They've been around for a while, shell used to use them, it fired a jet of god knows what over the car. Worked in similar way, this was about 10 years ago.

 

They maybe new over here, but it was these type of washes that lead me to push on and achieve a touchless wash, looks good though and would consider it myself during the winter but for the price

 

is it wax safe though - just dont see anything strong enough to wash like that as safe to your LSP...? Great idea if it cleans with no swirls though :thumb:

 

The important question...

Can you sit inside it while it does its business? Always loved that when I was a kid.

 

Ha Ha I know what you mean.
Probably would not be as good as no HUGE brush going all over you ! :lol:

 

Thats great. I for sure would use that in the freezing cold of winter.

It would be perfect if it also had something underneath to clean the underside salt off too.

 

iirc they have these sorts of systems in the states.
Cleaning without touching will more than likely reduce the strength of protection but topping up after it will help.
If the car looked well for the money and it wasnt touched then its a clever set up.

 

I think its a great idea and at £9 pound for a touchless wash is great value.

I think what we sometimes forget is that some people dont want to spend the hours that we spend looking after their car and this system seems to provide a wash which does not mark or marr the paint.

Thankfully I am in good health but there are some people who are not and as much as they might like to look after their car, physical impediments exist which prohibit them from doing so.

I for one think that its an excellant step forward and one which I hope does well for the owners.

To the op, thanks for posting :thumb:

 

Does look rather good, and tbh, in the winter months as said, i would be fairly happy to pay that to have it done!
Hope to see more pop up around the UK!

 

Thats a pretty cool idea, can see it catching on, as a lot of people far from worried about swirl marks etc inflicted by the traditional brush washes are more worried about the likes of wing mirrors, ariels etc being damaged, which this eliminates almost completely.

 

that looks rather good to be honest, although there are many instances where a touch-less wash wouldn't work, but time-saving nonetheless.

Also a great way to implement a water reclamation system.


hmmmmmm.......... I want one!

 

im only in newport a couple of junctions down the m4, will pop up and visit on the weekend get some pics of how my white corsa come out

 

While your there, Open the window and get a sample of whats getting put on your car....

We can get one of the clever blokes here to see whats in it.

Most likely truck wash.... lol

 

I would use one of these if I was in a rush! Much better than the Poles or your local Swirl-o-matic

 

My dad uses an automatic touchless wash weekly in Austin Texas where he lives as he lives in an apartment, we drove through it last summer when I was visiting and I was very impressed!, good to see these systems beginning to appear in the uk.

 

Think i'll stick to my own buckets lol.

 

For a mid winter wash when it's freezing cold and you simply don't have the time to wash by hand, that'd be ideal.

Nothing actually coming into contact with you cars paint, yet it'll still get a majority of winter nastiness off without harming the car.

To be honest, I'd consider it for a mid-week wash that'll make my usual weekly clean a little easier come the weekend.

 

I'm sure it was here on DW but i'd read about a similar system, but as the car enters the area, a machine scans it all over and the as it knows the shape, it comes stupidly close to the car (like 1" away) all over so it's still touchless but does a really good job.....

Very similar thing anyway i'm sure??

 

I hope they werent designed by the same people who did volvos safety sensor system!!!!! :car::wall:

 

hey the volvo sensor system is because someone forgot to switch it on...least it crashed well....stop being mean to volvos on the touchless wash front really nice to see but i think ill freeze my b**** off somehow...

 

WOW!! Now if I was feeling lazy or its too cold over the winter months I would be using this!!!

Great idea

 

thats looks interesting.

 

How did you find this after 2 years :lol::lol:

 

Anything that does nt involve those swirling brushes is an improvement, i d use this type of car wash in the winter months

 

They've had touchless car washes in the US for ages, no idea why it's taken so long to get them here and why car wash companies like Arc haven't adopted the technology. Provided the chemicals in the Pre-wash are LSP safe I'd use one during the winter months, it would save me getting cold and turning the driveway into a skating rink anyway.

 

One in Monmouth

 

If there's one within a reasonable distance of me I'll go and do a video of me driving through it, partly to see what its like and also to see how my LSP stands up to the chemicals.

 

I know this is an old thread but i would be very interested in locations of these.

Having spent the last 2 weeks driving my car while on holiday in a frankly disgusitngly dirty state i would happily pay for this service.