What do you do when it's too cold to wash?

[BlackjackMulligan]

BTW I certainly don't do this every day, or even every week. Maybe once every couple of weeks just to get most of the crap off. I do agree that it makes no sense to wash your car as often in the winter as it just gets crappy again very quickly.

[MA128]

It's never too cold! See my thread from last winter http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=336619

[cwg]

Move to Hawaii

[thez99]

Originally Posted by cwg

Move to Hawaii

Dont think id wanna live in vacation-land all year round. Just wouldnt seem right without actual season changes in weather, etc. either.

[1on135_deal]

when i go to the car wash and the mexcans arent there; then either its raining or very vry cold lol

[R33K128i]

As Russell Peter says, "Be a Man".

[MikesBMW]

Originally Posted by Lester

I once watched a woman wash her car with the window squeegie at a gas station. Using the sponge side first (with the nylon bug screen), followed by a wipe down with the rubber side. Using the dirty washer bucket fluid. Nice!

wow, just wow

[BrokenVert]

I just go to a good touchless by me.

[Captain]

i just drive into my garage and wash the car there

[supraking]

Use ONR or go to a touchless wash, as Greg said. If you get snow, your car's paint will look terrible by the spring, there's nothing you can do about it. Take as much care as you can so the detailing bill won't be as bad come March.

[mackeroni]

I just run mine through the touchless wash. Works great. Only six bucks.

[thez99]

I spend 2 bucks at a spray yourself wash with one pressure water, gets most of the shit thats very noticeable off, cleans the wheels a bit. Nowhere near perfect but you wont get that unless you wash it urself which I wont do right now. $2 beats everything else out seeing as it gets a good amount of the loose shit off the paint and the crap from the undercarriage, etc.

[AntonV]

found these while cleaning up the pc

[jsublime]

^ Thats motivation

[MuttGrunt]

Some pics of some Winter care I did on my own car a couple of Winters ago using ONR, two buckets (with Grit Guards) and a couple of chemical sprayers (wheel cleaner+brush and flushed with fresh water from a garden sprayer, and pre-treat the paint with an ONR solution)

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Done!

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LOL @ "Can't clean your car properly in the cold..."

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I then waxed her with Pinnacle Souveran letting the wax sit for an hour before I took it off. Temp outside was between 40-45 if I remember correctly.

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[AW128i]

Shoot, if it was 40-45 degrees outside, I'd be washing my car too, using normal hose and bucket methods. Problem is, 40-45 isn't what I would call winter weather and is certainly a rarity from about the beginning of December through the end of February here in southeastern Pennsylvania.

[MuttGrunt]

I hear you on that. As stated, those pics are a couple of years old. But don't worry - I have a how-to video coming soon that is in 25 degree weather