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Anyone's Car washing habits change in the winter or do you guys just put them up?
 

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I live in the desert southwest. I will drive it daily and switch to my 1998 Siverado on bad weather days.
Today, it was 38F in the morning and 65 on the way home.
I drove it like I stole it and hit 115mph.
I will not be putting it up for the winter.
I also did a full ceramic coating on it ... so washing is a spray bottle and microfiber cloth.
 

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Anyone's Car washing habits change in the winter or do you guys just put them up?
Im in Seattle. I just throw soap on it and let the rain do the rinsing lol

I do what I can on dry days. It does suck it always rains and looks great for 1 hr before the rain ruins it. I need an indoor/covered wash bay at my house.

Once in a while, ill run her through the contactless car washes more in the winter to keep up with the maintenance.
 

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Anyone's Car washing habits change in the winter or do you guys just put them up?
I have a climate controlled garage that's got a drain in the floor and waterproof interior paint. I can, and have washed the car indoors while it's 35F outside... and a toasty 72F inside :)
 
 






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