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richtung:
Morning Folks,

As the colder weather starts taking over, it reminds me to get the car prepped for winter!

However, once prepped, what do you guys recommend i should do in terms of keeping the car clean during the colder months?

Obviously, i stand the greatest chance of causing scratches despite using mitts due to the grit and other crap being stuck to the car at this time of year. Also, i don't want to create an ice rink on the drive way as i share it with a neighbor and causing a slipping hazard.

Would it be best to go to the local petrol station and use their jet wash (no brushes or anything) to wash as much crud off as possible?
If i do this every 2-3 weeks until the freezing weather clears and can go back to my usual maintenance washes.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Rich

andrewparker:
I'd try a citrus pre-wash, combined with a jet wash, something like Valet Pro Citrus, or Auto Finesse Citrus Power.

Eccie:
Rich

I spray the wheels with wheel cleaner (even though they are sealed well) and snow foam the car once a week and blast it with the power washer. I try and touch it as little as possible, maybe only washing it once every 3-4 weeks (but I don't do anything like your mileage)

If I can I will hose the car down nightly before shoving it in the garage for the night (I've got great water pressure :pomppomp:) ours is white GTi and its surprising how much dirt you can stop sticking/drying to the car, by doing this :wink:

stealthwolf:
I step down my washing to maybe every 3-4 weeks. If the car is adequately prepped, the LSP should be durable enough and certainly in my experience it can last me 4 months through winter.

It's a nice feeling though to see a road full of dirty cars and yours is the cleanest and shiniest there.

richtung:
thanks the the responses guys  :happy2:

I live 100m from a Tesco garage so i will check out their jet wash first.

However, on a related note, does anyone know of a unit in the Manchester area that i can do my winter prep at? I would only need it overnight....

Thanks

Rich

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