Do you use automatic car washes?

[waynne]

The jet washes will also show up gaps in seams or windows that aren't properly shut. It would certainly seem that there is no easy way to clean your car. A hand wash is the best way to go.

[pgarner]

i used to work in a filling station and the auto car washes the bristles are quite sharp as most of them are nylon. they do cause quite big scratches and the £5 a shot they def aint worth it.

[HDi fun]

Rarely use 'em. The ARC or ARCO ones are a bit more forigiving. So are some of the Tesco machine washes but then I rarely clean the car at all except for a jet wash off once in a while (2 or 3 a year) and a windows/lights/mirrors/plates clean up.