spyder owners how are you washing your spyder ?

[mrh1275]

spyder owners how are you washing your spyder ? what process ? ok with a pressure washer ?

[doneitnow]

mrh1275 said:

spyder owners how are you washing your spyder ? what process ? ok with a pressure washer ?

Should be tucked up in the garage for winter should they not

[Phucker]

mrh1275 said:

ok with a pressure washer ?

Be careful - make sure it's not on full chat. I tend to rinse off the crap with clean water first - just using the pressure of the water. Then i use a foam lance attached to the pressure washer. Let it soak for 5 mins. Wool mit in 2-bucket method. Rinse. Dry with towel.

Car has been detailed with Jeffs Acrylic stuff so cleaning is VERY easy

I only use my car in dry weather. Garaged. 1k miles. So only washed it twice in the last 6 months. Needs a quick going over now in fact

[DMC2]

Watch out with jet washers, the stickers come off really easily...!

[khooni]

hand car wash guys do it for me. i believe pressure wash is used.....

not a big deal......

[mrdemon]

cannot beat a good hand job.

[easygoom]

Is it true, as DMC2 mentioned, that the stickers come of that easy? I haven't washed mine yet (only in my garage for 1 week now :-) but I was planning to take it to a local hand-wash company who also use a jet washer; I need to know so I can tell them not to use it!

Also: how to clean both the sun- and rain shield?

[khushy]

Its a car - its gets pressure washed like any other car - simples

[rob.kellock]

Have never needed to try and clean the roof.

Spyders and Cayman Rs I saw at Silverstone would suggest care needed with pressure washers so far as decals are concerned.

Other than that, usual 2 bucket OCD applies, mine has only ever been touched by microfibre cloths.

[ChrisW.]

I wash mine (Cayman R) in the rain !

Though I do wash the inner arches and underside, plus the lower sill areas and wheels with a pressure washer ...

[mrh1275]

khushy said:

Its a car - its gets pressure washed like any other car - simples

you pressure wash it with the hood on ? and no leaks ?

[nsm3]

When I considered a CR recently, one of the considerations was the get the graphics removed as I thought they looked a bit, well, naff - black car, silver graphics :-(

But what astounds me is that they aren't lacquered in. They started doing this with motorbikes about 10 years back - they were always lacquered in before. They cheapen up everything nowadays.

[khooni]

mrh1275 said:

you pressure wash it with the hood on ? and no leaks ?

leaks a bit with pressure wash on the hood.. just wipe down the seats afterwards.. no biggie at all.


it's a car.. not your first born.....

[doneitnow]

khooni said:

leaks a bit with pressure wash on the hood.. just wipe down the seats afterwards.. no biggie at all.


it's a car.. not your first born.....

Always used a pressure washer on the new borns, dirty little buggers

[khushy]

mrh1275 said:

khushy said:

Its a car - its gets pressure washed like any other car - simples

you pressure wash it with the hood on ? and no leaks ?

yep - not a drop!

[GBR1]

nsm3 said:

When I considered a CR recently, one of the considerations was the get the graphics removed as I thought they looked a bit, well, naff - black car, silver graphics :-(

But what astounds me is that they aren't lacquered in. They started doing this with motorbikes about 10 years back - they were always lacquered in before. They cheapen up everything nowadays.

I think you said it yourself, a pretty big job to remove them if the they are lacquered in and the customer does not want them!!!!

[iandews]

Does anyone own a Spyder living out doors all the time? How does the car cope with the very cold weather, does the inside turn to a block of ice? Also does bird cr*p etc come off the hood easily?

[ebbwboy]

I had a Cayman Design edition from new, washed and dried it with great care and had major problems with the decals peeling.They told me not to use a blade to remove the water as it forces the water to get under neath the decals.Load of ........ I thought but the problem persisted and I finally sold the car back to the dealer. Got a Spyder now and all ok so far.

GBR1 said:

I think you said it yourself, a pretty big job to remove them if the they are lacquered in and the customer does not want them!!!!

[DS240]

Snow foam, rinse, Hand wash (2 bucket etc), towel dry.

Had detail done new and so far no need to re polish.

Just avoid spraying hose at the top of side window. No water has ever got in during wash.

[Zyp]

Phucker said:

I never use my car. Needs a quick going over now as it's dusty from being in the garage for 6 months, so I may as well sell it and save me the bother

Sorted that for you mate.