Questioning one's sanity

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by Rae, Dec 11, 2010.

  1. Friskie

    Friskie Well-Known Member

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    Have to come back later after the sun came out to finish drying once the ice melted?:eek:ut:
     
  2. Ernesto

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    Photo from last year in the snow and the dark.. Water was freezing as I was trying to dry it. Had to look good for a club drive to the Chicago Auto Show..


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  3. Rae

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    About to go finish the interior now. Here's a pic of the finished wax/polish. No I hadn't done the vinyl yet! I thought the tractor shot was just funny!
     

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  4. mistertripps

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    Yep, I am one of the obsessive ones. It is 40 degrees outside, snow is still on the ground in some places, and I washed both MINIs today....
     
  5. rigidjunkie

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    I once wished it would rain just a little harder when I was washing my car, it was almost strong enough to rinse the car for me :) Now that I have a proper garage I can not imagine going back.
     
  6. KittyMini

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    That's awesome! :Thumbsup:
     
  7. TGS91

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    And the problem with that would be?...............:devil:
     
  8. lotsie

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    I'm going insane with all this mud/snow/mud/ice/mud on our now single wide driveway, as the new garage is being built:mad2:

    Mark
     
  9. TGS91

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    Word is that we are getting up to 60 on Friday albeit with some rain in the forecast. One guess what I have on the plate.......two VERY dirty MINI's!
     
  10. beken

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    It was sunny on this end of the country yesterday. My car was washed inside and out.

    This morning as I left the house for work, it was snowing really hard.

    Now that the car is inside the parking garage at my office, it's sunny again. :crazy:
     
  11. KittyMini

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    My poor car's covered in salt :(

    Hoping this weekend I can clean him. The inside's pretty narly too :mad2:
     
  12. minimark

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    Running them through a laser wash is a good idea, They wash off the bottom of the car where that salt can cause some real damage over time... 2 cents
     
  13. lotsie

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    If you can handle a coin wash, just spray what you can off. Spend some time washing the underside of the car.

    That said, if it's to cold to do a proper wash, just let it drip dry, DON'T wipe the paint with anything.

    Mark
     
  14. Metalman

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    I remember seeing someone setting up one of those ring type garden sprinklers in the street (the kind that looks like a doughnut with a hundred little holes), then driving back and forth rinsing the salt off. Thought that was pretty smart idea. :D
     
  15. Rae

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    That's an awesome idea! Although the simpler way would be to move the sprinkler - not the car - I think.
     
  16. lotsie

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    I do the sprinkler thing in the spring. Any sprinkler will do, let it soak an area for about 5 minutes rinsing away winter crap then move it a few feet and repeat.
     
  17. CHKMINI

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    2 words solve the winter washing dilemma, ...HEATED GARAGE!

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  18. minimark

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    ......with drain. :)
     
  19. Friskie

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    We don't need no stinking drain and heated garage. We washed our car in a 5 foot snow drift with water we melted by breathing on it. AND WE LIKED IT!:arf:
     
  20. CHKMINI

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    Could I interest you in a breath mint???

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