On May 9th, news broke about whether to choose an automatic car wash or manual wash for a new car. In the following story, a well-known influencer used his Xiaomi SU7 to test the waters and uncovered the pitfalls of automatic car wash machines.
According to his account, last week he took his Xiaomi SU7 to a mechanical automatic car wash, hoping to save $50 on the wash fee. However, after the wash, he discovered a significant loss.
The piano-painted surfaces on the roof and rear of his Xiaomi SU7 were scratched in multiple places by the automatic car wash machine's brushes. This occurred because if the brushes are not cleaned regularly, solid particles can accumulate in them, leading to damage to the car paint during the wash process, making any scratches on a new car more noticeable.
The blogger decided not to paint the new car. Instead, they opted to spend 5000 yuan on applying invisible car clothing to protect the car paint from scratches and enhance its gloss. They chose a TPU material car clothing, and the owner of the film shop used a cutting machine to test scratching on the protected paint. Only the car clothing wrinkled, while the car paint underneath remained intact, effectively safeguarding against minor scratches in daily use, not to mention the brushes of automatic car wash machines.
And, after the car wrap is damaged, it can be repaired easily, unlike car paint which would take several days at the 4S store for repainting.
In the blogger's opinion, after getting a new car, it is still necessary to apply a good quality car wrap. So, would you be willing to spend 5000 yuan to wrap your new car?
