Why is a hand wash better?

One of my good customers told me it dosen't matter if you get you car hand washed or drive through a machine wash!
well there is a huge difference, first a machine wash or touchless wash will quickly remove the wax protection from your cars paint finish. The chemicals that are used to dissolve the dirt on your car, will also remove the wax which is used to protect your paint.  A hand wash is more gentle, the soap in a hand wash is not as harsh to the finish; a  wool wash mit and your hand can gently apply pressure to remove stubborn dirt. Washes that have brushes are the most damaging to your paint, especially a black car or darker color. The brushes rub against the paint and make small scratches in the finish. Cars that are black are the most difficult to maintain, for example if you were to take your finger nail and very gently move across the paint on a black car you would leave a small mark!

If you must use a machine wash go with a touchless car wash; know that it will remove the wax from your paint and you will need to reapply wax later; I am in no way knocking machine washes my guess most who use them don't really care; they just want their car cleaned and the road salt off, however if you have a special car I don't suggest you use a macine wash.