For those of us in the colder winter climates...

[Golden]

Re: For those of us in the colder winter climates...

I use the touchless wash near my house. That, or go to my GF's house. They have a hot water hookup in the garage.

[benhui86]

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winter? whats that..... where i live theres only spring and summer which is just a hotter version of spring..... LOLOLOLOLOL

[AeroCleanse]

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Does 52 count as "colder" climate?

Only if there is a - before it

[sdprius858]

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Does 52 count as "colder" climate?

[Black Bart]

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I have a gas furnace in my garage with a drain and lot of lights.
Washing in the winter is NO different than summer other than I run the furnace instead of the air conditioner.

[Johnson]

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those of us in winsconsin and minnesota.....how about those days when its -30 degrees or colder!!!???!!!

You better add South Dakota to that list!!

[gb387]

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those of us in winsconsin and minnesota.....how about those days when its -30 degrees or colder!!!???!!!

You can't just wash in the driveway?

[miahjohn]

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^ didnt mean to quote that...

[miahjohn]

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I think you need to add another choice to your pole. I wash in the garage, but it's not heated and there's no drain. So, I wouldn't say I'm "hooked up." I use a rinseless wash soap like QEW, Optimum No Rinse, or DP 4-in-1. I get some small puddles on the floor, but not too bad.

those of us in winsconsin and minnesota.....how about those days when its -30 degrees or colder!!!???!!!

[Johnson]

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So, is it better to just spray it down with water to get you by for a while, until you can use your own soap.. or should A guy just use the soap at the car wash and plan on waxing it in a couple of weeks to keep up the protection

[acsuppa]

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I wait until an above freezing day and at the very least, give the cars a nice hose down and flush out the wheel wells and undercarriage the best that I can. On the fare warmer days, anything close to 40 degrees, I will give it a nice "complete" wash and dry. When I just "spray down" a car to remove the heavy salt and sand, I never dry it.

[irf@n]

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Well, I live in Turkey...

And the weather temp. is generally above 10°C, except January and February

[Johnson]

Re: For those of us in the colder winter climates...

As I am reading all of these posts, They all say spraying the most of it off, Are you guys just using water to get off the most of it, or actualy using the bad soap and doing it all out.

A thing like that upsets (edited for language - Mike P.) a guy. Car wash places using bad soap. (Edited for langauge - Mike P.)

Would it be worth the money to try that no rinse stuff?

[SkipBGrad]

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I will generally wait 'til the weather breaks. This is my first winter with the Mazda and I'm not looking forward to seeing it dirty. Not sure if an automatic wash is even feasible since I lowered the car on Eibach springs. Bought the all-weather mats the other day to keep the salt off the black carpeting!

[Carfire]

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I can sometimes wash it in a heated garage. It just depends on timing.