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Re: Best winter washing method
Originally Posted by
BlackCarBlues
I do have a question for those that recommend touchless car washes -- I always avoided these because I heard they all use harsh soaps (since no agitation possible) and will strip waxes/sealants. Is this not necessarily true then?
The soaps might be harsher than normal, but I've never had any issues with it stripping a sealant or the coatings I use now. Sealant durability was roughly six months regardless of touchless automated washes or a nice bucket wash at home. Any quality sealant should be able to take the abuse.
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Re: Best winter washing method
In the heart of winter I wash in the safest way dictated by the weather. I’ll touch less wash if I have to and I’m fine with it, the best thing to do is don’t rush and scrub, I’ll let the cars stay dirty instead of doing a half ass job
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Re: Best winter washing method
Originally Posted by
vobro
In the heart of winter I wash in the safest way dictated by the weather. I’ll touch less wash if I have to and I’m fine with it, the best thing to do is don’t rush and scrub, I’ll let the cars stay dirty instead of doing a half ass job
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Re: Best winter washing method
I've seen one youtuber mix a little APC with your WW/RW in a spray bottle for pre-treat before you start the rinseless wash. That's what i will be trying this year.
For instance 50ml of APC in 1000ml of waterless wash for a pre-treat.
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Re: Best winter washing method
Originally Posted by
noorth
I've seen one youtuber mix a little APC with your WW/RW in a spray bottle for pre-treat before you start the rinseless wash. That's what i will be trying this year.
For instance 50ml of APC in 1000ml of waterless wash for a pre-treat.
Not that it’s needed in WA as we don’t get much salt.... be doing the same with Ammo Boost in my pre soak for Ammo Frothe.
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Re: Best winter washing method
I have a heated garage but even without, my process is pretty much the same. I re-fill my touchless wash station card as there's a really nice laser touchless 2 miles from my house. That gets the vast majority of gunk off and helps blast the undercarriage too. If it's not too too dirty, I may just skip the outside wash but if it's still bad, so long as the temps are over 36* outside, I'm fine dragging a hose out there and being a bit chilly, etc.
If not, I pull a hot vehicle into the garage and open the hood. That alone will heat up a decently insulated space even if it's not heated. From there I proceed to do a rinseless wash and can complete it 1-2 gals water using the Gary Dean method, etc.
Go pick up a bunch of old beach or bath towels at some garage sales or thrift stores and use them to soak up the water on the floor, etc to keep your work area clean and not humid, etc. I'm OCD so that's what I do.
Never had issues.
2019 Pearl White Accord 2.0T Touring (mine)
2023 Snowflake Pearl White CX-30 Turbo Premium Plus(wife)
2010 Urban Platinum Metallic CRV EX-L & 2014 Mica Black Metallic Toyota Corolla S (kids)
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Re: Best winter washing method
Live in Iowa here, so feel your pain. I will go to the coin op bays early morning late at night so I have nobody waiting behind me. I load up my arsenal and fill my buckets at home and will do a two bucket wash and dry in the bays using the wand to knock off the heavy stuff and to rinse.
If needed I will run through the touchless wash to keep up on trying to keep it clean. During the hunting season can be the hardest time keeping the truck clean.
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Originally Posted by
opie
Glen e i like the idea of the method you suggested. What towels do you use? Im guessing something with a thicker gsm...like 500gsm +?
I've always been curious about this as well.
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You don’t need a plush 500+ towel. 5-6 good 320 GSM towels will work fine.
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I’ll use a touchless with an undercarriage spray.
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