Randy...Kjell...or anyone else...wheels/automated car wash question...

Larry T · 04-10-2003, 09:59 AM

Anyone with larger aftermarket wheels...

I'm now facing the need for my first car wash since the install of my new 19" BBS LM's. I'm scared to take the car through the automated "track type" car wash that have become so convenient. I never had a problem with my stock 18's, but am I nuts to consider it with the new wheels?

ryoung · 04-10-2003, 12:14 PM

I once went thru a non-contact (spray only) automated car wash without the track, but unfortunately, it's a few hundred miles from where I live.

KjellA · 04-10-2003, 12:32 PM

JimR · 04-10-2003, 12:52 PM

escapA8 · 04-10-2003, 01:02 PM

...vacuum cleaner, Swiffers (Static dry cloths), Lint Roller (Adhesive tape on a roller to pick up fur from the doors), Cotton cloth for windows, and the only chemicals I use are leather lotion for the seats and glass cleaner for mirrors and windows. My black interior still looks like new!

ryoung · 04-10-2003, 01:33 PM

JimR · 04-10-2003, 06:32 PM

escapA8 · 04-10-2003, 08:04 PM

escapA8 · 04-10-2003, 08:05 PM

***TheBrit*** · 04-11-2003, 02:21 AM

and ended up with scuff marks and light 'indenting' right the way round the rim.

No it wasn't me, I haven't used automated washes since the A6 and that was only in emergencies! ;-)

04-10-2003, 12:14 PM	#2
ryoung Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11,968	I avoid them. I once went thru a non-contact (spray only) automated car wash without the track, but unfortunately, it's a few hundred miles from where I live. __________________ 2001 Audi S8 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

04-10-2003, 12:32 PM	#3
KjellA AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 818	Agreed, I wash the car by hand only __________________ -- /Kjell A Oslo, Norway '10 Q5 3.0 TDI S-Line/Exclusive Line - loaded '03 A2 1,4 TDI S-Line '10 Panamera 4S '09 Aprilia RSV4 Factory

04-10-2003, 12:52 PM	#4
JimR AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 46,925	Ditto __________________ JimR '07 A3 3.2q Lava Gray '99 A8 4.2q Pearl White '99 A6 Avant 2.8q Silver (My old car, son now drives) '06 Boxster S Guards Red (wife's wheels) Support the troops "Over the years, I have come to understand a critical difference between the world of fear and the world of freedom. In the former, the primary challenge is finding the inner strength to confront evil. In the latter, the primary challenge is finding the moral clarity to see evil."

04-10-2003, 01:02 PM	#5
escapA8 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,160	Hand wash with wool mitten (No sponges) or Touchless Car Wash without tracks.And for the interior... ...vacuum cleaner, Swiffers (Static dry cloths), Lint Roller (Adhesive tape on a roller to pick up fur from the doors), Cotton cloth for windows, and the only chemicals I use are leather lotion for the seats and glass cleaner for mirrors and windows. My black interior still looks like new! __________________ (2009-Present) 2001 Audi S8 (2000-2009) 1997 Audi A8 3.7

04-10-2003, 01:33 PM	#6
ryoung Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11,968	So how much will you charge to detail my car :-) __________________ 2001 Audi S8 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

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04-10-2003, 06:32 PM	#7
JimR AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 46,925	Consider microfiber ilo cotton on the windows. And Aerospace 303 Protectant ROCKS! __________________ JimR '07 A3 3.2q Lava Gray '99 A8 4.2q Pearl White '99 A6 Avant 2.8q Silver (My old car, son now drives) '06 Boxster S Guards Red (wife's wheels) Support the troops "Over the years, I have come to understand a critical difference between the world of fear and the world of freedom. In the former, the primary challenge is finding the inner strength to confront evil. In the latter, the primary challenge is finding the moral clarity to see evil."

04-10-2003, 08:04 PM	#8
escapA8 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,160	Can you give more details? What is microfiber ilo cotton and what does Aerospace 303 Protectant do? __________________ (2009-Present) 2001 Audi S8 (2000-2009) 1997 Audi A8 3.7

04-10-2003, 08:05 PM	#9
escapA8 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,160	If I didn't have an A8 myself I'd do it for free! ;-) __________________ (2009-Present) 2001 Audi S8 (2000-2009) 1997 Audi A8 3.7

04-11-2003, 02:21 AM	#10
*TheBrit* Rest In Peace Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,557	Don't do it. I know somebody with an RS 6 that went through one and ended up with scuff marks and light 'indenting' right the way round the rim. No it wasn't me, I haven't used automated washes since the A6 and that was only in emergencies! ;-) __________________ I'm British - you probably won't understand. ChrisB aka TheBrit, as named by Clout and SantorinSteve S8 Review:3 weeks Sig pic so badly outdated that it's been dropped

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