page_title: Car wash
section_title: Touchless wash
hierarchical_section_title: Car wash / Automatic car wash / Conveyorized/tunnel car wash / Touchless wash
caption_attribution_description: A touchless car wash, which uses high pressure jets of water and detergent to clean with. This typical example was part of a gas station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. en:Category:Images of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
context_page_description: A car wash or auto wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles. Car washes can be self-serve, fully automated, or full-service with attendants who wash the vehicle. It may also be an event where people pay to have their cars washed by volunteers as a method to raise money for some purpose.
context_section_description: Like soft-touch car washes, touchless car washes are automated, with the vehicle passing through a tunnel where the vehicle is cleaned; however, touchless car washes do not use the foam or cloth applicators that soft-touch washes use, instead relying on high-pressure washers to both clean and rinse the vehicle off. Sensors utilized by these washes allow for a more precise clean along the vehicle's exact shape. To compensate for not physically contacting the vehicle, touchless washes use more caustic detergents than ordinary car washes. Because the vehicle is not physically impacted during a touchless wash, the vehicle is at a lower risk of being damaged. However, touchless washes have a harder time cleaning off tougher materials or reaching difficult-to-reach locations on vehicles, and their usage of stronger chemicals can potentially damage a vehicle's paint finish.
caption: A touchless in-bay automatic car wash
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