Do you handwash or go to car washes?

[Scooby Doo]

Hi,


I hear the paint is delicate on the fiesta so i wanted to ask you guys if you run your cars thru car washes?

[psi chick]

not sure where you heard that. i use a car wash, never had an issue yet!

[Rummager]

Both!

I zip to a car wash if I dont have time.

Although I have hand washed once as well.

Will continue this route as time continues I am sure... Will focus on some hand washes when its time to wax etc

[Squirrel]

Car wash, always.

[aspitaletto]

Hand wash, only.

Seriously the car is so TINY it only takes like 3 minutes

[petraman]

Between waxes, I usually go through a touchless carwash, unless it gets really dirty with mud/bugs/etc. When I wax it, I usually handwash, clay and wax it again.

And I agree that the paint is delicate. It's not even a year old and it already has a stone chip. (I wonder if I can get that repaired under warranty... isn't the paint warranted for up to a year?)

[MGREEN11]

In warm weather, it's always hand wash. In the winter, 95% of the time it's touchless. I try to avoid the spinning soft-cloth brushes because they can really work over and get caught in many areas of the car not to mention put down the fine scratches in the clearcoat.

[JLfiesta]

Always hand wash, no automatic car washes ever.

[AngelPina]

9 out of 10 times hand wash.

[Audrey]

Car wash. May hand wash next summer though.