Winterizing my BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

slizoth · 11-07-2013, 02:52 PM

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.

Wash the Car throughly
Decontaminate the car
Wax
Rain-X all windows
Deep clean Interior

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.

forzajuve · 11-07-2013, 06:39 PM

Saran wrap it. All of it.

thehapaone · 11-07-2013, 06:50 PM

Please excuse the californian we have no concept of what winter is (source former californian)

g0lden · 11-07-2013, 07:26 PM

Maybe before you wax the car apply a polishing compound to prep it even ore to accept the wax finish :-)

ScionFR-S · 11-08-2013, 11:42 AM

i would get some JETSEAL109 from Chemical Guys… get it today because the 20% off SEMA Sale is over … its AMAZING !!

frslee · 11-08-2013, 12:16 PM

plastidip the entire car!! I think that would be the best long-run solution for winter.

slizoth · 11-08-2013, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by g0lden

Maybe before you wax the car apply a polishing compound to prep it even ore to accept the wax finish :-)

That's the idea behind the "Decontaminate" it basically acts as a primer for the wax and I'll be doing that today

forzajuve · 11-08-2013, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thehapaone

Please excuse the californian we have no concept of what winter is (source former californian)

Hahhaha well excuse me for putting in my powerfully ignorant winter suggestions...

thehapaone · 11-08-2013, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forzajuve

Hahhaha well excuse me for putting in my powerfully ignorant winter suggestions...

No ill intended by that comment sorry if it came off that way I like a good saran wrapping

forzajuve · 11-08-2013, 03:00 PM

I know, no worries. I took it as a good joke, I thought it was funny

bkblitzed · 11-08-2013, 03:51 PM

car cover and leave it at that?

g0lden · 11-09-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slizoth

That's the idea behind the "Decontaminate" it basically acts as a primer for the wax and I'll be doing that today

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 :-)

slizoth · 11-11-2013, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Sparkle

I'd say pick a durable wax. Most of my clients get collinite 845 for the winter. Some higher end 'boutique' waxes look amazing, but may lack in durability.

Check out rinseless washing for the winter months. Fill water warm in the buckets from the tub, pick a decent day, and you'll be looking good

Thanks for the tip, I finished the wax job today and I used Nanoskin Hyrophobic along with some other Nanoskin products (Shock, Auto Scrubber, ect.)

Myv · 11-14-2013, 03:14 PM

Should I bother waxing it for winter if I already have Opti-Coat done?

11-07-2013, 02:52 PM	#1
slizoth Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: 2013 WRB Subaru BRZ Location: Oregon Posts: 454 Thanks: 185 Thanked 70 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. Wash the Car throughly Decontaminate the car Wax Rain-X all windows Deep clean Interior 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. __________________ My Car Journal

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ScionFR-S Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Scion FR-S Location: Queens, NY Posts: 665 Thanks: 32 Thanked 79 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i would get some JETSEAL109 from Chemical Guys… get it today because the 20% off SEMA Sale is over … its AMAZING !! __________________ "To make it in America you need three things, a smile, a gun, and a plan. If you need to give up one thing, give up the smile. If you need to give something else up, lose the gun. But never, ever, give up your plan."

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forzajuve Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Ultramarine 86 - 6MT Location: California Posts: 533 Thanks: 184 Thanked 139 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Saran wrap it. All of it.

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g0lden Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Argento Location: Houston, TX Posts: 190 Thanks: 71 Thanked 29 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Maybe before you wax the car apply a polishing compound to prep it even ore to accept the wax finish :-)

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frslee Just drive it Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13' FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 1,122 Thanks: 97 Thanked 321 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	plastidip the entire car!! I think that would be the best long-run solution for winter.

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forzajuve Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Ultramarine 86 - 6MT Location: California Posts: 533 Thanks: 184 Thanked 139 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know, no worries. I took it as a good joke, I thought it was funny

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bkblitzed is better than you Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 raven FRS Location: Norcal Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 591 Thanked 1,347 Times in 745 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	car cover and leave it at that?

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Myv Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited MT Location: Thornhill, Ont, Canada Posts: 531 Thanks: 124 Thanked 113 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Should I bother waxing it for winter if I already have Opti-Coat done?

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