high pressure carwash & Imperial paint

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just wanted to say that the damage that Roger experienced is not all 
that uncommon, and it's not always the dummy at the carwash-- sometimes 
it's the dunny who owns the car.

I did the same thing to one of my newer cars, trying to use the "lazy 
man's way out" and chisel off some accumulated grime on my car.  Those 
high pressure wands or whatever you call 'em can be very powerful at 
some carwashes.  DON'T get them too close to the paint-- especially if 
you have basecoat/clearcoat and live in the southeast or southwest.  I 
was told by one paint & body guy that the sun damages and dries the 
clearcoat, and if you hit it at the right angle with high pressure-- 
fooosh!  Off comes a patch of paint.

I realize some folks are tired of this thread but I hope this will 
spare some other Imperial owners in the future.

Mark

On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 08:29 PM, roger crabtree wrote:

> Well, it is really quite simple. I had a back fusion a
> few months ago. It is real hard to hand wash the car.
> I had just taken it to a parade and it had bugs on the
> front. I don't like to store my Imperial dirty.  That
> is why. RC Billings, Montanaaaa
>
> --- DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx wrote: > I am sorry, but I
> can't bite my tongue on this
>> one.....my question is why in
>> the world would anyone ever bring a classic 1955
>> Imperial through a car wash
>> in the first place?  Concerning my 1955 and 1967
>> Imperials; I hate even getting
>> them wet let alone drive them through a car
>> wash.....
>>
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