ssokol91

I have my TL-S for a little over a week now. I took it to a brushless car wash last Saturday. Today I realized that the paint doesn't look the same when you look at it closer. It still looks good, but if you look closer you can see little streaks or scratches whatever they are. Somebody told me its not actually on the paint but the clear coat.
Need some thougths on this.

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2002 TL-S Aegean Blue Pearl. Underbody Kit, Spoiler

"260 Horsepower of maximum performance. This is BLUE SUNSHINE!" - Thunderkiss '02
Sweet!!!

Fins^

My experience has been that you need to hand wash your car to keep it scratch free. Even a brushless car wash will be hard on your Blue paint. I would browse these two sites for info on removing swirl and scratch marks.
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/
http://www.autodetail.com/

I use a microfiber wash mit when washing my car, to minimize any possible scratching. Of course, the Satin Silver won't show the scratches as much as a dark colored car.

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Fins^
2002 TL-S w/Navi
Satin Silver
Debadged

Guest

I had the same experience with my '98 Dark Blue TL. Took it to one of those "brushless" washes. Never again! You're better off just doing it yourself. And never, I say never, take it one of those high school car washes. I had a camaro once and a high school kid either had a ring or a belt buckle on when he did my car and put a hell of a big scratch down the side. If you want the job done right, do it yourself.

bryce11

ditto to what Gabriele says!

greenpelikan

Even those car washes that state "Hand Wash" use those darn cheap towels to dry. They use them on thousands of cars and don't care when they drop them and contaminate them with dirt and tiny rock particles. Then they go dry your car.....oooooo....just like using sand paper. ditto ditto.. on washing it yourself.

ssokol91

What was that towel or cloth that everybody uses. Is Chamois ok to use?

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2002 TL-S Aegean Blue Pearl. Underbody Kit, Spoiler

"260 Horsepower of maximum performance. This is BLUE SUNSHINE!" - Thunderkiss '02
Sweet!!!

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

This is the reason I've never taken a car to a car wash. I've been tempted, especially when it's a nice weekday in mid-winter, but I've never done it, and never will....



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1998 Acura CL 3.0 (Iced Blue) ** Some mods, but who cares,
I want a Type-S... (CL or TL)!!

Moderator - 1st Gen Forum @ www.acura-cl.com

Guest

What about one of those high pressure washes.

That would be safe for a quick rinse wouldn't it?

RichieRich

I agree with Gabby, do it yourself...

Also, I haven't had any scratches from my Chamois so I say use it...

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2002 TL Type S
Nighthawk Black Pearl

ssokol91

I got one of those California Dusters (as seen on TV bull). It works pretty cool, especially now when all the flower dust sits on top of the car.

BaystreetBoy

Hi,
Some ******s scratched my car the first day and I got them out with GT 88 on a dry clean cloth rubbing very lightly in circular motions. Try that, worked great !
B.

Guest

Hey BayStreetBoy,

Do you mean you just apply the GT 88 Polish directly to the scratched surface wiped it with a clean cloth and the scratch is gone? No rinsing necessary?