If you’re wondering whether to go to an automatic car wash or use a mobile valeting service next time, outlining some of the differences between these two types of car wash should help you decide.
An automatic car wash has the one advantage that it only takes a few minutes to wash a car. However, are a few minutes enough to actually wash all of the dirt that has accumulated during daily driving? Unfortunately, not necessarily, and it may even depend on the time of day. If you are one of the first customers of the day, or the washing equipment available at the automatic car wash has just undergone a thorough cleaning and disinfection, and all the washing fluids have been replenished, chances are that your car will be washed thoroughly. However, it often happens that the cleaning brushes have dirty residue on their surface from cars that were cleaned a while ago. As a result, your car – being next in line – may be washed with brushes that are not completely clean. It’s a similar situation to mopping the floor with a mop dipped in dirty water – it misses the point a bit.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH AND MOBILE VALETING
A good alternative to automatic car wash is to use valeting services, especially mobile valeting. Calling the staff of this type of car wash will take no more time than going through the washing equipment of an automatic car wash, and you can be sure that the valeting specialists will take care of your vehicle professionally, just like an individual customer. Using the services of valeting gives you the assurance that your car has been treated with professional cleaning and shining detergents. The car is washed under running water, dried and polished with clean materials that are safe and gentle on the paint (unlike cleaning brushes).
So it’s worth deciding whether the apparent time savings at an automatic car wash will ultimately do more harm than good.
