wsn00b
Sorry to hear this. Looks like you have enough advice to deal with this for now.
However, some tips to prevent this type of stuff in the future:
If you consider your vehicle to be more than a throwaway toaster/appliance and would like to take care of it *correctly*, a drive through car-wash that is **not** “touchless” is an unacceptable way to wash the car. The swirling, wash scratching, etc on these things is ridiculous. “Soft-touch” crap is also useless. It is as if car washes are designed by paint companies.
Better yet, if you can afford it, find a good place that does a handwash with quality materials and trained technicians. In my experience unfortunately none exist in West Seattle. I’ve had a couple of local experiences that required me to spend hundreds fixing later with detailers outside of West Seattle.
I get our cars cleaned in Bellevue (Park Place) or Downtown Seattle (Mr. Detail) and drive the cars around filthy if I don’t have the time to go there.
I’m still looking to try out some touchless car washes I found online (one in Madison/Central per google) for quick cleanups.
A quality automated touchless car wash in West Seattle would make a killing.