washing in the cold

[whaaaaT]

How do you guys wash your car in the cold? I just dont so far.

[ree]

How cold? And do you mean go outside with a bucket and do it by hand or at an automatic wash?

[usetosellhummer]

Octopuss Car wash, 7.99 and all i do is tip another buck and that is it. Come on if you can afford a Hummer you can afford to have some help washing it.:jump:

[K9sH3]

I wash mine outside even when its 50 out, damn I hate the cold.

[Desert Dan]

Drive thru car wash if I am in a hurry.

If it's cold I will put warm water in a bucket and wear gloves and wash it myself.

How cold are you talking about?

[marin8703]

attach the hose to the valve and put on warm water, that way you can wash all day long and you will be fine, no mattrer how cold, well probly above -10F. also warm water on cold truck seems to do better with getting the stuck things off (like bugs and mud). Although i dont know if that hurts the pain. Does anyone know if that could damage the paint in some way?

[BlueHUMMERH2]

I know that one time last year, it was maybe in the 20's, I took my truck to a wash bay and started rinsing it off (with warm water mind you). Well, that experiment lasted about a minute because I soon realized I was coating the car with ice.... :D

I dunno, I hate washing the car in the winter. It's more of a hit it with water, rinse the salt and sand off, and get going.

[Crash ?]

I know that one time last year, it was maybe in the 20's, I took my truck to a wash bay and started rinsing it off (with warm water mind you). Well, that experiment lasted about a minute because I soon realized I was coating the car with ice.... :D


Hey.. Didn't your ID used to be WhiteHUMMERH2..???

[Malibu1]

if it's 40 or above your OK. Use heavy rubber gloves though.

Or washing it inside your heated oversized garage really works well too...........

[whaaaaT]

ha i just dont wanna go to the car wash cause they leave marks on my black truck. And i dont wanna freeze my ass off doing it myself. Maybe i can find a touchless wash somewhere keep it clean enough for now.

[Steve - SanJose]

When it's cold I prefer to use Country Club Carwash in Santa Clara. Strictly a handwash operation.

[H3PAC]

I wash mine outside even when its 50 out, damn I hate the cold.

Even when it's 50! LMFAO....Yeah, that'll really make your nipples stand up. Oh that's right, you're a Floridian. So if it were to get below 50, I guess you folks put your chains on.:giggling:

I was born and raised in California. When I first moved, I lived in central Illinois. I thought it would be a great idea to wash my car in one of those do-it-yourself pressure wash bays. After my car was all shiny, I drove it home. When I tried to open the door to get out it was frozen solid. Just like all the other doors were. Yeah, I thought of the windows. Yup, they were frozen too. So here I was, firmly frozen in my car like a pteradactyl fossil. I figured I'd probably be there until the spring thaw so I humiliated myself and called my wife on the cell phone. She came out of the house with a pail of warm water and thawed the door so I could escape. I had to sit there helplessly, watching her laugh her ass off. So the moral to the story is, in addition to the comfort issue, make sure you have a warm place to park your vehicle after you wash it, or pack enough supplies in your car to keep you alive until spring. Here's a photo of me, honoring the occasion.

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[Diabolus]

Best thing to do is hit up the touchless car wash often during the winter. Best bet is when it's above freezing. Then when you get a nice enough day, do a thorough hand wash.

[K9sH3]

Even when it's 50! LMFAO....Yeah, that'll really make your nipples stand up. Oh that's right, you're a Floridian. So if it were to get below 50, I guess you folks put your chains on.:giggling:



Shoot when its 50 I put a fire in the fireplace and put all the blankets on the couch and climb in. :giggling: and hope Nascar is on so I can fall asleep fast.
:jump:

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

50 !

is that an age???

RYD (in miami)

[K9sH3]

50 !

is that an age???

RYD (in miami)


Depends, if your not there yet it is, if you have gone passed it then it isn't a isssue any more. So for me it still is a age.
:beerchug:

[westhillsat]

I wash mine outside even when its 50 out, damn I hate the cold.

You're funny :p 50 - cold

I have washed mine at the car wash when it was in the low 40's with the wind blowing, closed one of the car wash bay doors :D



It's -6, with a wind chill of -22 right now :fdance:

Didn't wash it today :dancingbanana:

[DennisAJC]

Bundle up! It'll be cold! I wouldn't want to see you H3ers catch hypothermia!:)

[kma]

Here's a photo of me, honoring the occasion.

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I don't want to cause a ruckus or anything, BUTT,that horse you posted a pic of has a vigina.:giggling:

[K9sH3]

Its a nice day, 73 with a slight on shore wind off the ocean. Spent most the morning washing and cleaning the 3, Had to keep the hot coffee near to keep warm while sitting on the cold ground polishing the rims.

:jump:

Nice neighbors I have, they all came over to see that I was actualy doing something, like cleaning it. But no one offered help.

[H3.007]

I usually have to wash it in temperatures above 40F. Even if it is above 32F, the wind chill may cause it to actually still be less than 32F, causing icing. I usually use the touchless, with the blower. Typically, you can get away with this in frezing temps, with only the, small left over droplets freezing. A thin coating of lithium grease on your door seals will prevent them from freezing shut. But this will not prevent a larger quantity of water (like from an ice storm) from penetrating and freezing the doors crevaces themselves.

As far as I know, and I have done this for years myself on my other autos, washing with warm water in cold weather does not harm the paint. However, it will strip the wax more quickly so wax coat retention becaomes an issue.

:grouphug:

[ree]

The local automatic washes shutdown when it get's below 10 or 15F.

[H3PAC]

I don't want to cause a ruckus or anything, BUTT,that horse you posted a pic of has a vigina.:giggling:

Whoops! :OWNED: :jump: