Do You Use The Car Wash For Your Viper?

[Nexus-6]

Not only do I not use the car wash, I don't even wash the cars any more.

They don't see rain, snow or bad weather of any kind so they don't get that dirty.

After 2 weeks of use, they are dusty but not dirty - I cycle a new car into "service" every 2 weeks...before I store the just driven car, I give it a quick dusting with the california duster followed by 30 minutes to an hour of Z6 detailing (+ wheels and tires) and interior cleaning and they are perfect again ("Rode hard, put away CLEAN")

The less you touch the paint, the better - period. Regardless of the quality of your washing towels/mitts/etc. You can still get a bit of grain or something in your towel and not catch it until it's too late. Besides, washing the car every weekend just strips the Zaino off faster.

This system has worked wonderfully for my cars for the past 3 years. If I do happen to drive through puddle or a sprinkler I just take care of it that night with the same methods but just spot cleaning as needed.

 

[TZL]

I usually wash my cars myself, but there are a couple places local to me that do awesome hand car washes for <$50.

Lots of other exotic cars of the "F" and "L" and "P" varieties frequent these car washes, so i feel comfortable taking my cars there.

Ting

 

[DodgeViper01]

Well, thank you everyone for all your posts. It seems to be overwhelming wrong to take your Viper to the car wash. I already figured this but I just wanted to see how many people actually do. I must confess that I have done it twice because I was pressed for time. Would I do it all the time? NO but if I have no other choice then I will.

 

[Chuck 97 GTS]

The only guy I know who takes his Viper through the auto car wash would be Chuck 97 GTS.

This is true, but only after dirt track racing.

 

[Hockeysnake]

I bring mine through the local car wash 3-4 times per week. It is great! The wheels have huge gouges out of them because they use a shovel to wedge the wheels into the track and after it goes through the sandpaper wash cycle then I watch as 10 guys with keys hanging from their pants lean over the car to dry it off with those ever so soft polyester towels. My seats only have a dozen or so tears in them from the pens,knives,scrapers in the guys back pockets. Man, I tell you I would never do it myself.