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Old 03-26-2002, 04:51 PM
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Default Get this. Can you believe I saw this nut job

washing his S4 in the rain!!!! That nut would be me. I hadn't washed her in a while and wasn't going to get a chance for at least another week so to my luck, it was drizzling when I started and started to pour a few minutes after I was done soaping up. Natural car wash! It was so funny with me pouring warm water over her with a bucket as it was pouring out. The irony was great. (I don't have access to a hose in my complex right now BTW and I'm not taking the S through a car wash!)

Has anyone else done this before? Does this make me an S'aholic psycho?!?!? :-]
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Default You my friend, need to seek help!

j/k :-P
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Default never in a pouring rain, but have in drizzles. But have u used buckets of warm water to wash ur ride

in 30 degree weather???!


I HAVE!=)
Old 03-26-2002, 05:02 PM
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Just did that on saturday
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Thanks. I'll try to get some. You have the best S4 wheels by the way. :-)
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Never. I have used a bucket of COLD water in 30 degree weather though! My hands were numb! :-O
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don't worry about it...you gotta take care of it, no matter how odd everyone thinks you are
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Default Hello, my name is David and I am a carwashaholic - Yes I have done this; not with my S4 mind you...

since I have had a house while owning her. But when I lived in an apartment complex that didn't have a hose fitting anywhere near the parking lot, I would wash the car by carrying buckets of water and even washed it a few times in the rain - it makes excellent deionized rinse water; no nasty water spots. MUCH preferable to taking it through a plebeian car wash and risking scratches and contamination from other lesser auto's dirt remnants...I can relate! Fight the herd mentality ;P
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OK......I am impressed with ur dedication. I salute you!!
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Default Use warm water; it's a well accepted detailing "trick" to help dissolve some tougher dirt while...

using a mild detergent that protects your wax! I wash my S now anytime above 32 and use the warm water - I have converted many neighbors to this method!


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