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Pure Automotive · 12-26-2012, 10:42 PM

how about one of those waterblade things that you can use to dry the car? that might work on light snow and slush, but not heavy stuff.

IloveBaldEagles · 12-26-2012, 11:06 PM

Waterblade is a good idea. What about heavy stuff??
I do not want my car look like a car that I saw at our service center where the customer used a shovel to clear snow off his car. And he was wondering how it happened.

kanundrum · 12-26-2012, 11:19 PM

Water blade causes swirls, the best thing is a microfiber

civicdrivr · 12-27-2012, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pure Automotive

how about one of those waterblade things that you can use to dry the car? that might work on light snow and slush, but not heavy stuff.

Never, ever use one of those water blades on your car. That's one of the easiest ways to scrape/scuff/marr the paint.

Usually when it snows I used the brush to skim most of the snow off the car then pushed the rest off using my hands.

Or just do what I used to do and say you have summer tires on the car and can't drive it, then just wait for the snow to melt.

Sent via telepathy

Darryljr11 · 12-27-2012, 06:55 AM

get a car cover and when the its stopped snowing pull it off your car in a way that removes the snow

Darryljr11 · 12-27-2012, 06:57 AM

So I was one of the many people caught in the shit storm yesterday driving from New Jersey/New York back to Maryland. Needless to say I love my car for getting me through it on stock tires.

Pure Automotive · 12-27-2012, 10:16 AM

I only use the water blade on glass

Grimlock · 12-27-2012, 02:32 PM

When I remove snow from a car, I use a brush, but I take care to not clean all the way down to the paint. I remove the bulk of the snow and let the sun /engine heat take care of the rest.

kanundrum · 12-27-2012, 02:39 PM

Or

warm your car up for 30 minutes and spin cycle dry

Darryljr11 · 12-27-2012, 03:40 PM

If anyone wants a black frs(my original choice) with mt darcars toyota of silver spring has one.

hislargeness · 12-27-2012, 11:37 PM

Anyone out there having first and second syncro issues with the recent cold weather? U Hear about guys switching over to lighter weight gear oil and having good success with cold weather shifting. It's a pain but I've learned to live with it now having 10k on the thing but its frustrating having to do this with a new car! Ugggggg

civicdrivr · 12-28-2012, 12:26 AM

First and second is a bit notchy when cold, but after about 5-10 miles it smooths out for me, so I just live with it.

LIKEABOSS · 12-28-2012, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicdrivr

First and second is a bit notchy when cold, but after about 5-10 miles it smooths out for me, so I just live with it.

Same here, isn't a big deal after the car warms up.

Areddi · 12-28-2012, 08:07 AM

Me too, and my Miata had the same problem. Nothing to worry about.

12-26-2012, 11:19 PM	#367
kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	Water blade causes swirls, the best thing is a microfiber __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

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kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s)	Or warm your car up for 30 minutes and spin cycle dry __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

12-28-2012, 12:26 AM	#376
civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s)	First and second is a bit notchy when cold, but after about 5-10 miles it smooths out for me, so I just live with it. __________________ Parting out HERE

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Areddi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 573 Thanks: 83 Thanked 190 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s)	Me too, and my Miata had the same problem. Nothing to worry about. __________________ Check out my YouTube channel with Autocross videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAreddi

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hislargeness Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: FRS Location: Taneytown,Maryland Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Anyone out there having first and second syncro issues with the recent cold weather? U Hear about guys switching over to lighter weight gear oil and having good success with cold weather shifting. It's a pain but I've learned to live with it now having 10k on the thing but its frustrating having to do this with a new car! Ugggggg

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