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Has anyone tried bringing their GT350 to a car wash? Any issues with ground clearance, tire width , etc?
Thanks for the advice guys. I'd love to wash it by hand but I'm always stretched for time. I have mine on order (no stripes), and I'm good friends with the local car wash so I will go down there and experiment (very carefully!), and see how it goes. I'll report back with my findings.Has anyone tried bringing their GT350 to a car wash? Any issues with ground clearance, tire width , etc?
Glad the design of the GT350 saved itself from you!! LOL!!So guys, I have my 2017 GT350 now and I did go to the car wash--and it doesn't really fit. I could force it but would then risk scraping the underside. Fortunately, it turns out my local car wash offers a wash-by-hand option. So for now, I'm using that plus a hand-wax by yours truly to make it shine. I may opt for the ceramic coating at some point, but for now, this will work.
Exactly what my baby gets, with a waterless wash in between to keep it dust free. Results are amazing.Two-bucket wash or foam cannon and rinse only on mine (actually, I usually hit it with the foam cannon and let it soak while I prep the two buckets--everything comes clean much more easily that way). Dry w/waffle towels and detail spray in straight lines, front-to-back, only (thus no swirl marks), or use a leaf blower.
I have resorted to a “Touchless” wash for the basic interior, then I go home (very fast, long way to dry) and remove all the wheels to clean them (the Only way to clean the whole damn thing...). No tracks at Touchless, just flat cement. I would recommend Ceramic Coating, I didn’t think it was worth it. At minimum, do your wheels, makes them easier to clean (you’ll do a lot of that) and paint gloss is out of this world.So guys, I have my 2017 GT350 now and I did go to the car wash--and it doesn't really fit. I could force it but would then risk scraping the underside. Fortunately, it turns out my local car wash offers a wash-by-hand option. So for now, I'm using that plus a hand-wax by yours truly to make it shine. I may opt for the ceramic coating at some point, but for now, this will work.
My car is down at the detailer. Full Suntek wrap, overlaid with Modesta. I get it back tomorrow! Very spendy, but if the paint still looks showroom new a decade from now, it will have been worth it!I have resorted to a “Touchless” wash for the basic interior, then I go home (very fast, long way to dry) and remove all the wheels to clean them (the Only way to clean the whole damn thing...). No tracks at Touchless, just flat cement. I would recommend Ceramic Coating, I didn’t think it was worth it. At minimum, do your wheels, makes them easier to clean (you’ll do a lot of that) and paint gloss is out of this world.
If you're not going to wash it yourself, find out where people with other high-end cars take theirs, and have a look at their cars for swirl marks.I talked with some people at a local Auto Bell, and examined their facility.
My car would NOT clear their ground rail system.
I did find a local business that would do an exterior hand wash for $30 (they call it 'detailing'). Haven't been there yet, but it's filed away in case needed.
Heh. I find that as long as it's done at least weekly, it's not bad. When I soak the car with the foam cannon prior to prepping my two buckets, I also soak the wheels. A wheel mop does the rest, though I've not gotten as OCD as others have in taking the wheels off and cleaning them thoroughly (and I mean OCD in a good way!).Washing the car is easy. It's washing the wheels that kills me.