So I pushed the envelope a little too far and drove my car last week when we had a reasonable day and got it dirty, not filthy but not put away clean. The dillema now is that there's more fresh snow and ice and I've reluctantly surrendered to the fact its winter for good but how do I get the car clean (car wash is 30km round trip away)?

The garage floor is concrete but has no drain and is not heated so need some sort of 'dry wash'.

Appreciate any suggestions?

 

Take it outside and hose it down, a thin coat of ice will protect it from the elements .

 

Hermetically sealed?

 

My hose is frozen

 

Give this a try: http://www.dri-wash.us/

 

I got caught like that last year! I wound up having to give it a "bucket & sponge bath." My storage spot is only 5 miles away from the house, and things dried up the day I went, so I got lucky. Maybe you could take a five gallon bucket with a snap-tight lid with you to the garage, and sponge it down before you tuck it in? You'll leave a llittle bit of water on the garage floor, but not much, and certainly not the mess you'd make with a hose!

 

You could always ship it down here to Mississippi and Ill wash it tomorrow when I wash mine, its almost 80 here

 

I need a warm winter retreat and its only Nov............wait 'til Feb

 

Bucket and sponge a section at a time. After each section use your shop vac to clear the floor of water. If you have those portable yellow 500w halogen work lights ($15), they kick off a good bit of heat and will help dry the floor.

 

Try Meguiars Final Inspection #34 and a soft towel.

Dave Sz.
80 Euro S

 

Snow chains and drive it all the time

 

How about this?
Bring the garden hose inside and let it thaw out, then hook it up to the laundry tub faucet and wash the car just outside of the garage. Then drive it in the garage and let it dry. Unless your garage is bellow freezing and even if its only a degree or two above freezing, the car will dry up in a matter of day or maybe two.

 

Meguiars Quick Detailer works fine. I have not washed my cars in years. Doen not scratch, is quick and leaves a nice sheen.

 

Thx guys............its actually warmed to +5C; I'm going in with the sponge.

 

Malcolm,

I'm in the same boat except that mine is 60 miles from me in the garage at my cabin where I can't capitalize on a warm day. Frankly, I don't think we will get a warm day until May the way winter has hit us here.

My car was washed and thoroughly cleaned inside and out ready to be put away. On the trip out we got our first snowfall. One hour earlier and I would have made it clean.

I have hot water at my external tap and my ever thoughtful wife drained the hose while I raced sailboats one weekend back in September. I'll back the car partly out of the garage and sray towards the door.

Princess Auto recently had large floor squeegees on sale. They can usually move enough water out that the rest is inconsequential.

Doug