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For me to detail their cars. It is 2 here and wind chills of -20 or so. I tell them I can do them but there is a chance that locks, doors, windows, mirrors and many other things could freeze in this cold of weather. They don’t seem to care..:confused: I try my best but I seems that in this cold even when you wipe down the seals and dry to blow out the mirrors and such sometimes it still freezes.. I tell them it is not my fault if stuff freezes/ breaks. Then later that day they call and tell me that their door handle is froze and want me to help them.:(



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I used to wash my cars all the time in -25C weather when I lived in the Canadian prairies. An old friend of mine, a veteran of prairie living, taught me this trick. We used to go to the self wash bays, and he said to pull the car out, and immediately open all the doors. Wait a couple of minutes, and then firmly close all the doors, work the wipers, etc. And then insert and turn the key in the locks, and then spray WD40 in them to drive out the remaining water.



This allows any surface water to quickly freeze, but not too stiffly. The movement knocks off the now frozen ice, and you're good to go home. Then if you're going to take it back home to you garage, make sure you open up the doors overnight and let every dry out, or leave the car outside so that nothing thaws. This has always worked for me.
 
2wheelsx2 said:
I used to wash my cars all the time in -25C weather when I lived in the Canadian prairies. An old friend of mine, a veteran of prairie living, taught me this trick. We used to go to the self wash bays, and he said to pull the car out, and immediately open all the doors. Wait a couple of minutes, and then firmly close all the doors, work the wipers, etc. And then insert and turn the key in the locks, and then spray WD40 in them to drive out the remaining water.



This allows any surface water to quickly freeze, but not too stiffly. The movement knocks off the now frozen ice, and you're good to go home. Then if you're going to take it back home to you garage, make sure you open up the doors overnight and let every dry out, or leave the car outside so that nothing thaws. This has always worked for me.
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Damn Gary, you should hang around more often! That's a neat trick and I don't believe I've read it before personally. Great advice for all those people that want to wash in sub-freezing temperatures! :xyxthumbs
 
4DSC said:
Damn Gary, you should hang around more often! That's a neat trick and I don't believe I've read it before personally. Great advice for all those people that want to wash in sub-freezing temperatures! :xyxthumbs
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I do, Brian. I am online all day, but since I am at work, and supposedly testing software, it's tough for me to do detailed responses. :D
 
Oh, yeah, I forgot to add. This only works when it's really cold. If it's only a few degrees below zero, the ice will melt when you drive and then refreeze, and then you're locked out! Don't ask me how I know.:rolleyes:
 
2wheelsx2 said:
Oh, yeah, I forgot to add. This only works when it's really cold. If it's only a few degrees below zero, the ice will melt when you drive and then refreeze, and then you're locked out! Don't ask me how I know.:rolleyes:
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Thanks for the advice. Do you mean a few degrees below zero in celsius
 
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