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Beating the cold -- detailing in winter?
Given the nationwide cold snap right now, and the supreme irritation of not being able to wash my new car, (which has dealer detailing streaks all over it). Im curious, does anyone have any tricks,tips,products or otherwise for detailing below freezing. I figure this is a long shot, but maybe someone has a game changer i dont know about.
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To avoid threads like Don’t make my mistake, just wait til it warms up a bit and do it right. My truck is trashed and I’ve thought about cranking the heater up to wash but I’ve still got snow melt yet to come, it’s gonna be 50 here next week and I’m targeting that.
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I wait until it gets back above freezing, go to the self wash bay, foam the car, rinse it off, blow it dry, then come home and maybe wash it at home.
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If you have access to a garage, utilize a propane turbo heater or similar. I did this last night. It was -20's outside but that heater kept it warm.
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Use warm water and work with the Sun at your back. Once it dips below 28° nothing you do will help.
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
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If you have a wand wash and a touchless tunnel wash and no other options then knock off the worst of the crap with the wand and soap it down well and then take a trip through the touchless tunnel to get an undercarriage wash and finish the job
Use a pump sprayer or pump foamer to hit it with a good prewash before you wand wash it, if you have that option
You should be hearing from the prewash crowd before too long...
It's not perfect but it beats sitting all winter and watching your precious ride suffer needlessly
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Re: Beating the cold -- detailing in winter?
Originally Posted by vobro
To avoid threads like Don’t make my mistake, just wait til it warms up a bit and do it right. My truck is trashed and I’ve thought about cranking the heater up to wash but I’ve still got snow melt yet to come, it’s gonna be 50 here next week and I’m targeting that.
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Originally Posted by vobro
To avoid threads like Don’t make my mistake, just wait til it warms up a bit and do it right. My truck is trashed and I’ve thought about cranking the heater up to wash but I’ve still got snow melt yet to come, it’s gonna be 50 here next week and I’m targeting that.
I'll second this one. I don't even bother detailing this time of year.
If the temps get above freezing, I'll run vehicles through a touchless wash. Should the temps crack 50-ish, I'll do a hand wash in my driveway but be very careful to drain my hoses and disconnect everything when I'm done. I'll do a little vacuuming on the interior as needed, but that's it. Too many detailing products, but interior and exterior, just don't work right in the cold temps and make more of a mess than they fix.
This time of year, I've just learned to be patient, not worry about a dirty/flawed vehicle, and wait until Spring.
I do sympathize with the OP. My last two car purchases happened in the winter and it's hard waiting. In both cases I took advantage of a warm day to wash and then hit the car with an LSP to hold it over until warmer weather returns.
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Re: Beating the cold -- detailing in winter?
Originally Posted by MisterSnoop
I wait until it gets back above freezing, go to the self wash bay, foam the car, rinse it off, blow it dry, then come home and maybe wash it at home.
Need to get some BH soon.
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