!! ULTRA RARE !! (Hanna? Hodge?) filament mini tunnel at Carol’s Car Wash

This is the same wash CWN filmed recently. Filament washes are incredibly rare to find, and despite the flack it gets compared to cloth or foam, it did no damage to my car. The top brush wash filament up until 2019 when it was replaced with foam. Seeing decades old equipment still working great brings joy to me that’s indescribable!

[@britishcarfan9601]

OMG!!!! I’M GLAD U DID IT!!!!!! SOOO COOL!!!!!!

[@kingcarwashnfansdrivesetc8364]

OMG YOU DID IT!!!

[@MichiganCarWashes]

Yeppers :3 I've gone through a few different tunnels too which I'll upload soon. They're mainly belanger or PECO mixed tunnels.

[@britishcarfan9601]

@@MichiganCarWashes cool I’m gonna be excited to see those too!!

[@washtecsoftcarejunoguy2143]

Apparently the Protovest dryers were replaced with air cannon dryers and the wash now has a new entrance arch

[@thischanneldoesntgetusedoften]

So damn vintage.. love it

[@Alex.AL_26]

I can't imagine the amount of scratches and swirls you have on your car. Not only the brushes but the dryers were literally dragging across the car.

[@Alex.AL_26]

@@thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433 how is it not true? those are filament brushes and the (I think) plastic from the blowers were scratching his car. I am not one of those people who say all car washes scratch your car because Modern car washes with closed cell foam and soft cloth brushes are safe for vehicles and don't scratch. I take my car through the car wash all the time with the newer brushes, but the older ones definitely do scratch.

[@danlc95]

@@Alex.AL_26 - When properly lubricated the bristle are the safest because they're the only ones that don't hold grit and silt.
The "soft" cloth was always the most damaging because the nap of the material allowed the grit to be held in the material. When I bought my first wash, the Peco 118's cloth was so full of grit that when I bent the extrusions back and forth the sand particles would fall out of the cloth.
Foam is terrible because it misses so much, and the dry nature of the material makes grit want to adhere to it.
Lammscloth seems to do well though, because the pile of the material is deep, and it's density allows for thorough flushing.
I may do a bristle/lammscloth tunnel next time around.
And for the record, because I owned a car wash I was able to take my gf's truck through Belanger's brand new spin lite wash. They had a couple owner/operators out one day and let us take a ride through. I had just polished her truck to perfection and it left scratches in her paint. Arguably one of the most advanced, brand new systems to be created, not open to the public, but still scratched her paint.

[@britishcarfan9601]

@@danlc95 Yeah I hate soft cloth equipment. Filament doesn’t damage your car.

[@britishcarfan9601]

If any of you guys are interested in this, here’s a video of this car wash filmed 6 years ago with the original filament top brush still in use!! th-cam.com/video/FI_Uy7m3DZA/w-d-xo.html

[@carwashreviewsandmore7609]

This is Hanna equipment. CarWashNews filmed this a while back.

[@ryanthenascarguy4871]

THAT arch that has bubbles in it, is that hot wax?

[@carwashfreak97]

I think this equipment is manufactured by a different company I have a brochure it’s not Hanna.

[@MichiganCarWashes]

Brochure??! Holy cow I’ve been looking for old equipment brochures and manuals!!

[@WisconsinCarWashChannel]

Was gonna say it kinda looks like older hodge.

[@MichiganCarWashes]

That actually may be. I noticed the rocker/grill brushes fling off to the side like the videos of modern hodge brushes do.

[@thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433]

It is Hanna. I think…

[@disneyfan9099]

Omg how cool! How much was the wash?