GRAVEL ROADS... FML

[z96cobra]

Hey I am new to this site and I was wondering if anybody had any tips for keeping their pony looking good (clean) on gravel roads... so far I have driven a Geo Metro, Ford Taurus, and a 92 Towncar... so until this point I haven't really cared much about rock chips and keeping it clean all the time. I just got a 96 Cobra about a month ago, and It seems I am washing it every few days just to let it shine a little... any advice would help except for maybe not driving on gravel... as I don't have a choice for about another year... Thanks guys and keep up the good work, I have a lot planned for the cobra, just not any money to do it as of now

 

[eliyarbrough]

Don't know if there is anything you can do but stay away from them. I don't go down them with my new paint job, in the past I did though. I drove really, really slow on the 1 I went down. I'm talking like 5 MPH. Didn't have too far to go though. My cousin that lives on that road hates it. She has a black Z-71 Tahoe. Can't keep it clean for anything. Interested in replies this gets!

 

[95PGTTech]

How much traffic is there? My only trick when I was forced to go on them was let the car idle in first and never touch the throttle...my 315 drag radials kick up A LOT more than factory tires. You go anything over 2-3mph and it starts kicking up a cloud, bad.

 

[z96cobra]

Not much traffic on the road, but i have about 3 miles of gravel to get to my house... right now its the least of my problems as my lane to my house is about a half mile long, and complete mud right now so i just hose it down when i get home before the mud dries and throw a few bucks in at the local car wash when i'm on my way into work or what not...

 

[duh09]

I live in the sticks soo I deal with this. Most of the gravel is been washed away but when they put some on a road near here and I had my bronco, I did a nice wax job and after I drove the dust, I'd rinse it off and dry it off. Not much else you can doo for it cept avoid it

 

[ram360]

I drive 2 miles on dirt/gravel everday w/ the car. Done it for years and never a problem w/ rock chips. Dust is a pain in the ass. Buy a california car duster.....a lot of times the car isn't even dirty just dusty and this cleans it right up. I the dash duster made by them as well for the interior since I drive w/ the windows down and w/ a black interior everything shows and I hate it being dirty/dusty. Other than that I can't think of much else to help. No doubt about it...twice as hard to keep anything clean in those conditions.

 

[duh09]

I never thought about a ca;ifornia duster. o.o

dangitt -.-

 

[D3VST8R96GT]

..paint chips u can always use the 3m blue painters tape around the trouble area ...like some ppl do for long burn outs hahahaha

 

[Rice_slayer]

..paint chips u can always use the 3m blue painters tape around the trouble area ...like some ppl do for long burn outs hahahaha

Reminds me of last year at the strip, this guy had a nice clean freshly painted 70' chevelle ss, big meaty slicks and had the fenders taped up, a few pieces of rubber were slightly above the taped area, I saw him cleaning it off for like 30 minutes .

Anyways I try not to drive my car on gravel now, but can't avoid it in my area of the country. I have a few chips on the front and it makes me mad, I just drive REALLY slow down gravel though.

 

[ThePope]

I would get some mud flaps so the rock don't mess up the paint when you drive on those roads. Roads like that suck. When I went to Vermont last month to visit my sister, I pretty much washed my 98 gt everyday. lol