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Flatsix Racer · 08-01-2011, 05:53 PM

Is impossible to keep clean in the summer here in Florida!
It rains every single day!

Nightfall · 08-01-2011, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatsix Racer

Is impossible to keep clean in the summer here in Florida!
It rains every single day!

read my sig

PETRA · 08-01-2011, 06:08 PM

Welcome to my nightmare. I so feel your pain..... and when its not raining, its 100+ so its too hot to detail.

I can't catch a break.....

OHIOSS · 08-01-2011, 06:10 PM

I live in Ohio and have the same problem. It's been very dry after record rains in the spring. The car gets dusty even sitting in the garage. I haven't been putting the cover on it because I haven't done a good car wash. Once I do a good car wash I will put the cover on and it will stay clean as long as it's in the garage.

Russ

my1st_camaro · 08-01-2011, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatsix Racer

Is impossible to keep clean in the summer here in Florida!
It rains every single day!

Yeah its pretty lousy when it rains too much, we're in monsoon season here in PHX and I got caught in the rain more than a few times. I feel like giving up because I don't like washing the car everyday.

Mojave · 08-01-2011, 06:12 PM

But when it shines it looks sooooo good !

Devon · 08-01-2011, 06:16 PM

Just man-up and break out the bucket. A quick wash takes, what... 20 mins? That is 20 minutes well spent. Besides, if you give it a good coat of wax, a few water spots should easily come off with a quick dry buffing.

Your other options are to either let it get dirty (and thus look bad) or trade in for a lesser color.

trooper182 · 08-01-2011, 06:29 PM

Ok not to sound like an a$$ but really? Just grab a buckett and some good auto soap and clean and wax it. Over here in Oklahoma for over 50 days we have not had a drop of rain. Its almost like being in Iraq again. Everything is drying up. Our average temp with the heat index is about 110-115 and humid. It sucks. I love having a clean car, in fact my wife says i'm obsessive–compulsive when it comes to my camaro. But at this point I would gladly drive a dirty camaro for a day or two for some rain lol

Adam's Polishes · 08-01-2011, 06:42 PM

Black isn't a hobby, its a career! And if you think you've got it bad look at the pig I drive in my sig.

zkdreads · 08-01-2011, 06:43 PM

i feel your pain. My car is all white with white rims. Washed it yesterday and it rained 2 hours later lol

KSFastah · 08-01-2011, 06:46 PM

No rain in Kansas....36 days and counting of 100+ temperatures....worse it's been since the Dust Bowl years of the 1930's. Hot...hot...and more hot. And very little rain.

I'd take one for the team and get my car rained on SEVERAL times if it meant an end to this drought.

trooper182 · 08-01-2011, 06:52 PM

and ill be right there with you on the rain. PLEASE!! rain on my car lol

Flatsix Racer · 08-01-2011, 07:38 PM

You wouldnt be a fan if it rained daily. I'm from Texas and I know how hot it is for ya'll. Florida summers are so much better...

Augie1978 · 08-01-2011, 07:48 PM

You gotta be dedicated to it. I clean my car about every few days but really enjoy it. Car detailing has become a new hobby for me and the Adams products makes it pretty easy.

08-01-2011, 05:53 PM	#1
Flatsix Racer Drives: 2011 2SS Black/Black 6Spd Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 70	Black Camaro impossible to keep clean Is impossible to keep clean in the summer here in Florida! It rains every single day!

08-01-2011, 06:12 PM	#6
Mojave San Diego Head Tuners Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS ,NPP,MagRide, A8 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 2,440 View My Garage	But when it shines it looks sooooo good ! __________________ 2016 1SS A8, NPP, MagRide, Black Rims My 5th Camaro (3 Gen5, 1 Gen4) Member of San Diego Head Tuners https://www.youtube.com/c/MojaveKY https://www.instagram.com/mojaveky/ https://twitter.com/MojaveKY http://dinowax.refr.cc/bryanm 15% off DinoWax orders

