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Old 01-05-12, 03:44 PM
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Forecast high for Friday in southeast Michigan is 49. I have 3 dirty vehicles. I'm going to try to leave work early.
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I couldn't believe it myself when I was checking the weather this morning. I thought I was the only one crazy enough to ponder washing the cars.

Maybe even throw on the summer tires if only for a week haha!
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Mid 60's here today!
Old 01-06-12, 07:28 AM
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Well, I put the summer wheels and tires on today. Only took me 30 minutes start to finish so I figured why not?

Wanted to wash my wife's car but the hose is frozen! It's de-thawing right now.
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I have a laundry tub with a threaded fitting just inside the house from the garage. I also use a dedicated, very flexible hose for winter washes that's just long enough to reach through the garage and down the driveway to the far bumper of a car being washed. After washing, I remove the nozzle and drain the hose before coiling and hanging it.
Old 01-06-12, 09:02 AM
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Hmmmmm, been 85* here in Orange County, Ca the last coupla days but will return to a normal mid seventies today. Everyday is potentially carwash day around here. Gotta love it :-)
Old 01-06-12, 06:01 PM
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85 degrees.......Yah but we got brown leafless/lifelsss trees and you have palm trees!!!!Plus our grass turns a pretty white once in a while.
Old 01-06-12, 08:55 PM
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mid 60's here in MD. washed my GS yesterday. ill be lucky if i can get my wife's LS to my shop to get the oil change done, let alone wash it, lol.
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Well, I didn't get to the cars yesterday. After picking up my plate for the LX today, I noticed it was sunny and 43-45 today. All three vehicles got a bath this afternoon.
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Time for me to give the LS a nice bath today hopefully the weather hold up like it was yesterday in the big MD.
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yup im gonna was the LS this week and get another layer of wax on there and a coating of aquapel before the snow comes.
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