Winter Wash

[bennyboy]

Well i thought it was time to wash and clean the car inside and out . even though it was bloody cold  0.5 on the temp read out on the dash  .
I used the auto glym stuff :- shampoo , super resin polish , then the extra gloss protection.
finding it hard to type as my hands are red from the cold.
I have taken a befor and after shot of the car with about 4 hours in between photos.

befor

and

after

Just wondering has any one else done this sort of thing ready for winter with all the road grit & salt getting sprayed all over as im guessing this wont do the cars body work no good. 

[Russ.C]

Fair play to you! I can't bear to put the effort into washing my car properly in the winter as there is so much salt and crap on the roads!  Mine gets the jetwash treatment I'm afraid!  Nice before and after pictures by the way!

[Rhyso]

mines got two coats of Collinite 915 wax on it; haven't washed mine for over a month but usually the grime just falls off 

hoping to attack it tomorrow; will probably need two pre rinse routines 

[maxamus]

im not washing mine until we get double figures - its tooo cold!!!!

[illyun]

I still haven't washed mine since I bought it at the beginning of September  :embarassed:  Never done that with any car before.  I am going to wash it tomorrow.. will probably clog up the sewage system in Ipswich 

[bennyboy]

illyum  OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOT BEEN CLEANED  i would imagine that your car will feel faster once you have washed all the muck off it  less wind resistance  and less weight 

[illyun]

illyum  OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOT BEEN CLEANED  i would imagine that your car will feel faster once you have washed all the muck off it  less wind resistance  and less weight 

actually its gone 3 months now... wonder if I can bring it to Inters next summer without having washed it 

[illyun]

One reason why I haven't had the time is because I am so fussy about washing it that it takes me ages to rinse, wash, dry, clean the glass, apply wax, hoover and clean the interior, take off wax, apply some more wax, take off wax again, apply Autglym Extra gloss, make sure the alloys are sparkling, tyres have sheen on them etc... it just gets too much and I end up wondering where the day went.   

[vanders]

will be giving mine the once over tomorrow to get all the sh!t off - but will not be hanging around to wax it in this weather.   Anyway footie takes over from lunchtime, an afternoon in front of the box

[TeddyKGB]

Nice - I love the charleston's they really set it off