Winter wash help?

[SX4DUDE2013]

Today im gonna do a wash on a honda piliot. But is like 35 degrees and owner wants a normal wash. NO ONR! Lol. How do i keep warm! Any tips?
P.S. 35 degrees is cold 4 me, im a Georgia boy and cant wait to go home! Haha!

[tguil]

Re: Winter wash help?

For me "normal" at 35 degrees means a trip to the coin-op followed by QEW. Otherwise warm water in your wash/rinse buckets and move fast.

Tom

[xantonin]

Re: Winter wash help?

That *****, I would try to convince them that ONR is awesome.

I love filling my wash bucket with HOT water and doing my car with ONR in the winter. Then again I'm in AZ but it still feels cold to me.

[noobhax0r]

Re: Winter wash help?

I just used ONR myself... AWESOME!!!!!! After 1 pass, the difference is like night and day on a dirty panel. Since your customer doesnt want to use ONR, maybe you can show how effective ONR is on a test panel elsewhere?

[tcope1]

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I like ONR but only for straight washes. I much prefer a traditional wash if doing any kind og detailing (ONR does leave a residue and I don't think it removes enough dirt to make polishing safe). I've also washed my vehicle when it's been 30 degrees. Unheated water will freeze on the vehicle is the vehicle has been outside! At that point the vehicle cannot be dried and your rubbing ice crystals on the paint. I'm guessing this person does not want the vehicle washed at the local self serve car wash otherwise they'd do it themselves. I'd recommend some ONR education and the explanation that a traditional wash during freezing temps is not a good idea.

[CharlesW]

Re: Winter wash help?

Today im gonna do a wash on a honda piliot. But is like 35 degrees and owner wants a normal wash. NO ONR! Lol. How do i keep warm! Any tips?
P.S. 35 degrees is cold 4 me, im a Georgia boy and cant wait to go home! Haha!

That's easy.
ONR wash, you do it.
Conventional wash, he does it.
Sometimes it's better to just pass up some business rather than put yourself through a miserable experience.
Ps: 35 degrees is cold.

[speed3blackmica]

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i never mind doing a regular wash in the cold..the only concern i have is the water freezing on my driveway, thats all.....

i fill my buckets up with nice hot water, throw in some shampoo plus, and dress warm (that includes puttin on your long johns ! lol) but on serious note, somehow i stay warm while im out there washing my car

[xantonin]

Re: Winter wash help?

You can still do a regular with with ONR. Just skip the final rinse.

It's effectively the same thing. If he's worried about washing the dirt off with a presoak then do a pre-soak. Then for the hands-on stuff use ONR.

[paul.segovich]

Re: Winter wash help?

Layer, layer, layer.

And no one says you can't take a break here or there to warm up your hands and feet.

[SX4DUDE2013]

Re: Winter wash help?

UPDATE!
Just finished the car. It only took one hour. And to be honest, it wasnt that dirty. Lol The owner was very please. Gonna do more work for them this summer . And i bundeled up! No long johns though! Hahaha

[William_F]

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Then again I'm in AZ but it still feels cold to me.

Ya'll think anything under 80 is cold Phoenix is the only place I've ever been where it's still triple digit heat three hours after sun down :P

[xantonin]

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Well it's actually getting to be around 37 tonight in Phoenix. It's been colder before.

[Zuke]

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Yeah Yeah Xantonin, I just washed my truck this weekend and it was 35. Ill be in Chandler tomorrow soaking in that 65 degrees! Whoooooo

[scottphys]

Re: Winter wash help?

I haven't heard of ONR before this thread. I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks guys!