shiftdown

Been using a touchless car wash for years now. The downside is it only gets about 90% of the car. I'll try it with the C8 and see how good of a job it does. I am planning on picking up a foam cannon anyway. Home car washing it so easy now you might as well. Spray it on, let sit, rinse it off.

Tennis & Golf Nut

Do people take their Vettes thru an automated Car Wash?

WTF?

I would never buy a Vette unless it was only Hand Washed and all door jams, hood, trunk, wiped down every wash.

Lazy *****.

Shawn S

I would NEVER take any Vette through an automated car wash, but anyone who has ever done the Bowling Green factory tour knows that EVERY Vette that comes off the line goes into a “spray booth” that simulates a torrential rain storm to check for any leaks.
I’m sure the C8’s will too.

dmaxx3500

the f'rikn engine compartment is open on the sides/bottom

just drive the car in the rain and everything gets wet too



can we just stop with all the ''STUPID Q''S

DC-STRO

If you watched the video I think what he means is water sprayed backwards towards the vents will pool in the bottom of the engine compartment. He said that the drain holes are small and water can fill up faster than it may drain. That’s the issue.

DC-STRO

Are you sure the engine compartment is open at the bottom?
It sounds like it’s sealed with drain holes.

Tennis & Golf Nut

Do we have to Drive in Reverse to do that?

DC-STRO

I go to a touch less wash. You sit in one spot and the sprayers go all around the vehicle. They spray just as hard into the back as they do the front. So no you don’t have to drive in reverse.

Kappa

HIgh standards I guess. If it's reasonably clean and mechanically sound, it passes my test. Modern paint is pretty resilient.

FringbirdAloha

Splash N Dash Touchless Car Wash ONLY. No tracks. No brushes EVER. My dealer receives notice in writing from me, to be put in my customer profile, that no wash should ever be performed at service. When I detail it, I buy 10 jugs of distilled water to rinse, use a foam cannon, and use brand new microfiber cloths that are disposed of after every use. Nothing is worse than micro-scratches.

FringbirdAloha

No paint is resistant to micro scratches. Not even ceramic coating. Maybe Xpel.

pkincy

I have always stayed away from car washes on the Corvettes because of the wide tires. And most car washes that are any good move the car through on a track. Also the car is quite low and I am never certain that it will clear the inside of the track. Now the C8 has narrow tires so I think the tire width is not as much of a problem. Is the ride height? I don't know, but we will see.

I do use a car wash for my V car. It has tracks that pull the ca along but all washing in the car wash is done by humans with rags or a simple spray or blow drier. And it has ceramic coating so the finish is a bit harder than just a waxed finish.

I expect the Z will have wider tires and be lower so will have the same problems with a tracked car wash.

FringbirdAloha

Man I’d never trust those car washes and their filthy, grit laden rags that are used all day long. Look closely at your finish and I’ll bet you find swirl marks everywhere.

Kappa

Meh, not that important to me.

Poorhousenext

The member in the post before mine is correct in reporting what that car should not be taken thru a car was wash.

Seems everyone is forgetting the Soap cycle. There is no way to rinse the engine compartment to remove the soapy water, whose residue could be/is harmful to some components in the engine compartment.

jimmyb

Exactly. If you touch it with a towel, a wash mitt, anything, you're scratching it....
I spent 4 hours on my SS yesterday and it looks great. And 4 months from now, I'll spend 4 hours on it again. Or...you can just leave it dirty and voila, no scratches.
My SS was the perfect case in point. I bought it used (6,500 miles) and it had very clearly lived it's life being run through a brush car wash. I have a level of abrasive that I'm comfortable using (Meguires 205). This is pretty mild stuff, and it wouldn't put a dent in the scratches on the car. So, I took it to a pro detailer, he had the car 2 days, and when I got it back, it was as close to scratch free as you could ask for. Now, with the paint really healthy, I do the NanoSkin/Meguires 205, and sealant every 4 months or so, and once completed, it looks like it did when I got it back from the detailer. I am not suggesting ANYONE do this....I ENJOY doing it (my wife says it's my Xanax!!!).

Tennis & Golf Nut

Did we ever get an answer as to the so-called pan underneath the engine?

Is there a pan under the engine?

Does it have weep holes?

Anyone got pics?

E.T.D. Corvettes

I'll likely have some additional information tomorrow, but for now, one of the Corvette Team members told me that the C8 engine bay could be power washed with no issues, just as you could with the C7 engine bay.

RueBurgundy

Corvette#2

I take my car to those DIY car washes. Put in 5 bucks, you get about 12 minutes of water. First I spray it with high pressure water to get most of the surface dirt off, then spray it with soapy water, then spray it again with high pressure water, than spray it with low pressure "spot free rinse". Afterwards, I cruise for 4-5 miles on the freeway to help dry it off. Works perfectly, no water spots or anything. Every third or fourth wash, I'll bring a rag with me to hand scrub the wheels.

I used to do handwashing with a bucket and hose, shammy etc. but the DIY car wash method looks almost as good. And my car is a daily driver, so no matter how good I wash it, within a week it starts to get dirty again. So no point in getting too **** about washing it.