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chaoscamaro · 02-17-2013, 04:58 PM

Just wondering if anyone uses a machine/automatic car wash on their Camaro. I know most of you cringe even the though of someone cleaning your car other than you let alone a drive through car wash. I am asking because I live in the city and that's the easiest way to clean your car, you look like a fool cleaning your car on a side walk with a bucket, plus it's harder than it sounds. Is this a hand wash only car?

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mikeyg36 · 02-17-2013, 04:59 PM

I hand wash it only. The cloth ones are

and the laser ones do a bad job.

Michael2000 · 02-17-2013, 05:03 PM

Never. Too many surface scratches. And, yes, I have washed mine at the curb. I never had anyone say it was silly.

One alternative is a self-service spray wash place. Water the car down with the wand. Bring a bucket with soapy water and sponge, and hand wash it. Then spray it down with the wand.

Michael

jd10013 · 02-17-2013, 05:05 PM

I would be one of those that cringe at the thought of it. been hand washing cars since I bought my first new one in '98. the closest I will come is one of those coin operated ones where you wash yourself. if it's the middle of winter and I have to get salt and sand off I'll go there. but otherwise it's only hand washing.

oh, and you never look like a fool with a camaro, no matter what your doing

CamaroJim56 · 02-17-2013, 05:08 PM

Drive through washes, only when extremely desperate, once in 2+ years

the_fast_one · 02-17-2013, 05:08 PM

I use the hand held wash to spray the car off if I am in a hurry. I normally hand wash but a really good wax job and detail spray can really go far in-between washes

montreal2010yellow · 02-17-2013, 05:09 PM

I mostly have my car washed by hand at a Car Wash, but they know me for many years and I supply them with my own mittens that are cleaned after each wash and has no sand or other things it them. They use on fresh cloth to dry. That's just me for more than 20 years when I used to have Corvettes. For 10.00$ I beleive that it is not worth spendeind 2 hours washing-drying me car. I do the interior myself though...

Crashnburn7 · 02-17-2013, 05:13 PM

I never use a car wash I would do it myself or it stays dirty until I do

Cheveey57 · 02-17-2013, 05:17 PM

N E V E R

CRTZL1 · 02-17-2013, 05:29 PM

I use touchless washes all the time.. Go through then drive home and park it in my garage then go over the whole thing with detail spray and do windows, rims, tires...The whole process takes an hour from start to finish and it comes out showroom gleaming everytime!!

laditee · 02-17-2013, 05:35 PM

Not at all

12 ZL1 #1725 · 02-17-2013, 05:37 PM

Hand wash only!!!

stlrammer · 02-17-2013, 05:38 PM

I use a presure washer by my house and towel dry. Been doing for 3 years and my finish is fantastic.

CRTZL1 · 02-17-2013, 05:43 PM

I use to do hand washes only all the time as well but as touchless washes became more and more there really is no reason not to use them, there perfectly safe on your paint!
Granted they don't do as good as doing it by hand, they do get the dirt off and then doing a quick detail after words always assures just as good of a shine as if ya did it yourself in the driveway....

02-17-2013, 05:08 PM	#5
CamaroJim56 Obsessed Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,603	Drive through washes, only when extremely desperate, once in 2+ years __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS

02-17-2013, 05:09 PM	#7
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	I mostly have my car washed by hand at a Car Wash, but they know me for many years and I supply them with my own mittens that are cleaned after each wash and has no sand or other things it them. They use on fresh cloth to dry. That's just me for more than 20 years when I used to have Corvettes. For 10.00$ I beleive that it is not worth spendeind 2 hours washing-drying me car. I do the interior myself though... __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

02-17-2013, 05:17 PM	#9
Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	N E V E R __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

02-17-2013, 05:35 PM	#11
laditee Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jerzy Posts: 2,665 View My Garage	Not at all __________________

02-17-2013, 05:37 PM	#12
12 ZL1 #1725 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Black 6M Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,117 View My Garage	Hand wash only!!! __________________ Sit Back and Enjoy The Ride!!

02-17-2013, 04:58 PM	#1
chaoscamaro Drives: 2011 camaro ss2 I.O. M6 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: brooklyn Posts: 87	how many c'5 members use car wash? Just wondering if anyone uses a machine/automatic car wash on their Camaro. I know most of you cringe even the though of someone cleaning your car other than you let alone a drive through car wash. I am asking because I live in the city and that's the easiest way to clean your car, you look like a fool cleaning your car on a side walk with a bucket, plus it's harder than it sounds. Is this a hand wash only car? Posted from Camaro5.com App for Android

02-17-2013, 04:59 PM	#2
mikeyg36 Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 6,731	I hand wash it only. The cloth ones are and the laser ones do a bad job.

02-17-2013, 05:03 PM	#3
Michael2000 Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 467	Never. Too many surface scratches. And, yes, I have washed mine at the curb. I never had anyone say it was silly. One alternative is a self-service spray wash place. Water the car down with the wand. Bring a bucket with soapy water and sponge, and hand wash it. Then spray it down with the wand. Michael

02-17-2013, 05:05 PM	#4
jd10013 Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: central VA Posts: 3,196	I would be one of those that cringe at the thought of it. been hand washing cars since I bought my first new one in '98. the closest I will come is one of those coin operated ones where you wash yourself. if it's the middle of winter and I have to get salt and sand off I'll go there. but otherwise it's only hand washing. oh, and you never look like a fool with a camaro, no matter what your doing

02-17-2013, 05:08 PM	#6
the_fast_one Drives: 2017 red hot zl1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: IL Posts: 857	I use the hand held wash to spray the car off if I am in a hurry. I normally hand wash but a really good wax job and detail spray can really go far in-between washes

02-17-2013, 05:13 PM	#8
Crashnburn7 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Dayville, CT Posts: 53 View My Garage	I never use a car wash I would do it myself or it stays dirty until I do

02-17-2013, 05:29 PM	#10
CRTZL1 Banned Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: N.Y. Posts: 1,545	I use touchless washes all the time.. Go through then drive home and park it in my garage then go over the whole thing with detail spray and do windows, rims, tires...The whole process takes an hour from start to finish and it comes out showroom gleaming everytime!!

02-17-2013, 05:38 PM	#13
stlrammer Drives: 2017 1SS Blue Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Saint Peters, MO USA Posts: 2,063 View My Garage	I use a presure washer by my house and towel dry. Been doing for 3 years and my finish is fantastic. __________________

02-17-2013, 05:43 PM	#14
CRTZL1 Banned Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: N.Y. Posts: 1,545	I use to do hand washes only all the time as well but as touchless washes became more and more there really is no reason not to use them, there perfectly safe on your paint! Granted they don't do as good as doing it by hand, they do get the dirt off and then doing a quick detail after words always assures just as good of a shine as if ya did it yourself in the driveway....