Never go through drive thru wash

[dwmmatt23]

Was out in the mud some so figured I would run through a drive thru wash first to get the main heavy mud off before I could give it a good cleaning a few days later, boy was I wrong

Looks like the sprayer just blasted the paint right of from the sunroof to the rear. Wash place owner said they were not liable so I'm stuck on my own paying for it. Any body know what this could wind up costing me to get fixed?

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

Was there a sign or fine print saying they are not liable? Get a lawyer.

 

[dwmmatt23]

Was there a sign or fine print saying they are not liable? Get a lawyer.

Yea they had signs posted, the manager talked to the owner who said there was nothing they could do. I thought about a lawyer but I don't have the money for that

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

crap

 

[Ben]

time to linex the roof.

 

[trebor8820]

Yea they had signs posted, the manager talked to the owner who said there was nothing they could do. I thought about a lawyer but I don't have the money for that

There was a sign warning that their wash could take the paint right off of your car?

That's a load of crap, I'd be digging into that further.

 

[chip]

I was thinking about putting some grip tape or rhino lining on my roof. That way I can actually put stuff up there if I ever need to. Plus, nobody can see the roof anyway, so why not?

 

[Gordy]

BS

I will bet if you sit out in front of thier establishment flagging down patrons they will do something for you.


I could see if you were using the hand wand. If your in an automatic you have no control over what the machine does, and usually stuck in there until its done.



Usually add on accessories to the vehicle are not covered, but peeling the paint off your weapon is bull.


I had a buddy who happend to go threw the old style wash with the whirling brushes. So happend a farmer went in before him. The machine wrapped up barbwire in the brushes from the bed of the pickup. He had to sit there until the cycle was done listening to the barbire strip the paint.


Gordy

 

[dwmmatt23]

Yea it's a bunch of bull, there's not much more I could do without a lawyer, which I can't afford to pay for something that might only cost me a few hundred to repair. But man was I pissed, they tried telling me it was existing which caused it to strip that far.

 

[Shaggy]

Well, there is no way a automatic car wash spray can take off paint unless the paint was messed up to begin with. It could have been flaking and you didn't even now it. Have you looked at your roof lately, before you had it washed?

 

[M3PO]

Well then if your car damaged their wash, you would not be liable for damages either huh?
I'm envisioning Uncle Buck's 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis (nicknamed "The Beast"), rolling in to the wash and something going tragically wrong.


This is a joke of course I am not suggesting damage their wash. I agree with some of the others; I wonder if the paint had/has an issue.

 

[stormin]

Well, there is no way a automatic car wash spray can take off paint unless the paint was messed up to begin with. It could have been flaking and you didn't even now it. Have you looked at your roof lately, before you had it washed?

I hate to see that has happened to your truck.. but I have to agree with what Shaggy wrote.
If the pressure was that strong and took paint off...you wouldn't see anybody going through those washes.

I myself have been through them several times.. never a problem.. and although the spray is strong.. I don't think it's anywhere near strong enough to take paint off unless something was wrong with the paint or the way the surface was prepped under the paint.

Just my .02

take care

NB

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

Was out in the mud some so figured I would run through a drive thru wash first to get the main heavy mud off before I could give it a good cleaning a few days later, boy was I wrong

Looks like the sprayer just blasted the paint right of from the sunroof to the rear. Wash place owner said they were not liable so I'm stuck on my own paying for it. Any body know what this could wind up costing me to get fixed?

I wonder if the gm warantee on the body and paint lasts this long? 10 years. You might want to look at that.

 

[gdddup]

damn that sucks

 

[dwmmatt23]

Well, there is no way a automatic car wash spray can take off paint unless the paint was messed up to begin with. It could have been flaking and you didn't even now it. Have you looked at your roof lately, before you had it washed?

I was up there 3 days prior putting reverse lights in my rack and didn't notice anything, it may have started to lift or get weak but no chips before

 

[177mph]

Does your truck have factory paint?

 

[hoe]

the roofs on these truck always fade, way more than the rest of the body. But damn that pics shows alot. The roof was not prep correct from factory. Like the OP said, people cant see the roof like that. Tape it off, and spray it with some high gloss spray paint. It will cost you like 15$

call it good after that. Be done with it untill you paint the entire truck.

 

[dwmmatt23]

Does your truck have factory paint?

Yea it's factory.

 

[dwmmatt23]

the roofs on these truck always fade, way more than the rest of the body. But damn that pics shows alot. The roof was not prep correct from factory. Like the OP said, people cant see the roof like that. Tape it off, and spray it with some high gloss spray paint. It will cost you like 15$

call it good after that. Be done with it untill you paint the entire truck.

Yea I was debating just doing this, so when I get some time I think I'll give it a go. Is there anyway to get factory match paint in a rattle can? I know it would be alot more expensive and it's where it can't be seen but it would drive me nuts knowing the paints off color anywhere on my truck

 

[BAMA_LTZ_HOE]

Duplicolor makes rattle cans to match. I bought some for my Tacoma at Autozone.