Originally Posted by chocoholic

There's a coin-op wash in Sterling that's closest to me. But using your own buckets or other equipment isn't allowed. It's open 24/7, but I found out there's no one closely monitoring what people do after 7:30 pm until 7:30 am. So I think I can go at night and I'll be left in peace. If the place is open 24/7, I presume the bays and area has to be well lit. Bummer to have to do it at night. I hope to go tomorrow, so we'll see.

I bought my car at Chantilly as well. I'm leery of having them was it, though. I picked up the car in pouring rain so I couldn't see that it had some swirl scratches in the clearcoat from the dealer wash. Not a ton, but noticeable mainly on the hood. I got rid of them after claying, polishing & detailing my car myself, but I don't want them washing it again.

Does anyone know if those completely brushless auto washes are ok on the car? Absolutely nothing ever touches the car. I've been hesitant even about those but don't know if there's reason to be. Thoughts??