washing black vehicles

[steveo2155]

Is it safe to take black vehicles through car washes like miracle car wash and simonize? Not the cheap automatic ones where you insert a few backs and drive through, but the ones with attendants that rinse it then you drive through the wash and rinse cycle and then they dry it by hand? Reason I ask is I am considering getting a black truck and know I won't have time to wash it by hand every weekend and want to make sure if I take it to one of these places it would be safe and not cause significant scratching and swirling.

[mike94silverado]

That's black.... If it's going to bother you to give some extra effort to make it right or have swirls, I wouldn't get black.

[leviblue]

I'm on my third black truck. I've not had any issues with going through even Auto Bell washers. But I also wax with a high quality carnuba twice a year. Any off roaring, you'll need to prewash before the final wash, but I do that with any color IMHO

[kstruckcountry]

Eh depends on how picky you are. I rarely use an auto wash, but I haven't had an issue. But on a black truck you just look at it and it scratches, haha.

[Duelin]

Maybe you should buy a white one. All my vehicles are black. But I wash them by hand at least once a week. And wax them 2 or 3 times a year. My wife's vehicles are white. Thats because I don't have time to wash and wax hers as often as mine. The white doesn't show the dirt or scratchers like black. Less work trying to keep a white vehicle looking nice.

[Brian M]

Mine is black. Gets washed every Saturday unless it's raining. So does my black Expedition. Both get a cost of Meguiars Ultimate at least twice a month and on the other Saturdays they get Meguiars Ultimate Spray Wax.

 

The waxing really makes a difference.

 

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