be the worst thing for your car. Using a car wash can result in scratches and swirl marks in your car\u2019s paint. After a few times of this, your car will start to look older and dirtier. <\/span><\/p>\n Ironic isn\u2019t it, washing your car (the wrong way) ends up making your car look older and dirtier!<\/b><\/p>\n At an automated car wash, you have the dirty brushes and cloth\u00a0that have been used to clean all the cars repeatedly hitting your car at speed scratching the dirt particles on them against your car. Furthermore, the chemical used in a car wash can be the cheap and nasty kind that use harsh corrosive cleaning chemicals to reduce costs and increase the car wash owner\u2019s profit margin. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even at the manual car washes, the car wash guys are usually employed on their ability to wash a car quickly rather than wash a car with care.<\/span><\/p>\n However, not all car washed are bad you just need to be very selective about where you take your car, or just do it yourself.<\/p>\n If you really need to use a car wash make sure\u00a0<\/span>that it does the following:<\/span><\/p>\n If the car wash uses these methods it will help protect your car.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the end, there are no shortcuts, <\/span>if you want the job done properly you may want to do (wash) it yourself<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n It is not all bad news though, keep reading to find out the easy way to wash your car that will protect it from damage. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n An additional benefit of DIY car washing is that then you are washing it yourself you will see any damages or problems with your car easier. Including if another car driver opened their door and banged it into your paintwork leaving a scratch whilst you were parked at the local shopping center.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Did you know that you can remove scratches in your car\u2019s paint clear coat if they pass the fingernail test? If you run your fingernail over the scratch and it does not catch then you can use <\/span>a scratch repair kit to remove it<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
How to wash a car properly<\/h2>\n