Winter Car Washes
12-19-2007, 03:47 PM
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Winter Car Washes
What do you guys do to keep your cars clean from winter salt? I just washed my car by hand when it was 42 degrees out...and I don't think that's sustainable 
I don't think that touchless work very well, but I'm also so **** that I don't want my car scratched up by "soft cloth" washes.
Just wondering what others do to keep their "babies" clean of winter's ick.
Thanks,
I don't think that touchless work very well, but I'm also so **** that I don't want my car scratched up by "soft cloth" washes.
Just wondering what others do to keep their "babies" clean of winter's ick.
Thanks,
12-19-2007, 04:55 PM
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Touchless when in a hurry, but have an indoor hand wash person nearby when I can leave the car for
a couple of hours. Touchless is not great, but at least gets the heavy salt off the car and is fast. Would avoid the "soft brush" places.
12-19-2007, 05:42 PM
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The car is clear coated
and I use Griot's paste wax so I have no fear using an automatic car wash when I want it to look clean. When i'm not lazy, I'll do the "quarter" car wash but take a bucket and mitt to quickly hand wash it after pre soaking and then rinse it.
The car is aluminum and salt & mag chloride should not hurt waxed paint. However, you don't want to delaminate or the aluminum space frame nor let it turn into white dust so it's a good idea to use an automatic car wash to rinse the underbody once a month if you drive in snow & ice prone areas.
The car is aluminum and salt & mag chloride should not hurt waxed paint. However, you don't want to delaminate or the aluminum space frame nor let it turn into white dust so it's a good idea to use an automatic car wash to rinse the underbody once a month if you drive in snow & ice prone areas.
12-19-2007, 07:25 PM
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never dared try anything besides a handwash...I rather just let the salt stick, even though its
probably just as bad as the harsh chemicals used in touchless...Have not washed the car here for over a month, it is absolutely pasty grey and filthy...sucks but when the sun comes out tomorrow and I give it a wash, the guilt just melts away...
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12-20-2007, 05:17 AM
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Heck we haven't been able to wash our cars at home for about 3 months now..
because of the drought in the Atlanta area. Only professional car washes, that perform some sort of recycling of their water, are still in business, but I think thats most these days.<ul><li><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/news/story?id=3079306">Must be nice to be able to wash your own cars these days..</a></li></ul>
12-20-2007, 06:39 AM
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Multiple buckets of clean water and micro-fiber wash mitt done inside the garage...
...where the temp is much more moderate vs. outdoors. At a certain point, it really doesn't matter, IMHO, if the wash job looks great, as long as the salt residue is removed---Chances are, the car will just get filthy again after one outing this time of year.