Why Car Washes Might Be Scamming You

Why Car Washes Might Be Scamming You

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The science of soap. We sample the fluids coming out of a car wash sprayer and look at how it sticks or doesn’t stick to your car. Is it there to clean or is it there to protect? Today on B2B, we’re going to run a couple experiments to find out the truth for you.

Big thanks to our friend Larry Kosilla at Ammo NYC for helping us with our research and sharing his insights. https://www.youtube.com/user/AMMONYCdotcom

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48 Comments

  1. Vic Cheng on July 1, 2021 at 8:42 am

    I just feel like I took a chemistry class lol

  2. CJ Manning on July 1, 2021 at 8:43 am

    Ya know… this guy is such a goof! I still REALLY miss science garage and the guy they had with that. I hope he’s well… but this guy ha done a wonderful job filling that spot and doing it his way. Great job!

  3. lusid one on July 1, 2021 at 8:44 am

    Happy birthday Jeremiah

  4. ieatass on July 1, 2021 at 8:46 am

    "Nerd out while you turd out"

    Yep…takin a dump and watching donut

  5. anthony on July 1, 2021 at 8:46 am

    Italians invented soap too? damn, we don’t miss huh?

  6. SoHo Don on July 1, 2021 at 8:47 am

    As of late I don’t even try to wash my black paint car serious anymore… no point lol, I use pre soak then just rinse off and done.

  7. David Nguyen on July 1, 2021 at 8:48 am

    @5:30
    Donut: salt the roads in the winter
    Me: soap the roads… And the women

  8. CutiePie4325 on July 1, 2021 at 8:49 am

    fun fact: red objects are most likely to get pooped on by some birds

  9. Chaman Kudmarbettu on July 1, 2021 at 8:51 am

    Sodium hydroxide isn’t good for the paint

  10. Skull Helmet on July 1, 2021 at 8:53 am

    By "Buddy’s " He means
    a couple of low wage Hispanic dudes me thinks

    XD

  11. Zachary Robertson on July 1, 2021 at 8:53 am

    I don’t appreciate you calling me out while I turd out at work and catch up on my Donut videos…

  12. Aaron K on July 1, 2021 at 8:55 am

    Dummy follow us on YouTube @ 🍩 🎥

  13. dane rude on July 1, 2021 at 8:58 am

    When I operated a car wash. What ever was in the car wax eat through a galvanised wax mixing tank. In 2 years

  14. Andrew Blythe on July 1, 2021 at 8:58 am

    Entropy is not disorder broo

  15. Siddharth Bisht on July 1, 2021 at 9:03 am

    UPTOFUCKINSPEEDONKAWASAKI???

  16. James Power on July 1, 2021 at 9:05 am

    Normal Science: We will just get some samples to test. We can ask the manufacturer.

    Jerry: Yes but what if we didnt ask for them and we collected them that would be way more fun

  17. kght222 on July 1, 2021 at 9:06 am

    question 1, why would you go to an automated carwash? this dude is essentially my age but i still have to say "damn kids"

  18. Kamaboco 64 on July 1, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Oh boy,
    This might be the greatest b2b episode yet

  19. NorthernChev on July 1, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Just so you guys know… The water that gets sprayed on your car at a car wash has already been sprayed on "156" cars that came through before you. We have separators and skimmers in the drain below you that sort of "recycles" and sort of "cleans" the water and reuses it over and over… It looks like it’s going down the city drain doesn’t it? LUL. It’s not (kind of). Otherwise our water bills would be astronomical. But they’re not (ish) because we use the water over and over.

  20. ACfairgrounds on July 1, 2021 at 9:07 am

    They really didn’t answer the question which is better automatic car wash or self car Washing

  21. Bennett Aukerman on July 1, 2021 at 9:08 am

    You can actually mix water and oil in a vacuum and it won’t separate after you re-expose it to air. Action-Lab has a great video on this 😉

  22. GTS Motorsport on July 1, 2021 at 9:09 am

    Chemistry Majors are quaking

  23. Kevin Barrera on July 1, 2021 at 9:09 am

    I was having a good time until the “like you and your stepdad” ouch💀

  24. Boost And Redline on July 1, 2021 at 9:10 am

    Birds just love to poop on your car specially when you just washed it

  25. PharaohII on July 1, 2021 at 9:10 am

    romans did not invent soap

  26. Bug Man on July 1, 2021 at 9:10 am

    HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY!

