Just too cold...Brrrrr!!!!

[Mark2]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy
Were you working inside or outside? What do you do about ice in the driveway at those temps?

I was thinking about the driveway too, must look like an icerink after washing when it's that cold

[escape]

I feel your pain. It's been between 0 and 15 all week. So no washing this week. Supposed to be up to 40 by Christmas Eve!!!! Can't wait to get a good wash and detail.

[Wayfarerwalk]

OK Tim, I give you the prize for the extreme makeover in extreme conditions of the year. Just what kind of clothing were you wearing ? This ole Okie can't relate with having clothing warm enough to ice wash my car!

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Wayfarerwalk
OK Tim, I give you the prize for the extreme makeover in extreme conditions of the year. Just what kind of clothing were you wearing ? This ole Okie can't relate with having clothing warm enough to ice wash my car!

LOL!! Though Jeff would suggest that I was probably wearing a T-shirt and shorts, I actually had a little more than that on. I wore sweat pants, sweatshirt and a winter jacket. I was OK, but my fingers were another story!

Tim

[Mikeyc]

If you can actually fit your car in the garage . . . then QEW is the way to go!! I wish Meguiar's would come out with a reduced water wash product like this. QEW is also very popular with the condo/apartment crowd, in the areas of the country where water availability is low, and of course the RV crowd which QEW is targeted at. So, there's definitely a market for this stuff. Until Megs releases a competitor, I'll have to stick with Protectall I guess.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

My picture above may not have shown it enough, but nope, there is no way it would ever fit into the garage; the truck is just plain to high!

Here is a pic that may show the 'height issue' a little clearer. And no Mike and Gb, I will not take a run at it either!



Tim

[kellyinkc]

Your are Nutz Tim!!! Too cold for me. all my hoses etc are put away for the winter. Sister's F-250 SD fits in their garage but Barely. It's a beast. Although weather prophets are calling for 50 F my weekend. WOO! WOO!
Let's send Mike some snow!

Kelly

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by kellyinkc
Your are Nutz Tim!!! Too cold for me. all my hoses etc are put away for the winter. Sister's F-250 SD fits in their garage but Barely. It's a beast. Although weather prophets are calling for 50 F my weekend. WOO! WOO!
Let's send Mike some snow!

Kelly

Hey Kelly!

I agree; let's see if we can send a foot or two of snow Mike's way!

Tim

[kellyinkc]

And some Cold air!! Hee Hee!!

[Jeff Smith]

Originally posted by 2hotford
LOL!! Though Jeff would suggest that I was probably wearing a T-shirt and shorts, I actually had a little more than that on. I wore sweat pants, sweatshirt and a winter jacket. I was OK, but my fingers were another story!

Tim

Hmm. It was only in th 20s last night. I had on Long Johns, pants, long sleeved shirt, Sweatshirt then Insulated coveralls with a Ski mask. I was actually a little too warm.

Regarding the frozen fingers. Something I have started doing is buying a bunch of those little brown cloth gardening gloves. I find they work just fine as long as I can keep them dry. I keep about 6 pair around and everytime I take a break, I just put a fresh pair on. Seems to have been working fine so far. When I am working with something a litte more wet and am likely to get it on my gloves, I have some of those cloth gloves with the underside coated with rubber. At least that way they can still vent the sweat out and stay dry.

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Jeff Smith
Hmm. It was only in th 20s last night. I had on Long Johns, pants, long sleeved shirt, Sweatshirt then Insulated coveralls with a Ski mask. I was actually a little too warm.

Regarding the frozen fingers. Something I have started doing is buying a bunch of those little brown cloth gardening gloves. I find they work just fine as long as I can keep them dry. I keep about 6 pair around and everytime I take a break, I just put a fresh pair on. Seems to have been working fine so far. When I am working with something a litte more wet and am likely to get it on my gloves, I have some of those cloth gloves with the underside coated with rubber. At least that way they can still vent the sweat out and stay dry.

Hey Jeff,

When I lived in Northern BC where the temperatures went as low as -65*C, I used to have these special glove liners and socks that actually had a type of metal woven into the material. I found out about these gloves from guys that lived WAY up North, and worked on the Rigs. But when I moved, I have no idea where the liners and socks went! They made a HUGE difference!!! Maybe you could ask some of the military guys where you work if they know what I am talking about. I would sure love to get a set again!

Tim

[SiriusRIMZ]

Its a tepid 35 F here and a nice wintry mix is falling. I envy you west-coasters. While Texas normally does not see too cold of weather, its been an exceptionally radical year. Extremly hot summer, but an unseasonably early and cold winter, normall we have our ONE annual ice storm in late January, well we had one the first week of December, and its mixed precip now.

Looks like 2006 will start as a darn cold year for detailing.

[Jeff Smith]

Originally posted by 2hotford
Hey Jeff,

When I lived in Northern BC where the temperatures went as low as -65*C, I used to have these special glove liners and socks that actually had a type of metal woven into the material. I found out about these gloves from guys that lived WAY up North, and worked on the Rigs. But when I moved, I have no idea where the liners and socks went! They made a HUGE difference!!! Maybe you could ask some of the military guys where you work if they know what I am talking about. I would sure love to get a set again!

Tim

Tim, I have been around here for well over 12 years now. I have not seen anything like that in use around here. The only folks I know of here that might have a use for such an animal would be our test pilots. They have a pretty good assortment of cold weather gear. I'll ask our flight clothing people when I see them in the morning.

[Jeff Smith]

Got to work a little early. Figured I would QD. T-Stat in the truck said 36. Cool. Got started. First swipe of the QD froze into nice little ice slivers. I quit right there and called it a night. Windchill must have gotten me.

Spent the next few hours tearing my truck apart to run several lengths of COAX antenna wire. it was a wee bit stiff but at least wasn;t frozen.