Well it seems the OP might not want to wash it regularlyI used to religiously cover my car, but unless the paint is perfectly clean, a car cover just adds to paint swirling as it will drag any contaminants on the surface of the car across the paint while the cover is being installed and removed.
The only way to eliminate paint swirling is to minimize the amount of contact with the paint. I foam mine to remove the majority of the surface dirt and add lubrication, use ONR with 2 buckets, and then carefully dry it with multiple waffle weave towels.
Well it seems the OP might not want to wash it regularly
I was merely pointing out that a cover is not a viable solution to preventing swirling. My cleaning routine is perhaps a bit extreme (especially having 4 cars), but detailing cars is a pretty serious hobby of mine so I was sharing my method of swirl prevention to the OP along with anyone else who cares.
We don't have touch-less washes around here. I'm going to run mine through the brush-less 1-4 times a month and accept my swirls.
(my imaginary CX-5)
Personally, I think that is better to use the automated car wash then leaving dirt and crap sit on your paint.
Over here automated car washes are a dying breed. Hand car washes are the norm and if I had to get a car washed, prefer hand car washes as no course brushes used.
I think in the colder USA climates they are thriving. There is so much salt on the roads during winter, that unless you want to wait for a day above freezing, your only choice is a drive through. I have 3 (2 opened in the last 6 months), within 8 miles of me.
Remember - if there is still salt on the ground, do not wash your car. you may think you are doing your car a favour, but in reality the water causes salt to stick and corrode the underside of your car such as the subframe where rust starts to form in almost every single situation. you are best off leaving the car dirty until there is no more salt on the road.
Remember - if there is still salt on the ground, do not wash your car. you may think you are doing your car a favour, but in reality the water causes salt to stick and corrode the underside of your car such as the subframe where rust starts to form in almost every single situation. you are best off leaving the car dirty until there is no more salt on the road.
Remember - if there is still salt on the ground, do not wash your car. you may think you are doing your car a favour, but in reality the water causes salt to stick and corrode the underside of your car such as the subframe where rust starts to form in almost every single situation. you are best off leaving the car dirty until there is no more salt on the road.
In my experience rust is more a product of dirt sitting in an area and acting as way to keep that surface wet - more so then just salt. Salt water alone is not the cause of rust. It is the dirt that traps the water and stays in contact with paint. If an area stays wet it will rust even without salt.
And in many climates the mix other things with the salt and the plows kick up all kinds of stuff. I would rather wash all that stuff off my car. Besides when the snow is melting, we are driving through salt water anyway. Washing it off is not going to make it any worse.
And most of the car washes recycle the water so you're basically giving your car a salt bath.
And most of the car washes recycle the water so you're basically giving your car a salt bath.
Wouldn't their filtration system remove this (uhm)
And most of the car washes recycle the water so you're basically giving your car a salt bath.