Are touchless car washes effective?
Touchless car washes can thoroughly clean the car body, including crevices, wheels, and other parts, removing grease, dirt, mud, and surface oxidation. This method addresses the issues of dirt accumulation in crevices and on wheels, and the thickening of surface oxidation that occurs with traditional car washing methods.
Strictly speaking, a touchless car wash is a semi-automatic car wash, because the basic washing process involves: water spraying – foam application – manual wiping – water rinsing – manual drying, with several manual steps involved. Touchless car washes primarily rely on high-pressure water to rinse the entire car body, significantly saving time on cleaning the exterior. Combined with simple manual cleaning and drying, the cleaning effect is optimized, and the absence of brushes eliminates customer concerns about paint damage.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Touchless Car Washes
Advantages of Touchless Car Washes:
1. Safe and Reliable
It is controlled by a computer according to a designed program, avoiding errors caused by human operation and preventing irreparable damage to the car paint from high-pressure washing.
2. Fast and Efficient
Manual car washing typically takes 10 minutes per car, while a touchless car wash takes 5 minutes per car, and a fully automatic car wash takes 2 minutes per car. It frees up labor, speeds up the washing process, and provides more even cleaning of the car surface.
3. Environmentally Friendly and Water-Saving
It uses 70-150 liters of water per wash, which is more water-efficient than manual car washing. It uses recycled wastewater treatment technology, which meets environmental requirements and saves a large amount of water resources.
4. Does Not Damage Paint
Touchless car washes use imported ultra-soft rubber cotton brushes, ensuring that the washing process does not damage the paint.
5. Space-Saving
Touchless car washes generally have a simple design structure and require a small installation area, making them suitable for smaller car detailing shops and other locations.
Disadvantages of Touchless Car Washes:
1. Inevitably, when high-pressure water contacts the car surface, if there are sand particles attached to the car body, it can cause some damage to the car body.
2. Touchless car washes are not fully automatic. Most touchless car washes on the market have drying functions, but some residual water still requires manual wiping. 3. This method is suitable for cleaning cars that are not too dirty. If the car body surface has a thick layer of dust, it will not be easy to clean thoroughly and will require manual assistance.
