Car Washing Myths - Busted!
Many years ago when automatic car washes were first starting out there were quite a few "bugs" in the systems that have since been worked out.
Myth #1. Car Washes damage convertible tops. False, years ago the blowers at automatic car washes had wheels on them that would roll across your car and subsequently cause damage to convertibles. Any state of the art car wash will no longer have blowers with wheels on them.
Myth #2. Car Washes scratch a cars finish. False, again many years ago car washes used a bristle type of cloth to clean your car. 33 East Car Wash NEVER uses any type of brushes or bristles to clean your car. All of our facilities employ 100% brush free equipment. We use a completely safe foam and soft cloth method of cleaning cars. There are so many types of different shapes and sizes of cars on the road we must cater to all of them soft cloth and foam is the only way to ensure safety.
Myth #3. Washing my car at a car wash is bad for the environment. False, driveway washing is much worse for the environment than taking a car to a car wash. You typically use 75% more water in your driveway per car than the average car wash uses per car. The chemical run off from your driveway goes directly into a catch basin and will ultimately end up in the ocean. 33 East Car Wash uses a reclaim system which breaks down the chemicals, oils, brake dust and many other hazardous materials. This system brings our waste water within two microns of drinking water before it is exposed of. All of the solid waste we collect in holding tanks and is safely hauled away to a treatment facility for safe disposal.
Myth #4. Washing my car at home is safer. False, Automatic car washes can also be safer for your car's finish than washing your car yourself because do-it-yourselfers sometimes don't use enough water to safely remove dirt; or they wash the car
in direct sunlight -- which can burn spots in the paint. Or they use
the wrong type of soap -- such as dish washing detergent, which removes
protective wax and leaves a chalky residue on the finish. Or any one of
several common mistakes can end up doing more harm than good.
Myth #5. Chemicals at a Car Wash will ruin my paints finish. False, All chemicals used today are vigorously tested by the chemists in
conjunction with the wash manufacturers and most importantly with the
car makers themselves. This ensures that todays modern paint finishes
are kept at their optimum quality. The chemicals will get the bird
droppings, dirt and grime off and leave the paintwork on. All our chemicals are a PH Neutral so you need not to worry, 33 East Car Wash's chemicals are completely safe.