Where To Wash Your Car In Auckland?
Car washes in Auckland, your car is inevitably going to need a wash at some point whether you are like us who wash our cars every 2-3 weeks, or someone who drives their ‘work horse’ daily and isn’t concerned with that ‘rugged’ look. Auckland has a range of options to get your car clean and there are things to consider with washing your car depending on the state and if your car has some form of protection over the paint. Auckland’s car washing options range from washing your car in your own backyard, petrol station car washes, shopping mall valets, shared washing facilities and detailing businesses.
If you are wanting to wash the car yourself, there are some things to consider before buying products. Make sure to invest in a good quality mitt and drying towel as these are the things coming into contact with your car's paint, you want them to be as soft and scratch free as possible. Microfibre mitts and drying towels are the best performers, make sure to have multiple buckets separating the dirty water and the soap and wheel buckets and tools from car body buckets and mitts. Rinse them out after use to minimise dirt and contaminants that can cause scratching. If you clean your vehicle regularly then a quick rinse of water before you start to soap will remove and lift off some of the larger pieces of dirt and grime.
If your car is muddy or hasn’t been washed for a while, then we recommend using a water blaster to do an initial wet down to dislodge as much of the dirt as possible before making contact with your mitt. The same recommendations apply if you are taking your car to a public car wash in Auckland. Make sure to water blast the car down before soaping. If you have a car that has some paint protection on it, be careful with the soaps as those places use cheap, fairly strong detergent that is used to help strip dirt and tar from your car but will deteriorate the life expectancy of your coating. If your car has a coating and you can only wash it in this area, bring your own pH neutral soap and mitt.
When visiting a car wash in Auckland, please stay clear of using the brushes there as this will scratch your car's paint. The brush bristles themselves aren’t soft enough to provide a scratch free wash and being a shared brush, you don’t know if it has touched the ground or been used to clean a sandy and muddy vehicle prior. Petrol station car washes have two options, brushes or touchless wash. Stay clear of the ones that have brushes as these will scratch and dull your car paint finish with lots of swirls. Touchfree car washes in Auckland will be safer for your car's paint but only if it’s not coated as it also uses strong chemicals to try to remove dirt and tar from your car. This strips your car of any waxes or sealants and reduces the life of ceramic coatings. Touchless car washes may need some touching up afterwards as some areas may have been missed, but Touchfree Car Wash in Auckland is still the quickest and easiest way to wash your vehicle.
If you want to get someone else to wash your car, shopping malls valets and detailing businesses will be where you go. Shopping mall valets will clean your car but are working on a time limit and so may cut out steps and areas in the washing process which may annoy the customers who're paying for the wash. Getting your car groomed by professionals is a great thing for your car occasionally as they have the tools and knowledge to clean some of the areas that you may never get to which causes dirt build up that may lead to rusting or mould build up.
A&M car wash in Auckland offers maintenance grooms that leave no spot untouched, we brush and water blast the wheel arches and wheel barrels. The door jams and boot lid get cleaned, interior seats get moved forward and back to vacuum all dirt on the floor well. Dashes, door cards and seats get cleaned with our interior cleaner and leather seats get conditioned. All our cars get finished with a hydrophobic spray over paint, windows and wheels creating a glossy shine, short term protection and water beading to your car.
