It's the time of the year when I start using the automated car wash. During the spring and summer months, I can get away with washing the car myself since it's pretty warm out. After the month of September though, it gets cooler in my state. So you will definitely find me in one of those automatic car washes once in a while.
If you wash your car yourself, you do know that you're not supposed to use dishwashing liquid, right? I used to do this until I saw a piece on TV that it does harm to the car paint. I'm no expert so I have to take their word for it. I searched the internet and found pros and cons so I'm at a lost. Probably if I have an expensive car like a Ferrari, then I would be more careful in taking care of it. So if it needs work, then I'll only use original Ferrari parts. So where are you in this debate, do you think it's safe to wash your car with dishwashing detergent or not?