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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Vette is finished. But it needs a bath. Real bad And it's to cold outside. Cold front moving in. I know people say. It doesnt get cold in south Florida. It dose if you have lived here for 40 yrs.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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aint no colder than the big apple right now...... have you tried www.nowet.com
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Cold, come on in Florida. I have washed my car at 35 degrees out. Fill your bucket with warm water and get out there and wash it.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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aint no colder than the big apple right now...... have you tried www.nowet.com
i haven't! anyone have any insight? personally i haven't washed ANY of my cars in years. i use meguiars quick detailer and mocrofiber shams. think this stuff is any better/different than that?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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ya all i have to say is that i live in kalamazoo michigan, so......
Put it this way, we have something called "freezing fog" its just as hellishly cold as it sounds
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Man up and get out there. Jeez whats the temp, 55?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Drive it to my house sometime this week and I'll wash it for ya. I just bought some new shorts

83 degrees and sunny
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Cold? Man if the water comes out of the faucet, it ain't cold!
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Cry babies. I wash in the drive as long as it's above 20 and sunny. I can almost get it rinsed before it refreezes.
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I try to wash my car around 9pm that way its only 90* out.
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