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05-08-2012, 06:22 PM
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 Drives: 04 gmc/ zl1 Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ontario
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car wash
anyone go trough a touchless car wash yet, is it ok for the ZL1
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05-08-2012, 06:24 PM
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Drives: 2012 ZL1 Victory Red !!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MI
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NO the wheels are too wide for a standand car wash I would not advise it. I will be washing mine by hand only!
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05-08-2012, 06:25 PM
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05-08-2012, 06:47 PM
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Drives: 04 gmc/ zl1 Join Date: Nov 2011
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05-08-2012, 06:53 PM
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Drives: 2012 ZL1, 2004 Denali, 2001 Jetta Join Date: Feb 2012
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Should be OK as some touchless car wash you drive your car inside and stop the wash arm swings around the entire car, NO TRACK.
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05-08-2012, 06:58 PM
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Snake Eater
Drives: 2012 AGM ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: TN
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by hand will give you great results
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05-08-2012, 07:06 PM
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ALL car washes recycle / reuse their water. So it is like taking a sand blaster to your paint. Wash it yourself the correct way and enjoy the fruits of your labor
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05-08-2012, 07:09 PM
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I'm your huckleberry...
Drives: '10 2SS/RS, '88 IROC vert Join Date: Sep 2010
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NEVER. Even the touchless is hard on your paint (nozzles can take wax off, etc). Better to wash by hand--more thorough and helps you bond with the car. As others have said, the tires are too wide for standard washes. Do it by hand!
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05-09-2012, 01:55 AM
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Drives: '12 IOM ZL1 #867 Join Date: May 2011
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Picked me up a new pressure washer in anticipation.
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05-09-2012, 05:29 AM
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Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Join Date: Sep 2009
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05-09-2012, 08:19 AM
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Drives: '12 ZL1,67 Cam,68 Biscayne 427 4 sp Join Date: Aug 2011
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eep!...Car washes are a no-no if you want to keep the paint nice. Touchless washes use chemicals and strippers which are not friendly substances.
If you do not wash yourself,take to a detail shop for a hand washing. |
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05-09-2012, 12:46 PM
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Drives: ZL1, Genesis, Grand Cherokee Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cleveland
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I wash it myself. Touchless car wash Chemicals are too strong and the black painted hood dome needs special care: clean water, soft brush, clean microfiber towel(I wipe the dome first). I would be careful with the power washer - I just use the hose with a nozzle, there's enough presure there. |
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05-09-2012, 12:53 PM
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05-09-2012, 01:18 PM
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Snake Eater
Drives: 2012 AGM ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011
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What kind of soap are you guys using while handwashing your ZL
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