How to Hand Wash Your Automobile

Washing your own car may not seem like a difficult task, but washing your car incorrectly can lead to unsightly swirl marks, scratches, and other paint defects and blemishes. The key to avoiding these problems is learning how to wash your car the right way.

Many automobiles owners take their cars through the typical drive through car wash on a normal basis. These washes state that there are touch less, scratch free and so on in order to get business from those that are picky about their cars and those who notice paint defects. But most of those detail oriented owners come back from the car wash unhappy. Upon visual inspection of their car's exterior, they spot swirl marks, light hazing, and even scratches that were not apparent on their car before going to the car wash.

Most car wash facilities want your business and will make false statements to get it. After going through a car wash, ask yourself if it really wash touch less. This implies that nothing touched your vehicle at all, beside water. This is usually not the case. Though some car washing facilities may actually be touch less, dirt and debris from other cars are picked up from the high power pressure washers and blasted at your car, which causes damage to your cars finish.

Therefore, the only safe, effective way to wash your car without damaging the finish is by hand at your home. However, this too can damage the finish if you do not follow some basics that will be covered in the paragraphs below that outline how to properly hand wash your car and avoid damaging its beautiful finish.