Is it safe to use a QD like EO Spray and Wipe after running through a touchless car wash??? I ran my dark blue car through one yesterday and can now see tons of smears and streaks all over the vertical panels... Would it be safe to use a QD to remove these bady boys or is it going to induce unneccessary marring??? Thanks!
QD after Touchless Wash...
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Setec Astronomy
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It really depends what those smears and streaks are. If they are laden with grit, they are very possibly going to induce marring into your black(?) paint, if you aren't careful. If it is just some detergent residue, you should be fine with the QD. One of the non-rinsing (QEW, ONRWS) or waterless (S&W) washes may give you a better shot at not marring. Do it now, it's 29 and it won't freeze right now if the car is in the sun!
Touchless car washes are notorious to not get the car completely clean. Most of the time they leave a residue of dirt behind! There is no way that I'd ever wipe anything over my paint after going through a touchless, because I know I'd be causing a lot of un-nescessary damage. However, if I had to, I'd make sure that I had a good quality QD, and nothing over the counter.
Big Leegr
Swirls?!?! NNOOOOOOO!!!!!
Yeah, as the others said, you'd need some cleaners to help prevent marring. S+W would be your best bet for a quick fix, IMO. (unless you wanted to carry a bucket with you to the wash.)
imported_chpsk8
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Don't QD, instead QEW. After a touchfree gets all the gritty stuff off the QEW process is a snap. Odds are the QD will do more damage than good.