Am I nuts hand washing my truck.....

[siume99]

I just got done washing my truck in 36 deg weather.....and raining.  MY HANDS ARE COLD!!!     I had to wash off the beginnings of road salt and solve my window smearing problem.  (I think it was just road kickup).  Anyways, it wasn't too bad.  I had a rain suit on, and I didn't have to worry about water spots.......and I was done in 10 minutes, instead of 30.  Darn hands are beginning to get their full range of movement now   :stupid:  

[RyanbabZ71]

nope

 

I just spent 3.5 hrs outside (no rain thought).

 

Changed my oil, washed my moms blazer then washed my truck.

 

It was cold but my truck was filthy

[chevy4x4trucks]

Yeah, you guys are nuts.  I've gotta wash mine one last time.  It still looks pretty clean though for having washed it 2 months ago.

[RyanbabZ71]

SOB

 

Now its raining.  Figures wash my truck and it rains.  It always happens

 

:angry:  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:

[ryr8828]

Yes, you are nuts. I will wash my truck in 36 degee weather, then take it out for a 30 drying drive. But not when it's raining. Might be more productive than sitting at this computer tho. It's raining here also.

[racer]

no your not I did mine last weekend it was about the same temp I had to dry mine off in the garage because the driveway had a nice sheet of ice on it after I got done washing the truck

[RyanbabZ71]

at least the rain x ireapplied to my front windows helped out

 

Also my tires were pretty bad.  The bfg white letters were almost black (dirt).  It was worth it

[bscottb]

You aren't nuts at all, or maybe we all are! I have had the water freeze on the vehicle as I washed it. You had to keep spraying the ice off. If you didn't keep the water moving it would freeze. Now that I think about it, that was crazy!  ???

[Roger]

Well, I washed mine (and also waxed it) in 42 degree weather this morning. Probably not the smartest thing to do since I've been suffered from a sinus infection, but the last 3 weekends it's either been raining, I've been sick or something else going on. I like a clean truck. And btw, just switched from Meguiars to Nufinish. I like the shine and how the water beads alot better.

 

A few years ago, I had a saturday morning all set aside for the big wash and wash and deatil job. Weather forecast on TV, Radio and internet was for no rain. SO as I washed, I watched the clouds get darker and darker. The wife comes out to tell me "It's going to rain". I continued on and as I finished waxing (as in putting it on), it started to drizzle, then pour.

 

Sometimes you just gotta wash and wax.

[DigUout]

Nuts?  No.  Nutty? Yes -   ;)

[2002-Z71]

I washed my car last year in 20 degree weather.  I didn't think to much about it until I got started.  When I sprayed a section down, the water would freeze, so I just washed it the best I could.  My hands, face, and arms were numb.  Never thought about rain gear, pretty nice idea.  I was in a t-shirt and wind pants.

??What crazy people do for their cars and trucks??

[Greg]

I would have been out there today, too, if I didn't have the flu.

[dougmac]

I washed mine this morning. I don't know how cold it was but when I went out there my truck was so frosty it looked like a freezer shelf. The hard part was getting water to run through the hose so I could rinse the ice off.

 

I also wash in the rain .......  living here in western Washington you need to if you don't want to wait three months between wash jobs.

 

My wife thinks I'm nuts ........ I assured her that when they get my medication right I won't do it any more..... ;)

 

Doug

[HillHound]

Yep I gave mine a quick washing today-it was in the low 40's but kind of windy.  My hand hurt from the cold for about 5 minutes then it went numb!  Actually I just wanted to clean the mud left over from deer season off the tires and wheelwells so I figure this will be the last hand washing it gets for a while since winter weather is coming.

 

There's a "touchless" car wash here where I live so I run it through there occasionally during the winter months.  This place can also spray out underneath vehicles so it's nice for removing road salt from the chassis.

[RyanbabZ71]

HILL

 

Becareful of those places.  In the winter they filter their water and if their filtration system isnt good your truck will be getting sprayed with salt water