Washing and drying my C5
09-20-2011, 08:35 AM
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Open beer. Wash often and keep waxed. Rarely use soap, leaf blower to blow out the cracks and crevices. Microfiber towel in one hand and waffle towel in the other. Use microfiber to disburse remaining water and water spots. Dry with waffle. Get a long handle brush for the wheels and wheel wells. Open another beer. 
09-20-2011, 08:46 AM
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Wash, dry w micro fiber towel, spray on detailer... My car is black... Wash it weekly...
09-20-2011, 09:00 AM
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Melting Slicks
I rarely wash mine, maybe once or twice a summer. I just use California Duster and US Auto Super Shine detail spray w/ microfiber towels in between since it rarely gets dirty.
09-20-2011, 09:08 AM
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Le Mans Master
Quicker and better than microfiber towels. The filtered and heated air helps evaporate some of the water and blows the rest off of the car!
09-20-2011, 01:01 PM
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St. Jude Donor '15
When washing and drying never ever ever ever ever ever use circular motions. Straight lines only. Go one direction for washing, and perpendicular when drying. That way if you see scratches you know exactly what is causing it. 2 buckets for washing, and leaf blower to dry it helps a lot. This is from an owner of a black C5, which is one of the toughest cars in history to keep looking good 
09-20-2011, 02:19 PM
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St. Jude Donor '13
Been using the California Dry Blade for yrs now following up w/leather chamois. Wash outdoors & get into the garage to dry (get out of the sun asap). Also agree not to use circler motions while washing & waxing. I try to go back & forth front to back. Chamois does a good job on the glass.
09-20-2011, 05:46 PM
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To dry I use water and air....
Water sheeting then use a leaf blower
WATER SHEETING
When I wash my car the only thing that touches the paint is the wash mit.
Its simple,
The more you touch the paint the more scratchs/swirls you will get.
Water sheeting then use a leaf blower
WATER SHEETING
When I wash my car the only thing that touches the paint is the wash mit.
Its simple,
The more you touch the paint the more scratchs/swirls you will get.
09-20-2011, 06:59 PM
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Melting Slicks
09-20-2011, 07:11 PM
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Le Mans Master
master blaster cool but, you can use a hair dryer and does same thing, me I use my compressor or if lazy the leaf blower both which work great, the choice is yours
09-20-2011, 10:23 PM
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09-21-2011, 12:11 AM
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I found that rinsing the vehicle, unlike the guy from WCC, Adams, to not use a spray but soft slow water running from the hose. If your vette is wax'ed well the water just flows off leaving a pretty dry path, spraying splashes water drops all over. It saves drying time big time.....
09-21-2011, 12:25 AM
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