Automotive detailers, car owners, and the internet have been at odds for years over whether or not automatic car washes damage your vehicle's paint and more fragile body panels. While there may be ...

You can run the risk of damaging your car's paint by running it through an automatic car wash. Here's how and what you should do instead.

A car owner's black truck was ruined by an automatic car wash. He claims it cost him $2,800 in damages.

You might have heard that you should never visit a car wash that uses actual brushes to clean your car. We're here to tell you that is 100% true.

And they’re mostly right. The belts and brushes these places use to remove detritus from your paint are just too harsh—sometimes to the point of adding visible scratches.

Automatic/drive-thru car washes are more popular than ever because they save time and hassle. But are automatic car washes safe for your car? In many instances they are the safest course of action ...

It got wrapped up in the brushes, and wrought havoc on the truck’s paint job. Auto Detail Doctor argues that under no circumstances should you ever bring your car to an automatic car wash.

Repeated exposure to poorly-maintained wash brushes will eventually dull your car's paint and make it look old or dated. The worst part?

How you should wash your brushes and rollers depends on the type of paint you've been using. Thankfully, we've got all you need to know on how to clean off latex or water-based, and oil-based paints.

Those automatic vehicle washers use hard and aggressive cloth/rubber brushes that will undoubtedly micro-mar your vehicle's paint job and introduce those dreaded 'swirl marks'.

A car is a pricey investment, so there's no doubt you want to take care of yours. Because of that, don't risk your car's paint aggressively washing it like so.