Car Wash -- does a new Camaro deserve such treatement? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

rtcat600man · 09-25-2010, 05:03 PM

While at the car wash today with my wife's Trail Blazer this is what came in behind us.

How many people use the local car wash to clean their Camaro? I have never taken mine thru the car wash and never plan to do so either. Only hand washing for my Camaro.

BumbleBee5 · 09-25-2010, 05:05 PM

Argh! Thou shat not carwash thy Camaro!

Agent Atomic Orange · 09-25-2010, 05:13 PM

Oh heck no!!!!

djsnoflake · 09-25-2010, 05:15 PM

Pshh. I do it all the time as a quick clean up when I don't have a spare 3 hours to do a perfect job. As long as it doesnt have those automatic spinning brushes, you are fine.

JChen · 09-25-2010, 05:25 PM

I only use touchless washes but that is only during the winter months. No other choice.

sangerbanger58 · 09-25-2010, 05:27 PM

Never that's dumb

JChen · 09-25-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sangerbanger58

Never that's dumb

...says the guy who probably doesn't drive through snow and salt...

SlowSS · 09-25-2010, 05:35 PM

Hand wash only for me!!!

vinman · 09-25-2010, 05:43 PM

I do it as a quick fix and also to blast the underbody from time to time, but only at the laser washes, nothing touches my car but my hand in a wash mitt.

SQUALO · 09-25-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBee5

Argh! Thou shat not carwash thy Camaro!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent Atomic Orange

Oh heck no!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlowSS

Hand wash only for me!!!

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Originally Posted by JChen

I only use touchless washes but that is only during the winter months. No other choice.

For those who use touchless carwashes, PLEASE DON'T, they're more harsh than regular ones. Since there is no use of cloths the wash jets are more powerful in order to clean a vehicle. I won't even use them on my truck!
Just my thoughts, the decision is yours, but, next time you consider one, remember what I said.

ssmadness · 09-25-2010, 06:00 PM

I've only done it once, but a touchless carwash is'nt going to hurt the car.

Taz_FL · 09-25-2010, 06:00 PM

just did it today, car was dirty, we were getting in it to go somewhere, didn't have time to wash it so instead went to a touchless car wash that I use on occassion.

PnCRedJwl2SS · 09-25-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SQUALO

For those who use touchless carwashes, PLEASE DON'T, they're more harsh than regular ones. Since there is no use of cloths the wash jets are more powerful in order to clean a vehicle. I won't even use them on my truck!
Just my thoughts, the decision is yours, but, next time you consider one, remember what I said.

I've had my Camaro since Sep of 09...I have used a touchless car wash once a week on Fridays before our local Camaro club meets and my car looks great! After exiting the wash bay, I carefully dry my car with clean microfiber cloths, working from top-down. The car wash pressure at the one I use does NOT hurt the car! But you should be able to feel if the pressure might be too high for your comfort. If the noise from the jets hitting your car is so loud that it drowns out your music (at about 18-20 or so on the volume level (I have the BA audio system), it may be too high, but I doubt it.

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Originally Posted by ssmadness

I've only done it once, but a touchless carwash isn't going to hurt the car.

I agree...as I said, my car wash feels pretty powerful, I've been using it for a year, and it has done nothing but help make my car look great!

CamaroCowboy · 09-25-2010, 07:29 PM

I use touchless all the time then bring it strait home and hand dry then wax.....

09-25-2010, 05:03 PM	#1
rtcat600man having FUN now 13.66@101 Drives: 2010 2LT IOM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clarkston, Michigan Posts: 9,230 View My Garage	Car Wash -- does a new Camaro deserve such treatement? While at the car wash today with my wife's Trail Blazer this is what came in behind us. How many people use the local car wash to clean their Camaro? I have never taken mine thru the car wash and never plan to do so either. Only hand washing for my Camaro. Attached Images __________________ MY BUILD

09-25-2010, 05:13 PM	#3
Agent Atomic Orange Drives: 2010 Camaro LS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 258 View My Garage	Oh heck no!!!! __________________ _____________________________________________ Airaid CAI (V2 Tube)/ Flowmaster American Thunder/ Barton Shifter Kit/ Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars/ Hotchkis Sport Springs/ AAC Lights/ GM Trim Kit/ Tint/ Pioneer Premier Champion Series Sub/ Pioneer 1500 Watt Amp

09-25-2010, 05:25 PM	#5
JChen Drives: 2010 SIM 1LT RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockford, MI Posts: 313	I only use touchless washes but that is only during the winter months. No other choice. __________________ In: Airaid CAI Out: JBA Shorty Headers, MRT Axle-back Exhaust v1.0 Tuned by Trifecta

09-25-2010, 06:00 PM	#12
Taz_FL Drives: 1LT/RS Yellow/Black Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 734	just did it today, car was dirty, we were getting in it to go somewhere, didn't have time to wash it so instead went to a touchless car wash that I use on occassion. __________________

09-25-2010, 07:29 PM	#14
CamaroCowboy Drives: 2013 Chevy Truck Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Copperas Cove, Texas Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	I use touchless all the time then bring it strait home and hand dry then wax..... __________________ Texas speed LT Headers and High Flow Cats, Magnaflow 3 inch cat-back Exhaust, SNL V2 Comp CAM, Texas Speed Underdrive Pully, G5CR CAI, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, JetFlo Mass Air Sensor, Custom Grill, Amber AAC Headlight and Fog Light Halo, Amber footwell Lighting, Amber under hood lighting, RK Sport Ram Air /Heat Extractor Hood and ADM Racing Scoop. 447.9 RWHP 428 TQ My car is exactly that, No one has to like it but me!

09-25-2010, 05:05 PM	#2
BumbleBee5 Drives: 2012 Jeep has replaced 2010 1SS/RS! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA Posts: 83 View My Garage	Argh! Thou shat not carwash thy Camaro!

09-25-2010, 05:27 PM	#6
sangerbanger58 Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sanger,CA Posts: 1,834	Never that's dumb

09-25-2010, 05:35 PM	#8
SlowSS Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Commerce, GA Posts: 3,873	Hand wash only for me!!!

09-25-2010, 05:43 PM	#9
vinman The BBOMG fill-in husband Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE AKA V1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 4,471 View My Garage	I do it as a quick fix and also to blast the underbody from time to time, but only at the laser washes, nothing touches my car but my hand in a wash mitt.

09-25-2010, 06:00 PM	#11
ssmadness Drives: 1ss/rs black w/gry rally stripes, Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: clayton,ca Posts: 86 View My Garage	I've only done it once, but a touchless carwash is'nt going to hurt the car.

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