Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Do you take your nicer vehicle through an automatic car wash?

I worked at a car wash as a kid.

If you're the kinda person that worries about these things, don't go to an automated car wash. They are built for people that don't worry about these things.

I wash the convertible by hand, everything else gets run through the car wash.

I'm on the inside, don't give two schits what is on the outside,

Its just a tool to get me from point A to point B and not something I stare at in awe when it's parked in the drive, or to impress others as I cruz down Show Off Avenue.

I recently had to replace my headlights assembly both sides due to car wash shattering the polycarbonate lenses. I had protective film put over the new ones. Life is too short to hand wash every time

Touchless are great and get the undercarriage as well. You can't do that at home unless you have a lift.

No brainer.

We have one of those automatic wash bays at one of the car washes in my town, it’s been out of order for about 3 years now. I just use the wand to blow the mud and bugs off about once a month, that green engine degreaser stuff will really melt the smashed grasshoppers off of you let it soak for a couple minutes before you switch it to the soap.

Yea, at least during the winter months. Now when it’s warm and I can get water to flow through a garden hose, I hand wash.

My son bought an attachment for his pressure washer. It’s about a foot wise with small swivel wheels on the bottom and 5-6 jet nozzles on top. Great for cleaning salt away. I’m thinking about adding an in line tank for cleaner so that we can do a better job cleaning the undercarriage. It’s nice to be able to direct the spray directly up to get into the nooks.

This is where I'm at. Full size truck requires a lot more time than a coupe too. In my line of work I could wash my truck every fugn day. I've got too little time for that, but don't want a nice new truck to be dirty all the time.

I think I'm going to do this today and see how it goes.

If you want to keep the salt knocked off, you run her through regularly. Underbody is the most important during the snow months. Frame, brake lines, fasteners are constantly rusting up. Brake calipers are also a problem. It sucks.

What is this wash thing you speak of?

I know right, mine get washed between hunting seasons and thats about it.

Someone had to do it.....

I always drive pickups and I have never seen much point in washing them. My Tacoma hasn't been washed in the 4 years I have owned it.