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Car Wash (1/10)
3/3/08 3:45pm

1976VetteGuy
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Chicago, IL - USA

Vette(s):
1976 L48 T-top, Automatic, ps,pb,a/c, Everything stock. Good car in great shape.

Joined: 11/30/2007
Posts: 37

Hey Everyone...I hope your winter is better than mine is going. I'm so ready for spring!

So I have a dumb question Confused

...having just bought the Vette, and al the worries that everyone has fr the rusting, is there a special way that I need to wash it? Is it OK to just was it like any other car or do I need to worry about rusting?

Thanks as always...

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Car Wash (2/10)
3/3/08 3:58pm

Ron 78

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BINGHAMTON, NY - USA

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Joined: 7/19/2003
Posts: 3808

You can wash it just like a normal car,But I keep mine out of automatic car washes,wash it by hand at home,most of us have so many coats of wax or polish on them we just wipe em down Thumbs%20Up

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Car Wash (3/10)
3/3/08 4:40pm

KDADDY79
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Dutchess County, NY - USA

Vette(s):
White '79 Corvette. It's a driver.

Joined: 8/27/2007
Posts: 2484

Hey Monte (76VetteGuy),

I agree with Ron 78 about keeping a Corvette out of automatic car washes. I always wash mine by hand weather it needs it or not. Big%20smile

Another thing I do is leave it sitting outside for a while so that the fresh air can get to any water that may have settled on any metal parts down under that you can't see. In my mind I'm preventing rust by doing this.

Just watch out for those birds overhead!

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Car Wash (4/10)
3/3/08 5:52pm

my7t1

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Dorr, MI - USA

Vette(s):
71 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Torch Red with black interior originally L48 built to push around 360hp

Joined: 8/21/2002
Posts: 2581

Like the guy's said, NO automatic car wash. I wash mine as little as possible. I just dust with California Duster, and use small amount of Maguires Quick Detailer on spots.

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Car Wash (5/10)
3/3/08 7:59pm

Lynne73
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Easton, PA - USA

Vette(s):
1973 Coupe 350 Auto.T-Tops L48,65450 miles.

Joined: 11/6/2003
Posts: 232

Have not washed mine in 5 years, just California Duster, Turtle Wax Ultra Gloss polish.

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Car Wash (6/10)
3/4/08 6:54pm

JOEMOD
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Doylestown, PA - USA

Vette(s):
1973 Corvette, 74,000 miles

Joined: 1/21/2007
Posts: 75

Same here, I don't think I have ever given her a bath, just a dust and shine Big%20smile

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Car Wash (7/10)
3/4/08 6:57pm

dwright
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Victor, NY - USA

Vette(s):
2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe

Joined: 7/12/2004
Posts: 6833

I like to blow dry mine with the wife's hot air blower.

Get in all the nooks and cranies.

Then take it out on the highway up to about 85 to get her really dry.

Especially the underbelly.

Just kidding. I'm not that anal.

But I do now a guy who has a 1996 that he bought new and has never washed it. Up until last summer it was never in the rain.

He is ANAL.

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Car Wash (8/10)
3/4/08 11:33pm

jimiam
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Memphis, TN - USA

Vette(s):
1981 Red 1993 Black Rose

Joined: 2/16/2007
Posts: 134

I wash mine with Maquires Car Wash (never in the sun) and then use a water blade to dry it. We have a tremendous amount of pollen here and the duster just won't keep it clean. Maybe I need to wash the duster. LOL I haven't waxed in a long time.

I like Dave's hair dryer idea, not sure if the other half would. That would be a good purchase at a yard sale. Then you could by-pass the heater element.

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Car Wash (9/10)
3/4/08 11:49pm

sundevil74
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Leavenworth, KS - USA

Vette(s):
MM Red 1971 T-top,LS5,4-speed, black leather C5 seats, Hooker sidepipes. Previous: 64 Coupe, 65 Roadster L76 / N14

Joined: 1/24/2007
Posts: 426

Try a leaf blower. Now THAT'S a tool!! And talk about anal! Clap

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Car Wash (10/10)
3/4/08 11:50pm

Aaron1976
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Vancouver, WA - USA

Vette(s):
1976 Corvette Stingray L-48 Automatic Black

Joined: 11/17/2007
Posts: 830

California Duster is the way to go for the easy way or when you got a little more time, I just today used the Eagle spray & wipe Nano Wax, it's prettty good stuff and worked real good on my old paint so if you got a great paint job it should do wonders! I do agree with all, stay away from auto car washes, if you have to use one make sure it is touchless and watch out for that high pressure water! Big%20smile

(A California mobile detailer used deionized water, from a cartridge & a water tank, to spray down the cars to aviod spots from trapped water.) Thumbs%20Up

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