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Offline TopOfTheFlop

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Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« on: December 22, 2010, 10:55:44 pm »
I know it'll only get dirty again with all the slush/ice/snow on the roads but i can't help but think all the s**t that's in all of
that is bad for the car and can/will corrode??

Any tips....?


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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 10:59:10 pm »
best advice I could give would be to get down one of the expensive car washes that clean under the car too.
To do it on your drive would be madness, as the water would all freeze on your drive, and next thing, no win no fee, due to the paperboy falling over and sliding down into the road.

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 11:02:59 pm »
id like to do mine but cant and wont for a few reasons, 1-my hose pie is froze solid so no water, 2-any water that hits the car freezes at these temps and 3-id rather wait than do a rush job and risk causing any damage to the paint.

oh and its really really cold outside so ill stay inside in the warm  :happy2:
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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 11:05:01 pm »
I was going to give mine a jet wash today but everything is frozen solid!

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 11:12:34 pm »
My outside tap was frozen. Otherwise I'd have considered pressure washing the snow off the drive to save me shovelling it!  :fighting:

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2010, 08:58:47 am »
Much as i hate a dirty car in this weather no. Clean the rubber mats regular due to all the salt etc but outside gets left  :sad1:.Better dirty that have all the locks/door rubbers frozen up. :happy2:
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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 09:10:56 am »
My outside tap was frozen. Otherwise I'd have considered pressure washing the snow off the drive to save me shovelling it!  :fighting:

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2010, 01:26:13 pm »
Next clean due March 1st it's impressively grimy.  I do the lights and windows occasionally though

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2010, 03:25:32 pm »
Just blasted the salt off the alloys and exhaust, and wiped my brake lights and headlights  :chicken:

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2010, 03:43:44 pm »
I havent given my car any attention for a good few weeks now :(
Altho the last clean it got, i really went to town on it and finished with 2 coats of 476.

I really wanna give it a going over but its just not possible in this weather :(
It'll be a late xmas present to the car when it gets washed i think!
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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2010, 08:32:07 am »
Last washed mine nov26 when it got its winter protection, its just to cold to do anything.

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2010, 05:56:26 pm »
Managed to clean mine Wednesday this week, not a great job, as hosepipe frozen,so watering can it was, but the car looks 10 times better than before, and also looks great on the works carpark next to the other dirtmonkeys!

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2011, 05:45:40 pm »
I have just done both of ours including the diesel devil!

There was a horrid build up of salt on the inner face of the alloys :ashamed:

Glad they both gleam now....although by the time I use them tomorrow, I know they will be covered again :rolleye:

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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2011, 10:09:49 am »
I last washed mine on about the 20th of november i think, right before i put it in the garage inside the carcoon, some people think im  :stupid: but there is no chance it was going out in a foot of snow, so i bought a winter car  :smiley:, when the salt and snow does one, the golf will be back out to play  :happy2:


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Re: Anyone cleaning their cars in this weather?
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2011, 01:17:29 pm »
I last washed mine on the 30th of November, bar cleaning wheels lights and number plate it hasnt been touched and i wount be for another month or too till this weather has gone