# Drive threw car washes !! **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [October 29, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drive-threw-car-washes/132155 "2006-10-29T23:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![christyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@christyles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/christyles)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drive-threw-car-washes/132155/25 "2006-12-03T12:53:21Z")
> [@Why might a car be running at 19 volts?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-might-a-car-be-running-at-19-volts/334/11): > > ive nvr purchased anything from online stores(i cant)…and i dont spend a lot on the products just because its not worth it right now until my car gets painted…was wondering also…if thers sumthin that covers up small scratches just to tide me over…cuz its so embarrasing, i dont even like washin my car cuz it shows everything ☹ Let’s make this more business-like. These scratches that you refer to: - Are they through the clearcoat and into the basecoat? - Does your fingernail catch the edges of the scratch? - Are you sure it’s not just paint-transfer? If it isn’t through the clearcoat, and your fingernail doesn’t catch the edge of the scratch, there’s a good chance that they can be polished out via a few steps with wetsanding, and machine polish. You can go as far as filling it in with touch-up paint, wetsand, repeat as necessary, and then polish. It’s hard to say what can be done, and what can’t without physically examining the problem area, but I’ll say with confidence that it can be substantially reduced in terms of appearance without a repaint. Are there other reasons that justify a repaint? Glazing and waxing with quality products will reduce the appearance of deeper scratches and imperfections, and eliminate spider-webbing (aka micro-marring) and light swirls. Let me know if you have any more questions! –Gabe --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drive-threw-car-washes/132155)._