I go to a local self-service wash once a week. That combined with a healthy coat of wax keeps it looking great. If you let the grit sit on the car then it will scratch the hell out of the paint when it snows and slide everywhere.

If I am feeling frisky I will bring a wash bucket and a few mitts also.

In a few short months we will have a new house with a heated garage with drainage and hose attachments. Basically a wash bay. Definitely looking forward to that.

 

Just be careful spraying hot water on an icy car - the sudden temperature rise can make the windows go BOOM!

 

Thanks, guys. I've heard about the booming windows. Thankfully, I've been able to wash my cars outside the last two weekends, waiting for temp to rise ever so slightly above freezing. I've been washing it in the sun and then bringing the cars in the garage to dry.

 

Personally, I think that you should use colder water in the winter. Warm water freezes faster than cold water. I live in Passaic County in New Jersey. Anytime it's over freezing point I'm out there washing my car!

 

I wait to we hit a warm up of forty or so and than do it.

 

"Warm water freezes faster than cold water" There is a nobel prize if you can prove this

 

Laws of physics don't apply in NJ! Geeze - you didn't know??

 

it's a fact, i didn't make it up lol.

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physic...hot_water.html

 

That is amazing. I stand corrected. thanks

 

no problem. =)

I'm not crazy!