Winter is almost here, what will we do?
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From: Probably talking that police officer out of giving you a summons! ========== The Beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I'm north of NYC and I'll drive all winter if I can. Z goes into hibernation Nov. 1 - Mar 31. Weather doesn't hurt these cars, it's the road salt (especially the new "blend" that mixes molasses with the salt and allows it it to stick to your undercarriage) and the idiots that don 't know how to drive in bad weather that do.
Even Maryland bears don't hibernate in the winter. 
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St. Jude Donor '13-'15, '17 thru '22
Well, I'll put her in the garage the weekend after Thanksgiving, planning on a "working on it" phase. First, I'll install the shoulder belts that I bought last spring and never got around to. Then, I plan to fix the HVAC system so that I will have effective heat and defrost. Then, I'll install the hard top weather strip kit I just bought from Willcox, and put the hard top on the car. Then, as long as there is no salt on the roads, I'll be cruising. I won't care what the calendar says.
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From: Southern New Jersey, The wet part at the bottom
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
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St. Jude Donor '05 thru '19
I don't have any "outside" water through the cold months either, but a few years ago one of the quarter car washes installed a touchless bay that really does a good job (including an underwash) that I first used on the vettes, but now all the family's cars stay nice all winter. I still detail them in the garage, but the car wash does a good prep to car care.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Ps. I have never used ANY wax on my cars as wax traps dirt and moisture and builds up over time. Just polish, glase, and detail spray for me. Don't believe all that you read about touchless washes, they can't be much more than high pressure water with some detergents and polymers. Acid? I doubt it. Besides, what's the alternative, park the car in the garage 'til spring thaw? No thanks.
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Steve? Been using this one for a few years and never a problem.
Ps. I have never used ANY wax on my cars as wax traps dirt and moisture and builds up over time. Just polish, glase, and detail spray for me. Don't believe all that you read about touchless washes, they can't be much more than high pressure water with some detergents and polymers. Acid? I doubt it. Besides, what's the alternative, park the car in the garage 'til spring thaw? No thanks.
Ps. I have never used ANY wax on my cars as wax traps dirt and moisture and builds up over time. Just polish, glase, and detail spray for me. Don't believe all that you read about touchless washes, they can't be much more than high pressure water with some detergents and polymers. Acid? I doubt it. Besides, what's the alternative, park the car in the garage 'til spring thaw? No thanks.
I want to do the cart ridding.
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I owned a touchless car wash years ago. We did use a caustic soap and hot water. Crap stripped wax like you can't believe! I didn't even take my daily drivers through. No true touchless wash can get a very dirty car clean. You need "friction". Also acid was used on the wheels. It was kind of safe as long as the wheels weren't too hot or the idiots I had working for me didn't under dilute it. They would do that on occasion so they wouldn't have to work at removing stubborn brake dust. Thought I'd love the car wash business only to find out what a headache it really is.
First thing I had done to my house when I bought it 25 years ago was to install a hot water line outside. That pissed the wife off,lol. My neighbors think I'm nuts middle of the winter when they see clouds of steam in my driveway. I wash the cars, then hose em down and wipe as fast as possible.
First thing I had done to my house when I bought it 25 years ago was to install a hot water line outside. That pissed the wife off,lol. My neighbors think I'm nuts middle of the winter when they see clouds of steam in my driveway. I wash the cars, then hose em down and wipe as fast as possible.