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11-07-2013, 02:52 PM | #1 |
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Winterizing my BRZ
Portland in the fall and winter means a lot of rain and a ton of wet leaves. I've decided to prep my car for the winter.
Anyone have additional ideas or suggestions for getting the car as resilient as possible for driving in the cold, rain, and muck? I plan to garage it at least until all these are done, after that, no guarantees.
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Saran wrap it. All of it.
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Please excuse the californian we have no concept of what winter is (source former californian)
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Maybe before you wax the car apply a polishing compound to prep it even ore to accept the wax finish :-)
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i would get some JETSEAL109 from Chemical Guys… get it today because the 20% off SEMA Sale is over … its AMAZING !!
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plastidip the entire car!! I think that would be the best long-run solution for winter.
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That's the idea behind the "Decontaminate" it basically acts as a primer for the wax and I'll be doing that today
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No ill intended by that comment sorry if it came off that way I like a good saran wrapping
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I know, no worries. I took it as a good joke, I thought it was funny
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car cover and leave it at that?
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I was thinking decontaminate via clay bar. I say hand polish it to put back some of those precious oils back into the paint, then wax/seal it for the winter :-) |
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Should I bother waxing it for winter if I already have Opti-Coat done?
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