Car Wash

[max_boost]

How often you wash your car in this weather? I wash mine every couple days just to get all the dirt off.....

[Ben]

every 2 weeks, I dont care.

[Sky]

RARELY in winter. :(

I need to wash my car..... so dirty! we should have a "car wash meet" in winter times. :) I prefer heated coin wash places.

[max_boost]

10th and 10th downtown!

[MistaBrent]

Originally posted by max_boost
10th and 10th downtime!


LMAO hahahaha.

downtown not downtime LOL.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by MistaBrent



LMAO hahahaha.

downtown not downtime LOL. :rofl: I owned myself:rofl:

[CLiVE]

every 2 days or so...

[shadowz]

For my winter car rinse it when its dirty keeps all the salt off the car

[redline_13000]

every 2 days..cant stand a blue truck looking light brown

[eur0]

whenever im near a wash, ill go...i cant let a spec of rust form

[Ben]

Originally posted by tbk49
whenever im near a wash, ill go...i cant let a spec of rust form


actually washing it lots in the winter will do just that....

[fast95pony]

Whenever the temperature is above zero and the roads are dry...
...and the car is dirty...

[szw]

Originally posted by Benny

actually washing it lots in the winter will do just that....

okiee....lets leave the salt baked on there!

[three.eighteen.]

im waiting for a day thats not slushy or too cold...so not too cold, and not too warm...i wanna feel like i spent my money/effort wisely on the wash

[Ben]

Originally posted by szw


okiee....lets leave the salt baked on there!


Well Unless you wash and then completely dry your car every time you wash it in the winter, and/or dont park it in a heated garage with a temperature above 0C...you are doing more harm to your car by washing it all the time.The salt isn't gonna do much just on there but when its wet, it will corrode alot faster.

[cocoabrova]

Once a week in this weather:thumbsup:

[max_boost]

Just washed my car....I know it'll get dirty again but I like seeing it clean! haha :)

[Light_Speed]

at least once a week to get all the dirt and salt off it
but then ill drive down the block and its dirty again haha

[szw]

Originally posted by Benny



Well Unless you wash and then completely dry your car every time you wash it in the winter, and/or dont park it in a heated garage with a temperature above 0C...you are doing more harm to your car by washing it all the time.The salt isn't gonna do much just on there but when its wet, it will corrode alot faster.

Well there's never just salt, there is a lot of moisture in the air, getting splashed up as well constant. I think its better to have it clean and wet, than salty and moist.

But it shouldn't really make a big difference eitherway unless you have big gaping holes in your paint...hehe

[silverEL]

at least once a week

[m@+CH]

how can u wash it in the winter
everthing freezes over!!!

[SilverRex]

Originally posted by m@+CH
how can u wash it in the winter
everthing freezes over!!!

trust me, when you know you have to do it, you have to do it..the last thing I want is to watch my car rust away and the salt eat thru my paint.. aaaah spotted one, im heading out for a quick wash.. (-27) be right back...

[szw]

.. aaaah spotted one
ever heard of a wet cloth? and a small bucket of water?

[SilverRex]

Originally posted by szw

ever heard of a wet cloth? and a small bucket of water?

actually I dun :confused:

[Nix87]

Hafta say dirty cars are a pet peave of mine..i give my parents shit 2 wash there cars if there dirty..

NIck

[cocoabrova]

Washed at Big Bucket off of Barlow.... 18 bones (I used the dryer too:nut: )

[RiceCake]

Haha, 2 bux washing the corolla today. :)

[Mr. Grinch]

Wash the cars at least once a week, usually.

I like taking them to the Shell in Crowfoot. It's a charge per minute wash, which I'm not crazy about, but they do have Simple Green concentrate in the "presoak" cycle, which really loosens up any road grime and oil, so I can avoid using the brush.

Presoak / soap / rinse. After it's washed, I use a california water blade to quickly squeegee the water off the car.

In the winter time, I'll take some spray lube and door and trunk locks so they don't freeze. Turn up the heater to the max and drive home. Park the car and plug the interior heater in.

I don't buy the bit about washing your car in winter causing damage. Letting the water freeze on the car probably isn't a good idea. But the idea that it's going to cause rust ... it's the salt that causes the rust, and if there's salt on your car, chances are it got there with the help of water on the road, not water left from your car wash. At least the wash is reducing the concentration of salt deposits on the car.

Anyways, the humidity is usually so low when it's cold out that cars dry very quickly. Even small amounts that turn to ice drops often disappear overnight because the air is so dry.

[KoRnJD]

Well,

I wash just about every other day. I dry out the doorjambs, and remove the excess water from the body. Plus, I figure ice is better that dirt and salt...no?

[HRD2PLZ]

Maybe once a week. I don't care.