DISCLAIMER: The procedures, methods and products written up here was for my circumstances only. I make no assertions that your results will be the same nor do I claim that this is the best way to do it. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

(This is a sorta "tongue in cheek" post but you never know .......... Inquisitive minds might wanna know!)
Remember these pics?


This is some of the stuff you'll be needing:
bucket, 2 wash mits, car wash soap, garden hose with spray nozzle, California Water Blade, 200 mph leaf blower and an attached heated garage. (As seen through the fog) :

The beginning of the hose is hooked up to my basement taps via a "Y" with a quick connect.

I use warm/hot water and Zaino car wash soap (a couple of capfulls) is good. Fill the bucket 2/3 full. Don't worry about the bubbles falling out - there's lots.
Now, hose the whole car down from top to bottom. Stick the nozzle inside each wheel well and give 'er. Don't forget to run the open nozzle all along the underside all around the car to wash off the crud that's built up (don't get too anal here, either - it's a loooong winter).
Take your cleanest wash mit and dunk it in the wash bucket. Start from the top and work your way down. I do the roof, windows, rinse and spray the next area to be washed, again. Then, the hood, mirrors, trunk, rinse. Then do one side (top to bottom), rinse; around the front, rinse; other side, rinse; back end, rinse.
Here's the foggy car wash "bay". Note the garage door is cracked open slightly to let the water run out. Yeah, your driveway pad is gonna get iced up pretty good but WTF, both our cars have snow tires, so don't matter.

 

Rinse off your mit, squeeze it out, hang up to dry. Change to the other mit to finish off the exhaust tips and wheels.
When done give it one final good rinse.
THE FOLLOWING IS OPTIONAL, especially if you have a dark car.
Rinse off the Water Blade real well to begin with and run your fingers along its edges after each swipe. Again, start at the top (roof in my case) and work your way down. You don't have to get it all at this point.
Now comes the leaf blower (use ear plugs). Start at the front end at one headlight and blow all the water along all the edges you find. Do your windshield washer nozzles, then your mirror glass, then the slots in the mirror itself. Go back and do the "S2000" emblem, front wheel, work along the side of the car to the door handle, rear roof bottom edge, trunk lid, back wheel, back end, exhaust tips. Go back to the front and work along it to the other side and repeat. Don't get anal about chasing all the water droplets around. By blasting them with the leaf blower, you make them really small and these will dry without a trace.
Park the car in its usual place in gear, no hand brake so the pads won't rust onto the rotors quite so bad. Do the wash after the last time you use the car on that day so it can sit overnight to dry out the door seals and NOT freeze on ya.
You can now do a bit on the inside with the California Duster. For those who've never seen them, here's a pic of the big one (for the outside) and the baby one for the interior.

And then you're done (total time about 45 minutes or less):

 

bah...too much work for me. Actually, it doesn't even get that cold down here. But if it's below 60, I ain't washin' nuddin'.

 

You're hardcore! I just go to the car wash in the winter. usually its abandoned so I can sit in there and dry my car and take all the time I want.

 

You sir are a trooper!!!

I do the same as koala, hit up the car wash and it is usually empty so I dry it in there.

EDIT- The last couple days it was -37C and -35C here.

 

Nice! What spoiler is that??

 

So you spray water INSIDE your garage?! Do you not have "sensitive" things inside your garage, that shouldn't get wet?

I haven't ever heard of the "California" items (water blade, duster). What do you use them for?

 

So that is how you do it
I would too if I had a heated garage.
Washing the car when it is extremely cold is a good idea, since washing it when warm, it will just get dirty again, the minute you start to drive.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by spapdx
[B]Nice!

 

Thats right...I remember hearing about that a while back...


(J/K)