WHEN TOO COLD TO WASH????

Saosin17 · 12-13-2005, 10:35 PM

I'm wondering when it is too cold to wash my e90. WIth the snow theres that salt crap everywhere which is terrible for the paint, and its still cold out, still like 32f... I am wonderign what temps is it safe for me to wash my car outdoors?

SCA · 12-13-2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Saosin17

I'm wondering when it is too cold to wash my e90. WIth the snow theres that salt crap everywhere which is terrible for the paint, and its still cold out, still like 32f... I am wonderign what temps is it safe for me to wash my car outdoors?

I believe it will hurt you and your hands more than then car. I'd hold out for a warm-up in the upper 30s or lower 40s.

MCS · 12-15-2005, 02:38 PM

not such a big deal anymore with the automatic locks function, but in the past, you never wanted to wash your car during freezing temperature, the water would get in the door locks - freezing them up.

jmcphillips1 · 12-15-2005, 03:10 PM

It's only too cold when you can't take it anymore

jcoo085 · 12-15-2005, 04:19 PM

I washed my car outside last sunday. The place I go to thankfully supplies warm water. It was about 3 deg C. Apart from taking a bit longer and more work to dry, it wasn't so bad. Even though it was cold outside, once you're moving around you don't really notice.

OT: Why is that it always rains just after you wash it!! I just finished drying the car, get in and what do I see on the window? Little water droplets starting to collect. And today the car got properly wet with the forcast saying the weather won't let up for the next 10 days!! :mad: Oh well. Can't say clean forever I guess.

HRC · 12-17-2005, 05:53 PM

I've been washing my car at night this past month and it's been in the upper 30's.

Danny

espo · 12-17-2005, 08:33 PM

Upper 30's.. That would be a heat wave around here right now!!! I just cleared 8" of snow off the driveway (with my trusty snow blower) to go to the store.

If you are interested in washing the car in the winter, there is QEW. It's a "rinseless" wash. Mix some with warm water, wipe it on the car with a mit, and then just dry it off (obviously you will need another bucket of water to rinse the mit in, but you get the idea). People have used this down to about 10F without much of a problem. You can use it till it gets too cold that the solution freezes on the car before you can dry it...

12-13-2005, 10:35 PM	#1
Saosin17 Private First Class 33 Rep 138 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: baltimore iTrader: (0)	WHEN TOO COLD TO WASH???? I'm wondering when it is too cold to wash my e90. WIth the snow theres that salt crap everywhere which is terrible for the paint, and its still cold out, still like 32f... I am wonderign what temps is it safe for me to wash my car outdoors?
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MCS e90 newbie 35 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 E93 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	not such a big deal anymore with the automatic locks function, but in the past, you never wanted to wash your car during freezing temperature, the water would get in the door locks - freezing them up. __________________ E93 IL Blue M3 ZPP, ZCW
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jmcphillips1 Captain 60 Rep 667 Posts Drives: 2012 128 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW 128i Coupe [0.00]	It's only too cold when you can't take it anymore
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jcoo085 Lieutenant 43 Rep 463 Posts Drives: E90 320d Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 320d [0.00]	I washed my car outside last sunday. The place I go to thankfully supplies warm water. It was about 3 deg C. Apart from taking a bit longer and more work to dry, it wasn't so bad. Even though it was cold outside, once you're moving around you don't really notice. OT: Why is that it always rains just after you wash it!! I just finished drying the car, get in and what do I see on the window? Little water droplets starting to collect. And today the car got properly wet with the forcast saying the weather won't let up for the next 10 days!! :mad: Oh well. Can't say clean forever I guess. __________________ E90 320d - Black Ext/Fluid Grey Int \| Steptronic \| Business Navigation \| PDC \| Sunroof \| Alarm Exterior Pictures \| Interior Pictures \| Video
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12-17-2005, 08:33 PM	#7
espo Captain 10 Rep 715 Posts Drives: 2014 M235i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sugar Land TX iTrader: (0)	Upper 30's.. That would be a heat wave around here right now!!! I just cleared 8" of snow off the driveway (with my trusty snow blower) to go to the store. If you are interested in washing the car in the winter, there is QEW. It's a "rinseless" wash. Mix some with warm water, wipe it on the car with a mit, and then just dry it off (obviously you will need another bucket of water to rinse the mit in, but you get the idea). People have used this down to about 10F without much of a problem. You can use it till it gets too cold that the solution freezes on the car before you can dry it... __________________ E46 325xi Oxford Green/Sand Leatherette/Myrtle Wood Auto ZCW - Retired E90 330xi Mystic Blue/Black Leather/Aluminum 6sp Manual ZSP/ZPP/ZCW/CA - Retired F22 M235i Mineral Gray/Red Leather/Aluminum 6sp Manual ZPP/ZTP
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