Does Paint damage after the car wash?

[Sunny99]

So many scratches on exterior body

 

[jjrandorin]

(moderator note)

This thread is supposed to be in model 3 interior and exterior. I already requested a mod for this subforum to move it there.

 

[Kairide]

More info on how you washed it would help. Did you take it through an automatic car wash and not select the brushless option? Was it hand washed by you?

 

[Sunny99]

More info on how you washed it would help. Did you take it through an automatic car wash and not select the brushless option? Was it hand washed by you?

Automatic car wash

 

[Kairide]

Automatic car wash

If you didn’t use a touchless automatic car wash, then yes those scratches can be expected. Never use an automatic car wash that isn’t touchless. The brushes will scratch and spider web your paint to oblivion.
Good news is you can probably buff them out pretty easily with an orbital buffer.

 

[Sunny99]

If you didn’t use a touchless automatic car wash, then yes those scratches can be expected. Never use an automatic car wash that isn’t touchless. The brushes will scratch and spider web your paint to oblivion.
Good news is you can probably buff them out pretty easily with an orbital buffer.

This is my first car wash after my purchase i clean with microfiber cloth i cloth looks like this

Is that paint

 

[heavyD]

You will get micro scratches from automatic car washes that can be polished out but some of those are rock chips and another is a clear scratch from something other than a car wash.

 

[karkrazy]

Scratches and micro-scratches will be even more evident on high gloss surfaces. But yes, things happen when you run a car through an automated car wash. I’ve even had curbed rims from the wheel guides that roll the car through the wash. Oh well