Does steam cleaning damage car paint?

Steam car wash with less water and high water temperature, many car owners who want to try steam car wash will worry about the feature may damage the car paint. And it’s true that there are some rumors about this problem. Today let the GOCLEAN team answer questions for everyone and completely eliminate everyone’s concerns.

First of all, let’s explain the principle of steam car wash:

Steam car wash turns the water into steam, the steam is quickly condensed into the water on the surface of the car body, and the dirt will be quickly washed away by steam pressure. The steam can be disinfected and decontaminated, and at the same time has strong thermal degradation physical properties, which can quickly dissolve the sticky properties of sediment and stains. The dirt is softened by heat and can be easily removed under pressure steam injection. When the high pressure is sprayed on the surface of the car body, the low-temperature steam ejected from the steam is 50 degrees Celsius, and the steam pressure reaches 220-260 m/s (the flow rate exceeds the level 17 hurricane) so that the pollutants adhering to the surface of the paint are swept away. Light.

The steam used for car washing is low-temperature steam, which does not exceed the limit temperature of the paint and rubber. The paint temperature is baked at a temperature of 170 degrees in the paint room. As long as the temperature is not exceeded, the paint and rubber parts of the car are not Will cause any harm.

The steam temperature at the outlet of the steam washing machine is 100-120 degrees Celsius, but in the process of washing the car, the mouth of the spray gun is 8-10 cm away from the body. After the steam is sprayed 10 cm from the exit, the temperature will be dispersed. Going to a part, the steam temperature is only about 50 degrees at this time, and the human hand can directly touch it, so it does not hurt the paint at all. In the summer, especially in the black car, under the sun, the surface temperature of the paint is 60 degrees, the steam cleaning is only 50 degrees and the washing is far from the paint, and the steam will decompose the surface of the car. Sludge, make it rinse quickly.

Warm Knowledge:

Generally speaking, the vehicle will be sprayed four times in the paint before leaving the factory.

Electrophoretic layer: It is the primer of the vehicle and has good adhesion and corrosion resistance.
Medium coating:  anti-UV and anti-shock, the basis of the color paint layer.
Paint layer: It is a practical color coating with metallic and non-metallic paint.
Varnish layer: It is a transparent coating on the surface of the vehicle to protect the paint layer and improve the gloss of the paint.

Warm notice:

The steam won’t damage to the car body, but it can hurt the human body, so When cleaning the surface, it is recommended to allow 4-6 inches of space from the nozzle to the surface.