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Old 12-04-2008, 07:19 PM
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Washing car under freezing temperature

I wash the car under 32 degrees where my hands would freeze potentially getting frost bites. Just curious is it just me or are there anyone else out there doing this?
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:21 PM
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I would imagine it's just you. Washing your car at/below freezing would result in a bunch of frozen soapy water on your car.

You would have to use luke warm water and wash your car while it idling to even have a chance. Also use rubber gloves to keep your hands dry
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:22 PM
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wait for redlude97 to post in here.. that fool has a method of washing your car indoor with two buckets of water'
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:26 PM
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32 is not bad

If you car is garage kept then the body panels should be a bit warmer then that.

If you use hot water (in a bucket) then you should not have any issues.
I don't when I wash it in such temperatures.

Now if you keep your car outside in the cold them you might have slight problems. In that case just get couple of buckets of hot water and simply dump it on the car to warm it up a bit before the wash.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MixturePinoy
wait for redlude97 to post in here.. that fool has a method of washing your car indoor with two buckets of water'
hahaha

I got to hear that one.

I have heard about two bucket method........but indoor....that's something new.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:28 PM
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ONR. A nice alternative.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:29 PM
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I wouldn't really pour hot water on glass that's at 32 or less.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
I wouldn't really pour hot water on glass that's at 32 or less.
Nothing is going to happen to it.

in order for it to crack the temp need to be much colder then 32 and the water needs to be boiling
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:33 PM
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2 bucket ONR with Hot water. No need to even wear gloves. You dry each panel before it can even freeze. Can be done easily in a garage. No excuses now.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
2 bucket ONR with Hot water. No need to even wear gloves. You dry each panel before it can even freeze. Can be done easily in a garage. No excuses now.
what's ONR?


so what do you do......do you just keep your sponge just slightly wet so it would not drip?
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:41 PM
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http://www.autogeek.net/optimum-no-rinse.html
Search it, a lot of detailers use it on a regular basis, its not just for winter washing.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:45 PM
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I done it bofore didnt work out to good. I hate when my car is dirty
 
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Any other similar products available locally Hai? ie.. meguires etc..?
 
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aha nice to see it's just not me. it was liek 20 degrees out when i wash at the DIY wash. the water basically froze in matter of minutes so i guess its a bad idea for that. i gotta dry this 2 bucket method now.
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:05 PM
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You can pick up QEW which is similar product at some of the camping and RV places, just do a dealer search on protect-all's website.
 


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