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Old 02-01-2007, 01:58 PM
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Do you wash the X in the winter?
It is freezing outside and my baby is dirty
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Old 02-01-2007, 01:59 PM
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Well, when it is above freezing I do.
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It is freezing outside and my baby is dirty
It's been pretty hard here in Denver lately, but the mag-chloride they put down is terrible on paint and wheels, so I atleast make an effort to keep the sides sprayed clean. Usually a couple bucks at the do it yourself car wash give you about 3 mins and enough time to just use the rinse spray and get the majority of the crap sprayed off. Avoid spraying windows / moon roof when freezing out as it could cause the seals to expand with water.
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I just washed mine 10 minutes ago!!! it was about 2 weeks overdue
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Old 02-01-2007, 02:19 PM
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Last Sunday I took my X5 to this great car wash in Hampton Bays, NY.

$30 dollars latter the mats were shampooed and the interior & exterior was cleaned. They us a brush less wash and then have about 15 detailing bays.
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Old 02-01-2007, 04:18 PM
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Certainly do. If there's been a cold snap which means salt on the roads then as soon as it's above freezing I wash the whole thing carefully and use a medium pressure spray underneath and in the wheel wells to make sure all the salt is washed away. If the temp gets above 10deg C then I might put a layer of wax on too. Below that the wax won't set off properly. I always clean the back of the wheels too.
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Got a real nice, no touch, kinda wash here for the winter.
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I wish I could, but its too cold and I really don't have the time. If I'm gonna wash the X, I'm gonna invest the time to do a somewhat decent job.
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I typically just run it through the car wash to get all the dirt and mag-chloride off. It's never really warm enough to hand wash in the winter.
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