Yeah Meister,
I hear what you're saying however I have never, nor will I ever take my X through a commercial car wash. Plus I like the satisfaction of hand washing my car and whilst doing so I pick up on any anomalies like any new nicks etc in the process. I suppose I am a bit anal in that each wash I detail inside each wheel arch, clean what's visible of the mufflers and of course under the bonnet etc. I usually set aside at least 1 1/2 hrs to clean in & out.

The bonnet & t/gate edges just irk me each time I see them and although I clean them they don't look any different to the pics. I'm wondering if heat from the engine bay has effected the paint on those edges.

Guess I've gotta live with em untill I paint later on.

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