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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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cleaning your evo in the cold

hey guys i no alot of you live where the winters get pretty brutal and it gets kinda hard to wash your car lol. im obsessed with washing mine and freeze my ***** off everytime i wash it my qeustion is to you guys who live where its cold. how do you wash your car?? just go to the car wash??

wish i was in FL like some of yous haha
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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car wash is the only way in winter where i'm from.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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I don't wash mine during the winter at all...it's a waste because of all the salt and slush
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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I was washing yesterday and had to be quick rinsing the dirty water off before it just froze back to the car.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Laser wash until a day warm enough day to give it a hand wash and not have to worry about losing any fingers. I also go to the wash's where you spray yourself with the high powered gun to really get the undercarriage nastyness.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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well usually i wait till we get a nice day where it isnt bitter cold and then i get a bucket of warm water. works fairly well... or just spray it off like this last weekend to get the nast off
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Laser wash until it get a day warm enough to give it a hand wash and not have to worry about losing any fingers. I also go to the wash's where you spray yourself with the high powered gun to really get the undercarriage nastyness.
How do you get under your car with the high powered gun?? That's a tip i would like to learn.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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hey man I'm in jersey too so I know how u feel. Obviously I don't wash as much in the winter but when I do, I'll try and do it as quick as I can and then bring my car in the garage to dry off then wax or whatever. I'm frozen once I'm done but in the end its all worth it when you see the car shiny
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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I don't wash mine during the winter at all...it's a waste because of all the salt and slush
Lol thats not good for your paint..salt eats away at your car!
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by btownsoccer22
I don't wash mine during the winter at all...it's a waste because of all the salt and slush
Salt build up on any car over the winter is bad for the paint. You should wash it a couple times over the winter...just my 2 cents. Mitsu paint isnt exactly top notch to start with.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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I take it to the manual wash, pay 5.00 and be done.. understanding the second you pull out of there it will get dirty...
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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lol on my old car i never washed it, this is my first winter with the evo. Thanks for the advice
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by btownsoccer22
How do you get under your car with the high powered gun?? That's a tip i would like to learn.
I use rain pants and get on my hands and knees.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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they trow salt here in germany like theres no tomarrow...
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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best thing to do is to find an indoor carwash place that will do it for you. unless you can get into someone's garage and put a space heater in it while you wash. other than that, do clay bar before the winter weather starts. that way you can leave it unwashed for a while. that's what i do to my car in the winter.

i feel you though. washing car in the freezing cold suck. especially when the soap freezes.
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