steam cleaning ?

holmes011 · 03-17-2012, 06:03 PM

hey guys, so ive got a jet black e92 and i just don't have time/ equipment/ whatever else is required to clean A car properly and well. The result of this is that my car has horrible swirls that this spring / summer im going to get fixed, hopefully. So basically right now I go to a touchless place that is ok, but it really doesn't get my car as clean as i would like and it doesn't dry the car well and im too afraid of touching my car, even with a micro fiber towel, because i don't want to make the swirls worse than they are.

Recently i found this post about a steam cleaning, and it looks good but i have no knowledge of it....So my questions are these....

-is it really safe? swirl wise and also the fact they are shooting 160 degree water at the paint
-anyone ever heard of problems from cleaning with this technique?
-and finally, if not this, what technique of cleaning would you suggest in order to keep the swirls off my car?

heres the place im talking about, let me know what you guys think. thanks as always for any help

holmes011 · 03-17-2012, 06:27 PM

bump

ndog14 · 03-17-2012, 06:34 PM

It's a car. Take it twice a year to get it professionally detailed if you are so worried.

psmitty95 · 03-17-2012, 06:34 PM

It's a great place my dad and I both go there and he has a Black Saphire 750li and there are no swirl marks from them after he gets his car washed. Idk if you already saw this thread but if not you should read through it. There are pictures of what cars look like afterwards on page 3:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ighlight=steam

03-17-2012, 06:03 PM	#1
holmes011 Lieutenant 20 Rep 421 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi coupe Join Date: May 2011 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	steam cleaning ? hey guys, so ive got a jet black e92 and i just don't have time/ equipment/ whatever else is required to clean A car properly and well. The result of this is that my car has horrible swirls that this spring / summer im going to get fixed, hopefully. So basically right now I go to a touchless place that is ok, but it really doesn't get my car as clean as i would like and it doesn't dry the car well and im too afraid of touching my car, even with a micro fiber towel, because i don't want to make the swirls worse than they are. Recently i found this post about a steam cleaning, and it looks good but i have no knowledge of it....So my questions are these.... -is it really safe? swirl wise and also the fact they are shooting 160 degree water at the paint -anyone ever heard of problems from cleaning with this technique? -and finally, if not this, what technique of cleaning would you suggest in order to keep the swirls off my car? heres the place im talking about, let me know what you guys think. thanks as always for any help
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holmes011 Lieutenant 20 Rep 421 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi coupe Join Date: May 2011 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	bump
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ndog14 Banned 52 Rep 1,746 Posts Drives: E90 328xi 6MT Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	It's a car. Take it twice a year to get it professionally detailed if you are so worried.
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psmitty95 Brigadier General 578 Rep 4,393 Posts Drives: '23 M340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (11)	It's a great place my dad and I both go there and he has a Black Saphire 750li and there are no swirl marks from them after he gets his car washed. Idk if you already saw this thread but if not you should read through it. There are pictures of what cars look like afterwards on page 3: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ighlight=steam
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