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Title: water, hot or cold?
Post by: tg1 on 07 October 2010, 10:57: alright lads silly question again :rolleyes:

do you use hot or cold water?

just wondered if i was missing a trick only using cold water?
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Post by: Rhyso on 07 October 2010, 11:07: I use warm water :smiley:

Not sure if it has any benefits for the paintwork but its a god send in the winter months for my hands :grin: :grin:
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Post by: km on 07 October 2010, 11:49: warm water works best to loosen contaminates apparently :tongue:
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Post by: AlanD on 07 October 2010, 11:51: Hot, but within a few minute it soon turns warm.
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Post by: Guy on 07 October 2010, 13:31: Cold for me.. But then again don't have much choice about it!
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Post by: Tazzy on 11 October 2010, 19:45: as hot as possible/cool enough so i can still put by hand in, if that makes sense?

i dont like using luke warm water, but to add as well, ive enquired before about washing a car with cold water (like if youre at a show and no access to hot water) some shampoos work better than others with cold, like megs gold class
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Post by: stealthwolf on 11 October 2010, 21:16: Have honestly never tried hot water but since my car was sat under some trees recently, I'm going to try this weekend so I can avoid having to clay again.
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Post by: Jimble on 11 October 2010, 21:56: ^I'm the complete opposite, i've never used cold water, always thought warm water would work better like washin your hands is better with warm water.
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Post by: Dan J on 11 October 2010, 22:43: cold water is fine but warm water aids the removal of the grease,deisel fumes etc etc but todays modern shampoos cut the mustard in cold or warm water.
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Post by: jmsheahan on 15 October 2010, 12:08: Can't believe some people use cold water - you must have icicles hanging from your fingers in the depths of winter! :laugh:
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Post by: musicman87 on 15 October 2010, 12:57: Quote from: jmsheahan on 15 October 2010, 12:08
Can't believe some people use cold water - you must have icicles hanging from your fingers in the depths of winter! :laugh:

+1 - hot all the way!
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Post by: waxamomo on 15 October 2010, 19:45: I'm a warm water man :smiley:
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Post by: xkaty_h on 15 October 2010, 20:53: Warm water for the win. Makes it so much easier in winter times. :smiley:
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Post by: Guy on 16 October 2010, 21:42: (http://imc1.piccsy.com/16333-872010-400-278.jpg)

honestly... cold is ok.. you get used to it

tip though.. buy LARGE, heavy duty gloves...

then under these you can wear toasty warm gloves, layers ftw :wink:
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Post by: Dan J on 16 October 2010, 22:19: lol^

yep cold is fine but you wait till winter guy, my fingers used to get so numb i couldnt feel them for ages afterwoulds, alot of my customers think im crazy doing it in the winter.
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Post by: Guy on 16 October 2010, 22:39: Quote from: Purple Haze on 16 October 2010, 22:19
lol^

yep cold is fine but you wait till winter guy, my fingers used to get so numb i couldnt feel them for ages afterwoulds, alot of my customers think im crazy doing it in the winter.

been there many a time :grin:
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Post by: Khare on 20 October 2010, 01:21: Tap hot for me.
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Post by: Guy on 20 October 2010, 09:35: Quote from: Khare on 20 October 2010, 01:21
Tap hot for me.

(http://usversusthem.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/you-re-gay1.jpg)
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Post by: Phil1980 on 20 October 2010, 10:59: :grin:

Hot water for me also.
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Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 20 October 2010, 12:36: hot so it burns, (Its what im into) no pain no gain :laugh:
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Post by: Dan J on 20 October 2010, 15:03: lol^

lol@ guy.
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Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 20 October 2010, 15:09: :wink:
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Post by: Dan J on 20 October 2010, 15:47: the main pains i get from valeting and detailing is my back but im not surprised considering ive been bending at funny angles to polish doors and wings for 16yrs, does take its toll in the end and will no doubt be the cause of my retirement but thats a long way off yet lol.

id choose cold water and cold hands anyday over back ache which can last for days if ive done a big job.
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Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 20 October 2010, 15:49: Quote from: Purple Haze on 20 October 2010, 15:47
but im not surprised considering ive been bending at funny angles for 16yrs,

alright cheeky clam down :wink:
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Post by: Dan J on 20 October 2010, 15:51: lol :wink:

i asked for that :laugh:
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Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 20 October 2010, 15:55: probbably or me just picking out the parts that sound remotly wrong in some way, anyway well done on your flexability :evil: