Winter Maintenance

[chenshuo]

Originally Posted by ArKiTeCkT

I haven't washed my car lately. But from the previous post it seems like their washing it regardless of weather....

in the winter times i usually concentrate on the under carriage of the car. I go to those coin op place and just pressure wash the under side. $2 rinse a week.

[picus]

^^ That's what I always tell people. Don't let grime concern you too much in the winter; removing it via washing is a good way to mar your paint unless you spend a lot of time pre-soaking, etc. On the flip side, getting the brake dust off your wheels and keeping the undercarriage clean is a good idea; so coin ops are perfect. For my cars in the winter even though I can wash inside I just hit the wheels/wheel wells, underside and majors areas of dirt accumulation (area under rear window, seams, etc) with a pressure washer and drive off into more dirt.

[Skurj]

I do the touchless esso wash every couple weeks with my current car, its better than nothing at all. If I don't some helpful family member will do me a 'favour' and wipe the glass etc usually adding a scratch or 2.

I don't touch the car, wipe it, nothing over the winter too risky... fortunately I park in the garage overnight so no worries of freezing. Past cars just brushing the snow off a painted surface could cause that fine sand/salt stuff to scratch the finish, so no more...

If it snows at work I just don't use any pressure on the snow brush and remove from just the windows.

[DaJo]

I just took my car in for a touchless wash at Shell the other day... Got the Premium Plus package which included your basic wash PLUS the rim cleaning, undercarriage, and RainX BS wax...

I specifically asked for Premium wash only not Premium Plus (Included wheel wash and the RainX) but he misheard me... Needless to say it was a $17 touchless car wash.

Yikes!...

[chenshuo]

Originally Posted by DaJo

I just took my car in for a touchless wash at Shell the other day... Got the Premium Plus package which included your basic wash PLUS the rim cleaning, undercarriage, and RainX BS wax...

I specifically asked for Premium wash only not Premium Plus (Included wheel wash and the RainX) but he misheard me... Needless to say it was a $17 touchless car wash.

Yikes!...

holy crap $17 for a car wash? for that price I get buy a bottle of car detergent (good brand) and it'll last me 3 years! I hope at the end of your $17 car wash you got some hot pretty girls drying it off?

[DaJo]

Originally Posted by chenshuo

holy crap $17 for a car wash? for that price I get buy a bottle of car detergent (good brand) and it'll last me 3 years! I hope at the end of your $17 car wash you got some hot pretty girls drying it off?

Lol, unfortunately no hot girls, just a 60 second high powered blow dryer.

[Shimmyshake]

Originally Posted by DaJo

I just took my car in for a touchless wash at Shell the other day... Got the Premium Plus package which included your basic wash PLUS the rim cleaning, undercarriage, and RainX BS wax...

I specifically asked for Premium wash only not Premium Plus (Included wheel wash and the RainX) but he misheard me... Needless to say it was a $17 touchless car wash.

Yikes!...

I use washworld. I found the do it yourself high pressure soap pressure washer takes off a lot of the dirt...

[DaJo]

Originally Posted by Shimmyshake

I use washworld. I found the do it yourself high pressure soap pressure washer takes off a lot of the dirt...

Yeah, I rather pressure wash it myself too but a good thorough undercarriage wash was the main reason why I went there

Thank god Vancouver weather isn't always freezing.