Ok, I am not talking about Florida winters, but winter where there is snow, ice, and cold. Where do you wash your car, if at all? Where I am at it is still not bad, temperature between 5 and 20 celsius. In the winter it can be down to -30, or up to 10 celsius. Surely one cannot hand wash because of frost bit. Is hot water ok? I am thinking power wash is ok as long as we don't use their soap. I think that stuff will strip off the wax? I have 3 layers of Zaino and would hate to have that come off. Would the hot water do any harm to the wax?

 

if you live in the rust belt, defanitly get a beater. if that's not an option, just hose off the underbody and wheel wells to get the salt out of there. no point in washing, cuz the snow and funk are going to get up on your car right away anyway.

mr

 

i dont wash my car in the winter... just give her a million layers of wax and wait till spring

 

After a few weeks in the salt you kinda have to or else you lose visibility out of your car and on the mirrors...plus it just gets plain gross.

 

that's what windshield washer thingies at gas stations are for - free winter car wash

mr

 

oh... maybe you could move to cali for the winters, but wow i have a devil of a time wearing sweats while washing my car!

 

Access to a heated garage....good to go baby!!!

 

Here in Minnesota, you have to wash, with all the salt and "road bogger" build-up. Go to a full service wash, where they dry it. Especially wipe the door jambs or the door will freeze shut.

 

Oh man, I am shaking already thinking of how the car will look.
My blue 3rd gen looked like shiet with all the salt on the doors and stuff, everything from the door handles down was white. I can't wait to see how my SUPERCHIPDUSTMAGNETBLACK max will hold up

 

I go to the .50 carwash and just spray it off and use the brush on the windows and lights.We now have a brushless carwash and i may do that some if the car gets in the weather,i have a truck to drive to work so car stays home during the week

 

I guess that I am ****. I have a torpedo heater that I got at a yardsale for $75. I put in in my garage and shut the door and let it run for an hour. By then it's about 55-60 in there is it's 20 outside. I got out, wash the car and then dry it off. I do this every other week and wax once a month still.

Store your hose inside and your cleaning supplies or they will be a block of ice.

Seriously...you can get a kerosene TORPEDO heater like the use at football games for $125 new if you look around. Worht every penny to me.

SHUMAX

 

if it's above freezing i try and wash it. I put 2 sweaters on and wear rubber gloves. Once in a while, I pay someone to hand wash it in a heated garage.

 

Over here in LA I have to put on long pants in the winter.

 

Oh Man! You need to experience a Minnesota winter. When you inhale through your nose and the nose hairs freeze. That's invigorating!!!

 

Long pants? That must be on the REALLY cold days, no?

 

 

You sure its the nose hairs that freeze?

 

Bri's right on that one. If you commute to work, you have to contend with all the salt and slush being splashed up on your car.

Personally, I will wash it myself until the temps get below 50 then head to a hand car wash or detail shop.

But before I begin that fun process for 2001, I am going to do the following:

a) Wash the car with a decent shampoo
b) Get rid of any swirl marks with 3M Swirl Mark Remover
c) Apply Klasse All-In-One twice
d) Apply Klasse Sealant Glaze three or four times

That should give the Maxima enough protection to weather the elements as well as give it a decent shine for over 6 months while she gets professionally washed.

 

Plus I hate all that salt sitting on my paint for too long

SuDZ

 

Usually...but last winter was actually pretty cold. Had some weather in the 30s which was hella cold to me (haven't experienced weather like that since I moved down from Seattle). But nose hairs freezing is crazy...

 

Well, some days I might be able to wash with a bucket in my garage. A lot of times in the winter the attached garage can be -10c, so that isn't comfortable. Most likely will go with the touchless washes, even if it will strip off the coats of wax. C'est La Vie, put the wax on back in the spring :-(

 

cuz i did it b4... it's hot water.. so I thought it's ok... but after I washed it.. b4 I can dry it... it freezed..... damn...