keeping you car clean in the winter?
12-02-2003, 02:21 PM
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keeping you car clean in the winter?
for you guys that drive your cars in the winter...how do you keep it clean? for obvious reasons i dont want to be outside with a hose and a bucket washing my car during the winter, but i dont want it to be dirty all winter either...do you guys actually wash your cars when its freezing outside?
12-02-2003, 02:40 PM
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yea i thought about going through a car wash but i've heard horror stories about marks from the whip things...
there are a few do it yourself car washes around here...maybe i'll try that
aw/whitez-28...what do u mean you bring a towl to rub the dirt off?
there are a few do it yourself car washes around here...maybe i'll try that
aw/whitez-28...what do u mean you bring a towl to rub the dirt off?
12-03-2003, 12:50 AM
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Make sure you have a couple of good coats of wax/Zaino on your car, and your good to go. Make sure you don't get any thick "mud" or crap on your car, and go to a touchless car wash. Works fine. Just bring a towel along with because the air-dryers don't get 100% of the water off.
Like I said, this will work if you've got a good coat of wax and no caked-on mud.
Like I said, this will work if you've got a good coat of wax and no caked-on mud.
12-03-2003, 02:14 AM
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Originally posted by ibanez6rg
I guess the only way would be to go through a car wash, if you don't wanna freeze your *** off
I guess the only way would be to go through a car wash, if you don't wanna freeze your *** off
It's a blistering 80 degrees here in the daytime. Sorry guys didn't mean to rub it in.
12-04-2003, 10:34 AM
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The coldest Ive attempted to hand wash my car in was about 28*, Ill never try that again, my hands nearly broke off. Last winter my car stayed mostly dirty because I didnt want to take it to a drive through wash and never really liked using the do it yourself wash.
When I finally did breakdown and go to a do-it-yourself wash everything was frozen. The frikkin brush was hard as a brick, the water was turning to ice as I washed the car, etc... So its rough, just make sure the temp isnt below freezing or you wont have a fun time if you decide to do it yourself.
When I finally did breakdown and go to a do-it-yourself wash everything was frozen. The frikkin brush was hard as a brick, the water was turning to ice as I washed the car, etc... So its rough, just make sure the temp isnt below freezing or you wont have a fun time if you decide to do it yourself.