  27. Aaron K on July 1, 2021 at 9:19 am

    Not follow us on donut at donut media 🤣

  28. Angela M on July 1, 2021 at 9:20 am

    My dad just retired from a major car wash manufacturer – he did tech support for the car wash owners. They build both drive-through (touch-free and brushes) and self-serve. First thing to know: he won’t use car washes. At all. He hand washes all his vehicles himself at home. Second thing: the detergents and waxes and everything are legit, assuming the owners use the stuff meant to go through the machines. The water can make a big difference and if they don’t do required maintenance (spoiler: most slack on that), it’s going to affect the results. However, the brushes (both manual and rollers) are by far the worst part. They’re gross, never cleaned, never maintained, and they’re horrible for your car. Bottom line is that if you go to a car wash with an owner who is involved and takes pride in his business, you’re gonna be fine. Good luck finding one of those.

  29. LaudeNuff on July 1, 2021 at 9:21 am

    skillshare narrator is in transition

  30. Jaxine Xavia on July 1, 2021 at 9:21 am

    ,

  31. Chaman Kudmarbettu on July 1, 2021 at 9:21 am

    How to remove the black tar marks on the paint?? Here we use diesel or petrol to remove them but it isn’t good for the paint.

  32. Aaron sanders on July 1, 2021 at 9:21 am

    Umm it’s sds now not msds hm hm hm

  33. Richard Servello on July 1, 2021 at 9:24 am

    Science bitch!

  34. Jevon Calle on July 1, 2021 at 9:25 am

    J-Dawg, you’re ferking hellAIRrious dude.

  35. Thumper on July 1, 2021 at 9:26 am

    My buddy from college said his folks owned a auto car wash and said they are a total rip off! He said the high cost $15 wash cost them like $1 or some crazy small amount per car. And the cheapest was like $.25 lol. Don’t use auto car washes they don’t so a good job and are a rip off. Wash your car at home way better results and way cheaper!

  36. Onderdaan Zwabbah on July 1, 2021 at 9:27 am

    L9l

  37. Simple Frankie on July 1, 2021 at 9:28 am

    He put 1 star on yelp

  38. Celestias on July 1, 2021 at 9:29 am

    That moment when I learned how soap works at a meme car show.

  39. Amy Olson on July 1, 2021 at 9:29 am

    Many car washes have reverse osmosis and water recycling in their wash to cut down on
    a) the amount of water being used and
    b) the amount of chemical that goes into waste.
    When washing your car at home, you use more soap and water than at any typical car wash plus you’re putting those chemicals down your local drain versus having them disposed of properly, like a car wash has to.
    Great info though! You definitely know more about chemicals than most chemical reps out there. Good info…but let us not forget that car washes are also helping protect the environment and save water 🙂

  40. François Dillinger on July 1, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Canceled my sub for my local car wash after this video.

    Couple days afterwards they charged me for another month. It turns out they have been double charging me for the past year. Just got like a 300ish refund lol

  41. Brantley Rector on July 1, 2021 at 9:31 am

    The surfactant is in a different pale. They only chemical difference in the colors is the dye. They are all low pH. The tri foam is not a wax. There are no wax in any car wash.

  42. Knox Vitela on July 1, 2021 at 9:31 am

    You guys should test chemical guys, I’m sure some shampoos are good but all of them ?! Citrus wash and gloss is awesome but has to be diluted so I know for sure that one works

  43. Levy Andrade on July 1, 2021 at 9:32 am

    I learned this in magic school bus

  44. Jeremy Weeks on July 1, 2021 at 9:34 am

    B2B the new Science Garage! I love it

  45. Banjo Boy on July 1, 2021 at 9:34 am

    Is the thumbnail the Breaking Bad car wash?

  46. TJ Mayer on July 1, 2021 at 9:35 am

    very informative video.

  47. jonlamontagne on July 1, 2021 at 9:35 am

    $24 billion in money laundering!

  48. James Nobles on July 1, 2021 at 9:35 am

    "Need out, while you turd out" I’m gonna need that on a shirt sir…

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