Topic: Corvettes vs drive thru car washes?????
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Lifetime MemberI hand wash mine only,after I take her out of hybernation,and usually once midsummer,I use Mr.Clean car wash,no spots,the rest of the time I just wipe her down,No automatic car washes for my baby
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I'll make it real simple, NO, NEVER, NEVER EVER EVER. Uh-uh, forgeddaboudit, nope, notta chance, ummmmmm NO!
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Mounds View, MN - USA
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Vette(s): 70 LT1 coupe, 69 350 HP coupe, 69 390HP 427 coupe, 71 LS5 convert, 85 coupe, 93 coupe
I have had a number of Corvettes over the years, and have run them all through the car wash on a regular basis. I also have had show winning muscle cars which I also ran through the car wash. When I tell people that, they look at me like I am a mass murderer, but I have never had a problem. In between, I use Dri Wash. It really works, and makes the finish less static, so dust doesn't collect on it as quickly. We carry the whole line of Dri Wash products because we all use them.
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No way here to drive through. I would never let a machine wash my Vette! Matter of fact I won't even let a hand besides my own do it. I will only wash it when I absoultley have to. I also use Calfornia duster, and when needed A good detail spray and sterile micro-fiber towels. "T"
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Adams' Apple 2010-09-14 10:11:10
I think most people here are going to cringe when they read your post. To many of us, putting a Vette through an automatic car wash is sacralige.
Well your new here and I hope all this does not scare you. The one thing that is common is we all love our Vettes. As soon as I heard car wash/Vette. It brought back one of my favorite movie lines.....
"When I get home I'm guna SLAP your momma cause dare ain't no way you are from my LOINS ".
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The local paint shops hope you put her thru da auto car wash! Ditto to everyone washing maybe once a year, then duster, detail spray followed by micro fiber towel, occasional 3M 3000 for light scratches, but do wash tires with bleach white and polish da aluminum!
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Yep, I do. But only the touchless and only if it is clean inside.
cj5nutz 2009-02-06 08:10:46
It is rare that I wash them at all but when they get in a rain storm, there is nothing like a good car wash to rinse it all away.
Do T Tops really leak?
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Oak Creek, WI - USA
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Vette(s): 1981 Great White Shark. Red Interior, 350/190 hp. PS, PB (SS), A/C CC, T-Tops. Served three years in Active Duty Army, then Retired Air Force after 34 years! Badger State Vettes Car Club. 175,000 Original miles!! Now own a 1998 C-5!
Well, I must be honest and admit that I have taken my "baby" thru the touchless car wash. My "T" top does not seem to leak and I like to have a clean car, but from reading these posts I guess I should be beaten with a wet noodle for doing this!!
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