Scientific tests find that automated car washing is kinder
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Subject: Scientific tests find that automated car washing is kinder to
paintwork than hand-washing
Send Date:5-Nov-2013 14:24
Press release
Scientific tests find that automated car washing is kinder to paintwork than
hand-washing
using an IMO automated car wash with its unique Mitter technology is the
kindest to your paintwork, causing no measurable abrasion.
The study, conducted by the PRA - the world's most complete surface coatings
advisor, found that hand-washing your car was the most damaging to paint
work recording the highest scratch count, thus turning the 'hand-wash is
better' myth on its head.
Carried out over 15 months, the extensive study saw non-IMO employees run
four new and identical Ford Fiestas, maintaining similar usage and mileage
to ensure a fair test. Each of the Fiestas were treated differently
throughout the test: one was commercially hand-washed, the second washed
using standard nylon-bristle technology found at a mechanical car wash and
the third vehicle was washed using IMO's Mitter technology. The fourth was
not washed at all for the duration of the project, and served as a test
control sample. In total, each of the three Fiestas were cleaned 27 times
over the 15 month period.
The findings concluded that IMO's Mitter technology offered the kindest wash
of all, thanks to its ability to remove dirt and contaminates from the
vehicle's paint work without any measurable abrasion. Having no detrimental
effect to the body work, the Mitters easily outperformed commercial
hand-washing, which proved the most abrasive with the highest scratch count
of any other method.
Every IMO wash programme contains a manual pre-wash to remove surface dirt
and allows the Mitter fibre technology to attract any remaining dirt from
the paint work, drastically reducing abrasion.
The test concluded that washing a car with Mitters caused no more
deterioration in paint quality than normal day to day driving.
Discuss
paintwork than hand-washing
Send Date:5-Nov-2013 14:24
Press release
Scientific tests find that automated car washing is kinder to paintwork than
hand-washing
- Paint Research Association study proves that IMO Mitter car washes cause
- Mitter fibre technology used for a kinder wash
- Hand-washing proved the most damaging, causing the highest scratch count
using an IMO automated car wash with its unique Mitter technology is the
kindest to your paintwork, causing no measurable abrasion.
The study, conducted by the PRA - the world's most complete surface coatings
advisor, found that hand-washing your car was the most damaging to paint
work recording the highest scratch count, thus turning the 'hand-wash is
better' myth on its head.
Carried out over 15 months, the extensive study saw non-IMO employees run
four new and identical Ford Fiestas, maintaining similar usage and mileage
to ensure a fair test. Each of the Fiestas were treated differently
throughout the test: one was commercially hand-washed, the second washed
using standard nylon-bristle technology found at a mechanical car wash and
the third vehicle was washed using IMO's Mitter technology. The fourth was
not washed at all for the duration of the project, and served as a test
control sample. In total, each of the three Fiestas were cleaned 27 times
over the 15 month period.
The findings concluded that IMO's Mitter technology offered the kindest wash
of all, thanks to its ability to remove dirt and contaminates from the
vehicle's paint work without any measurable abrasion. Having no detrimental
effect to the body work, the Mitters easily outperformed commercial
hand-washing, which proved the most abrasive with the highest scratch count
of any other method.
Every IMO wash programme contains a manual pre-wash to remove surface dirt
and allows the Mitter fibre technology to attract any remaining dirt from
the paint work, drastically reducing abrasion.
The test concluded that washing a car with Mitters caused no more
deterioration in paint quality than normal day to day driving.
Discuss
Developed specifically by the PRA, the tests were designed to provide a real
world scenario - simulating how most cars are cleaned and cared for. The
Ford Fiestas were used daily and were washed regularly by the assigned
method. Every vehicle, including the control vehicle, was inspected at two,
four, seven, twelve and fifteen month intervals, across nineteen separate
inspection areas. These inspection areas - the bonnet, roof, offside and
nearside of the vehicles - were tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 2813 by
directing a narrow beam of light at an angle of 60o or 20o and the results
were measured by a Rhopoint IQ Meter, to test both the gloss and haze of the
paintwork. The vehicles were also tested for surface roughness, film
thickness, surface appearance and scratching.
world scenario - simulating how most cars are cleaned and cared for. The
Ford Fiestas were used daily and were washed regularly by the assigned
method. Every vehicle, including the control vehicle, was inspected at two,
four, seven, twelve and fifteen month intervals, across nineteen separate
inspection areas. These inspection areas - the bonnet, roof, offside and
nearside of the vehicles - were tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 2813 by
directing a narrow beam of light at an angle of 60o or 20o and the results
were measured by a Rhopoint IQ Meter, to test both the gloss and haze of the
paintwork. The vehicles were also tested for surface roughness, film
thickness, surface appearance and scratching.
PhillipM said:
Commercially hand washed - great, so one of the places where it's a fiver for them to rub a gritty cloth over your car they used for the last 10,000 cars that came through.
I.E. - Marketing bulls
t.
Agreed, since we have no knowledge of the other methods, but at least they're trying! Sounds better than those awful nylon bristle roller jobbies.I.E. - Marketing bulls
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