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      02-22-2020, 01:18 PM   #67
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There has been a thread on this point in the last few days. The thread has a series of suggestions and fun facts from folks around the country who deal with weather and car washing. Plus some humorous comments to help make your day.
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There has been a thread on this point in the last few days.
There's threads on this point on a regular basis. A search should turn up a few dozen, give or take, most of them in the Cosmetic Maintenance: Wash, Wax, Detailing, Repairs section.
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      02-22-2020, 03:09 PM   #70
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Consider it an hour worth of fresh air and exercise towards your health.

Simple things such as warm water, some Sonax wheel cleaner and a soap foamer attachment for your water hose can help speed up the process a bit without completely freezing your a$$ off.
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      02-23-2020, 07:51 AM   #72
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Soap and water? LOL seriously though, by hand from late march through November. Automatic car wash with soft chamois rollers from Mid Dec-early March.

Never had a problem with this method.
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Here is one of the better guide to detailing I have seen in this forum from Andy in England (B1ue52):

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1649367https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1649367

Quite Detailed.
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What color you driving? I'm gonna guess silver.
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Sounds pizzagatey.
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      02-23-2020, 01:24 PM   #75
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I used to live in Chicago and would simply in the winter go to a touchless car wash...the ones with the pressure washers you use yourself, or if it was above freezing, I would do it in my driveway with buckets of hot water.

This is not rocket science.
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      02-23-2020, 01:41 PM   #76
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Ceramic coatings makes waterless wash really easy, I use Adams waterless wash spray with a damp waffle towel. Follow up with detail spray. Takes 15 minutes tops .

When I go to the snow I use a foam spray , wipe down and then polish up with detail spray.

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      02-23-2020, 03:13 PM   #77
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Just to add to the never ending thread (Actually seems like its coming to an end). My neighbor is detailing my car inside and out today BY HAND!!!! We had all the salt on the roads (for the past 3 days) and my car is filthy. So she’s finally getting the hand wash she deserves haha!!
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      02-23-2020, 07:20 PM   #78
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I’m lucky enough to have a hose bib and drain in the garage. I rinse off the salt and follow up with optimum no rinse using two buckets. When I lived in Seattle I would just use optimum no rinse most of the time. If the car is really dirty I spray a more concentrated optimum no rinse in a spray bottle and let dwell. Works well with the F80 and my black MDX with soft paint. Both cars are ceramic coated with Cquartz UK.
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Someone is really emphasizing being an Engineer, repeatedly, lol. What has being an engineer to do with washing a car?
Buddy, there are busier professions and figuring out how to wash a car from already existing countless threads isn't rocket science.
PLUS, you already created a car wash thread with so many replies just a few days back.
In case you forgot: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1695462
I guess your stackoverflow thread counter should be through the roof
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Didn't you forget free natural wash (rain)? Haha! Just adding to the thread that doesn't end....
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Just to add to the never ending thread . . . .
He created a new car wash thread, lol.
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...0#post25846270

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      02-24-2020, 01:11 PM   #81
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In my neck of the woods, all I care about is getting the salt off.

I found a self service car wash. I rinse, high pressure, with most of the time spent on the undercarriage, wheel wells, etc. Turn to high pressure soap, cover the car, rinse again. Bring my own towel and dry.

$5 and 8 minutes, about every other week in the winter. Results are far better and any auto wash I've been to.
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      02-24-2020, 01:24 PM   #83
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Someone is really emphasizing being an Engineer, repeatedly, lol. What has being an engineer to do with washing a car?
Buddy, there are busier professions and figuring out how to wash a car from already existing countless threads isn't rocket science.
PLUS, you already created a car wash thread with so many replies just a few days back.
In case you forgot: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1695462
I guess your stackoverflow thread counter should be through the roof
You would think an engineer would also be able to quickly fathom out how a car wash works

An hour hand washing the car - what exactly's the problem here ?
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      02-24-2020, 01:47 PM   #84
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I didn't know washing is so OCD'ed, i used to be that way, but my therapist said let it rain, lol..
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      02-24-2020, 02:15 PM   #85
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I didn't know washing is so OCD'ed, i used to be that way, but my therapist said let it rain, lol..
CDC just classified it as a disease
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PLUS, you already created a car wash thread with so many replies just a few days back.
What a maroon.
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You would think an engineer would also be able to quickly fathom out how a car wash works

An hour hand washing the car - what exactly's the problem here ?
haha, exactly! It's all about passion and enthusiasm. I spent about 45 minutes cleaning just my summer rims yesterday, takes longer when there's no functional water hose around, and already ordered Gyeon ceramic coating which will take a lot more time than that

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I just realized both threads were the same poster... and people were coming down on me for sharing my new mirrors and Costco yogurt escapades?! Ha
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