Depends on where you live. Here in the NE brushes pick up sand, gravel and other abrasives during the winter.
I would never send my Maverick thru a brush car wash.
I would never send my Maverick thru a brush car wash.
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Automatic car wash -- stock antenna / roof damage?
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i worry more about the high pressure blower at my touchless car wash. Anyone know if i waited a minute or so they would automatically turn off? I have only hand washed in the rain so far (no access to outside hose) but in the winter would like a little more high pressure for the underside.
In answer to the OP’s actual question, I have not had an issue with the stock antennae on my Mav nor on my Bronco Sport (same antennae) When I have used the Automatic Carwash at my Costco nor at the Tommy’s location I go to in FL. I have not gone through any other automatic carwashes.
Clear coat. Not sure about paint. And I am also not sure why you are so hostile to people who claim this has happened to them. I have no reason to make it up. What do I have to gain? What do you have to lose by accepting it happens to others even if it hasn't happened to you?
I wrote up a longer reply about exactly what I experienced in a prior thread a while back, but don't want to go digging for it. And I am not going to write it up again. Short version is something like "black vehicle, multiple "wavy" scratches that were 2-3 feet long all over the hood from those octopus arm style fabric things in the car wash rubbing back and forth as I rolled thru".
That is just one experience on one of my prior vehicles. It has happened to me prior to that on another vehicle as well (years earlier), but I didn't learn my lesson the first time. Learned it the second time.
Don't take it personally bro. Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I'm "getting hostile" with you or anyone else.
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52,000 miles, car wash (brush style) ATLEAST once a week, often every other day ZERO damage. Same goes for my Expedition!
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I have the stubby and have had no issues with the carwash or reception.
The car wash I use has a sign to remove the antenna before go into the wash so I remove the antenna before going into the wash.
No problems so far...
No problems so far...
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Just changed mine to a 1.4 " stubby antenna, $5.00 on Ebay. They're pretty much universal so it fits fine. I didn't like the long stock one.
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Damn you beat me to it.THE HORROR
I guess this dog hadn't heard those brushes will rip rip his clear coat off.
I guess dog considers himself lucky
I will agree, that hand washing is better and easier on the paint or clear coat, than a tunnel car wash is with brushes. I think some folks tend to embellish without proof, to prop up their bias against automatic car washes. But that's my opinion.
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I live dangerously and leave my antenna on.The car wash I use has a sign to remove the antenna before go into the wash so I remove the antenna before going into the wash.
No problems so far...
It's still attached after the tunnel of torture.
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I have the stock antenna and have ran my Mav through the auto car wash since I bought it two years ago without any damage. I think it may all depend on the car wash itself.
FYI, I live in Florida, but moved to the Buffalo area from Sept ‘23 to Sept 24 to visit my mom in a nursing home. She wasn’t doing well. While there, I joined a brand new car wash and took it there at least twice a week in the winter. I made sure to buy the package with the undercarriage wash. I would use a microfiber towel to wipe the outside, wheel wells, and the inside of the doors and frame really good. I’ve seen a lot of older rust buckets on the road while I was up there, and hope I don’t end up the same way down the road. That salt and sand will do a number on metal!
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As I told my buddy's 6 year old when he was wiping the dirt off his hands on his mom's towels "Friction is an acceptable method of dirt removal"
On topic, wand wash only. I'm still hale and healthy enough to get my butt out of the truck and wave a pressure washer nozzle around for 15 minutes 3-4 times a month so I'll continue to do so.
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