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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 08:05 PM
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This does not work. Washing your car at a car wash bay in the middle of the night in the Mid-Atlantic in January when its 17* outside does not work real well. I mean, my car is clean but I won't be able to tell until tommorrow when I wipe all the frozen wash water off of it.

Just thought I'd mention it,
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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run your hose from the laundry room sink and wash it in your garage!
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 08:35 PM
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then the water would just freeze all over the garage floor. right now it's a good 0 degrees farenheit.... to say the least my garage is *** cold. i just take it to a car wash in the winter


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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 11:22 PM
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Wow, it was over 80 again today.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 11:29 PM
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Wow, it was over 80 again today.
Surprisingly warm in January today...whoa
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Old Jan 19, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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Wow, it was over 80 again today.
I hate you... I just used hot water hooked up to my faucet. That way it isn't THAT bad, right now it's 15 degrees outside.

Scott
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 04:27 AM
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Default Re: Winter Car Washing (mr_mbuna)

i wash it at the bay and dry it and wax it in the garabe home..
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 04:41 AM
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Default Re: Winter Car Washing (mr_mbuna)

This does not work. Washing your car at a car wash bay in the middle of the night in the Mid-Atlantic in January when its 17* outside does not work real well. I mean, my car is clean but I won't be able to tell until tommorrow when I wipe all the frozen wash water off of it.

Just thought I'd mention it,
Ben
Good luck getting your key in your door in the morning...lol. I made that mistake once and had to heat my key up with a lighter and stick it in the lock real quick so the ice inside would melt...


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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 06:16 AM
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Default Re: Winter Car Washing (mr_mbuna)

This does not work. Washing your car at a car wash bay in the middle of the night in the Mid-Atlantic in January when its 17* outside does not work real well. I mean, my car is clean but I won't be able to tell until tommorrow when I wipe all the frozen wash water off of it.

Just thought I'd mention it,
Ben
LOL!I had that same problem here in Kansas like 3 days ago at a 1 dollar do it yourself carwash. As soon as I finished one side and went on to the other, the other side was froze. But, I got smart. I just brough my California Water Blade with and that worked real well
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 06:23 AM
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Same problem here, and we are at the teen range temp so it sucks donkey *****!! Solution garage with big *** portable turbine like heater and some nice warm absorber!
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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I just spray mine down in the winter, usually early in the day when the sun is still out...I get too pissed off to keep my car super clean when salt will just get all over it the next time I drive it. Winter I miss having my car all shiny
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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Default Re: Winter Car Washing (mr_mbuna)

sucks.

its 75 outside right now.


still havennt washed my car in like a month though.

i like dirt.
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 09:53 AM
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have any friends that work at dealerships??
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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it's in the low 70's right now, and i still dont feel like washing my car. it's been about 2 months =/. maybe i will later
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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it's in the low 70's right now, and i still dont feel like washing my car. it's been about 2 months =/. maybe i will later
Take advantage of how lucky you are
::Looks out window and sees his civic caked with salt and ice::
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 12:05 PM
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AMEN to that! After a 1000 miles round trip to Eastern Mass over the weekend, the old Lude looks like a street bum It too cold to wash with the temp at a blistering 10 deg outside now... Amybe in a week or so it will get above freezing and i can get the salf off the car
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