I can't be arsed

[Tortaruga]

I've decided not to wash the car until April. I can't see the point at the moment when it gets messed up within 5 minutes driving. I've also decided not to vacuum the inside until April either. I don't know why.

[woahnowboys]

You'll have fun when April comes then

[GrayMK5GTI]

Do you really want a think layer of Salt sitting on your paintwork until April? 

Just give it a quick once over every couple of weeks just to get rid of the salt 

[richtung]

I will give mine one final wash this weekend before the freezing temperatures set in.

Over Dec / Jan, i just fill up a pump sprayer with VP Citrus Pre Wash and warm water, drive down to tesco. I go to the self service Jet wash and give the whole car a good spray of the VP letting it dwell for 5 mins. Only using the rinse function of the jet wash, the car gets a thorough rinse.

Probably takes 15 mins to wash the car.

I drive home, get a hot brew on and put my feet up.

No faffing around with hose pipes and wash gear, no direct contact with the paint casuing swirls and no iced up drive way. win win!

Rich

[JoeDarKa]

Snowfoam and a jetwash is going to be it for mine over the next few weeks

[DANBOY66]

same as above snow foam and jet wash for our cars

Dan..

[Tortaruga]

Do you really want a think layer of Salt sitting on your paintwork until April?

I have fk1000p all over the car and it's not cold enough for any road salt so I'm assuming it'll be ok.

I've only ever used the 2 bucket method; the Tesco jetwash idea never occurred to me - I might just give that a go as I don't have a snowfoam lance.

[Scottymon]

I don't think we'll see very cold temps this year... The immediate forecast looks like high singles to double figures, winter wheels are still tucked up in the garage.  Going to wash it as usual until ice and snow about, then Supermarket jet wash if only to get the Salt off.

[Marc-5-GTI]

I still have beading from a waxing in september.. I keep meaning to put another layer on before it freezes

Autofinesse temptation FYI

[greygti]

Still keep on top of it ! I know what your saying but at this time of year it's about getting rid of salt and other contaminates not making the car look good ....that's for the spring/summer

[B3n]

Over the past few years my car gets it's winter polish/wax on the Sunday the clicks go back and it isn't touched until Easter Sunday 

May get a hover dependent on my mood

Ben

[dmac1969]

I always try and give mine a wash-polish-sealant session at the end of october than just wash at home or jetwash until the spring , never thought of that idea with the pump sprayer and some sort of pre wash/warm water , that sounds good actually.

[richtung]

I always try and give mine a wash-polish-sealant session at the end of october than just wash at home or jetwash until the spring , never thought of that idea with the pump sprayer and some sort of pre wash/warm water , that sounds good actually.

yep, i just use a 5 Litre pump spray with VP Citrus Pre wash diluted 10:1. Gives enough to give the car a good covering.
Obviously the car wont look sparkling clean but at least the vast majority of the road salt will be washed off.

Rich

[R32rob]

yep know how you feel, had the R sitting pretty in the garage sunday all clean and shiney. Go tinto work monday morning which is only 30mins away and it was covered in road dirt and salt....  round my way there seems to be loads of dumped on the roads over the last few weeks.  I say all this and i bet i'm out there saturday cleaning it,  just cant stand a dirty car.

[richtung]

I've only ever used the 2 bucket method; the Tesco jetwash idea never occurred to me - I might just give that a go as I don't have a snowfoam lance.

Just make sure you only use the cold water rinse function of the Tesco jet wash. I've read that the bug splat remover and shampoo functions are not wax friendly as the chemicals are very harsh. Most pre-wash / snowfoams that are diluted correctly are wax friendly so best stick to these. 

Rich