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So after riding a bunch over the last week my bike was covered in salt and road grime. I wanted/needed to clean it before it goes back to bed for a while.
In the past I have always used the hose at my house, but at my current place it is a huge pain in the ass. I had stayed away from using a car wash place (with the high pressure hoses, not the drive through).
But, today I used one of those places and it worked great. Hit the bike with hot soapy water then hot clean water...dry with some clean cloths and your done.
I've heard it was a bad idea...the theory being that the high pressure could push water past seals and cause all sorts of problems. After using the car wash place it seems okay to me. The pressure is not that high and as long as you stand back at least 3-4 feet and don't drill senstive areas (wheel axel?) it seems okay.
Anyone else use car wash places?