Can automatic car washing at gas stations cause damage to car paint?

Can automatic car washing at gas stations cause damage to car paint?

In many places, we can see that an automatic car wash machine will be placed outside some gas stations, and advertisements will be made: free car wash as a promotion means. Although the automatic car washing machine can be regarded as a relatively mature product as a car washing tool, no matter what products need maintenance, according to my observation, the free automatic car washing machines at gas stations are basically cars that are washed immediately after the next car. During the period, the car washing machine was not cleaned and washed, which caused the scroll bar on the front car to scrub the car behind. I feel that this process will damage the car paint.

Harmful to car paint

Now almost all of them are changed into this kind of sponge strip. It is said that fine hair is easy to get stuck in the gap of the car and cause damage.

This sponge strip is actually very soft. I used to be curious and touched it specially. It feels like EVA material, which is the material of sports shoe insole. Although this thing is soft, it is not enough to wash the car, because the surface of the sponge strip is flat and smooth, and the surface of the car paint is flat and smooth. If there is sand on the surface of the car paint when scrubbing, you can only drag it with a sponge strip. Because there is no room for sand on the surface of the sponge strip. However, the surface of the towel is fluffy, and even if there are particles on the scrubbed surface, it is easy to be absorbed into the towel, reducing the harm. So I think this thing will affect the car paint more or less.

If you love your car, wash it once every three days and wax it, then I suggest you not to go.

In fact, the free automatic car wash machine is still harmful to the car paint, because the automatic car wash machine is not cleaned manually, and it can't clean some corners. If the car is washed manually, the car will be scrubbed with a soft cloth or sponge, which will not cause damage to the car paint. After reading these, will you go to the automatic car wash to wash your car?