08-01-2011, 06:16 PM	#7
Devon Highway Man Drives: '10 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ear Falls, ON, Canada Posts: 685	Just man-up and break out the bucket. A quick wash takes, what... 20 mins? That is 20 minutes well spent. Besides, if you give it a good coat of wax, a few water spots should easily come off with a quick dry buffing. Your other options are to either let it get dirty (and thus look bad) or trade in for a lesser color. __________________ Yes, I drive it in the snow Roto-Fab Intake Tuned by dynosteve @ RDP

08-01-2011, 06:29 PM	#8
trooper182 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT yellow non RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 691	Ok not to sound like an a$$ but really? Just grab a buckett and some good auto soap and clean and wax it. Over here in Oklahoma for over 50 days we have not had a drop of rain. Its almost like being in Iraq again. Everything is drying up. Our average temp with the heat index is about 110-115 and humid. It sucks. I love having a clean car, in fact my wife says i'm obsessive–compulsive when it comes to my camaro. But at this point I would gladly drive a dirty camaro for a day or two for some rain lol __________________ Staff Sergeant U.S. Army 13B Gun Bunny. 2011 Camaro 1LT A6 Mods: Pypes bomb V8 exhaust, Magnaflow x-pipe, resonator delete, Roto-Fab cold air intake, Vmax Black Ice-olator, Elite Engineering catch can, painted engine cover and fuse box cover, 3dCarbon Front Fender Vents, Street Scene Front Splitter, ZL1 Side Rockers, Anvil Notch Rear Spoiler, interior/engine bay LED lights, two JL Audio W3's 10" and 1000w kenwood amp

08-01-2011, 06:43 PM	#10
zkdreads Drives: 2010 Camaro LS V6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 2,784	i feel your pain. My car is all white with white rims. Washed it yesterday and it rained 2 hours later lol __________________ C-LO or Sonic "Without Struggle there is no progress" I am your best nightmare!

08-01-2011, 06:10 PM	#4
OHIOSS Russ Drives: Yukon Denali, Charger, CamaroSS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,811	I live in Ohio and have the same problem. It's been very dry after record rains in the spring. The car gets dusty even sitting in the garage. I haven't been putting the cover on it because I haven't done a good car wash. Once I do a good car wash I will put the cover on and it will stay clean as long as it's in the garage. Russ

08-01-2011, 06:42 PM	#9
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Black isn't a hobby, its a career! And if you think you've got it bad look at the pig I drive in my sig.

08-01-2011, 06:46 PM	#11
KSFastah Whatevah Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 107 View My Garage	No rain in Kansas....36 days and counting of 100+ temperatures....worse it's been since the Dust Bowl years of the 1930's. Hot...hot...and more hot. And very little rain. I'd take one for the team and get my car rained on SEVERAL times if it meant an end to this drought. Last edited by KSFastah; 08-01-2011 at 06:56 PM.

08-01-2011, 06:52 PM	#12
trooper182 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT yellow non RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 691	and ill be right there with you on the rain. PLEASE!! rain on my car lol __________________ Staff Sergeant U.S. Army 13B Gun Bunny. 2011 Camaro 1LT A6 Mods: Pypes bomb V8 exhaust, Magnaflow x-pipe, resonator delete, Roto-Fab cold air intake, Vmax Black Ice-olator, Elite Engineering catch can, painted engine cover and fuse box cover, 3dCarbon Front Fender Vents, Street Scene Front Splitter, ZL1 Side Rockers, Anvil Notch Rear Spoiler, interior/engine bay LED lights, two JL Audio W3's 10" and 1000w kenwood amp

08-01-2011, 07:38 PM	#13
Flatsix Racer Drives: 2011 2SS Black/Black 6Spd Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 70	You wouldnt be a fan if it rained daily. I'm from Texas and I know how hot it is for ya'll. Florida summers are so much better...

08-01-2011, 07:48 PM	#14
Augie1978 Drives: 2011 2SS RS Vert Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 621	You gotta be dedicated to it. I clean my car about every few days but really enjoy it. Car detailing has become a new hobby for me and the Adams products makes it pretty easy. __________________ 2SS RS, Triple Black Vert, Manual, Hurst Shifter. American Racing Headers, Roto-Fab CAI

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