1. How often do you wax your Corvette

2. How often if ever do you use a power buffer

3. How often if ever do you detail your engine Compartment

4. Do you ever take your wheels/tires off to clean the wheel wells and suspension, etc.? ... If so how often.

Thanks!



[Modified by Torch Red, 7:17 PM 10/23/2003]

 

1. once a month
2. hell no
3. once a month...but not the same weekend as the wax job
4. yes...i think i will do it every 6 months
:cheers:

 

1. How often do you wax your Corvette

when weather permits... and here in the Northeast... not frequently enough.

2. How often if ever do you use a power buffer

to remove. I am lazy.

3. How often if ever do you detail your engine Compartment

several times a year. I hate a dirty motor.

4. Do you ever take your wheels/tires off to clean the wheel wells and suspension, etc.? ... If so how often.

whenever I have the wheels off for maintenance.

Thanks!

yer welcome!

 

1. Every other month, Meguiars #7 and #26
2. Use orb buffer every time
3. Every couple of car washes
4. Fender wheels every car wash, other parts are on the list off to do.

With winter coming and no real projects maybe a complete cleaning :steering:

 

1. Once a year, every Autumn.
2. Never
3. Thinking about doing so.
4. I'm too lazy to do it.

:seeya

 

Not often to all questions. But when I have a chance, I will.

 

1. How often do you wax your Corvette

BEFORE EVERY USE

2. How often if ever do you use a power buffer

NEVER

3. How often if ever do you detail your engine Compartment

AFTER EVERY USE

4. Do you ever take your wheels/tires off to clean the wheel wells and suspension, etc.? ... If so how often.

WHEN EVER I GET CAUGHT IN THE RAIN.

 

1. once a month
2 never
3. weekly
4. weekly

 

1 Once a month/ every 6 weeks.

2 I do not use a rotary buffer, too easy to cut the paint with one. I use a random orbital buffer, similar to the one available from Porter Cable. I use it to apply as well as remove.

3 Whenever it gets dirty. Since I have an L98, I just spray it down with a product called Orange Blast. It's a citrus degreaser that works extremely well, much better than simple green.

4 I have found that you really don't need to remove the wheels to detail the wheelwells and suspension. Most of the parts that can be seen with the hood up and wheels on can be reached with the wheels in place. Again a spray of orange blast and a wipedown does the trick. For the wheel wells, spray them down with a heavy stream of water, then apply some foaming tire shine product, and it works great. They have that nice black look we're all looking for. Same goes for the engine bay. After you have degreased the engine bay, spray it down with foaming tire shine, close the hood and go for a ride. Going for the ride will evaporate most of the product, but leave you with a nice matte black look. I even use the tire shine on the underside of the hood before a wash(so that any overspray is removed in the wash) and it leaves it looking great.

Hope this helps you decide what you want to do. :cheers:

 

1. Once a month

2. twice a year

3. once a month, stainless exhaust once a week

4. Never

:seeya

 

Lemme ask my son...

 

:thumbs: :iagree: If I do one a week I still never get caught up...

 

I'll take my daily driver vette to the manual car wash and put that pray wax on it every time I wash it.

And I wash it when it looks pretty dirty.

The wheel wells get a good spray down when I wash it.

Engine compartment gets worked on so often that its not worth it.


I BOUGHT MY CAR TO DRIVE IT NOT TO WAX IT :yesnod: :yesnod: :cheers:

 

1- every few months
2,3,4 - never have

 

Let's see, I'm responding to a retired rock star with a thing for red and choppers and can't find America. Did a little too much "inhaling" when you were young? :crazy: :lolg: :rofl:

1- I just changed over to the Zaino Products. So now waxing is easy and fast. I guess I put a coat on about once a month or so, but my Vette doesn't see rain.

2-Power buffer- when I first got it (4 years ago), the finish had roughness and bad water spots. I used Mequire's body scrub with a power buffer to bring bac the shine and smoothness. No need anymore.

3-I detailed my engine when I had it apart and now just before shows.

4- I'll take the wheels off and polish the aluminum arms and clean the wells before shows, if it's a big one. Once you have everything clean, it's pretty easy to keep it up.

Let's see, again, retired rock star; don't you guys hire someone to do that stuff? :skep:

 

1... Yes I did inhale! :crazy:

2... I absolutely hire most of it out esspecially the power buffer... But I still wanted to know how often, etc.

( I have all the autos detailed by pros at least once a year ... the daily drivers twice)