How to wash a car in winter

How to wash a car

The frequency of washing the car is always individual - if you have to spend most of the day driving, then a couple of visits to a car wash per week can be justified. It is worth remembering that both rare and frequent washes are not useful for the car. And in the case when washing is wrong, it generally has a harmful effect on the coating of the body of the car.

Wrong are those who believe that washing the car in winter is no different from washing in the warm season. If this process is not carried out in a subtropical climate, then winter hand car washing is a very important procedure for every car owner.

The main advice is not to wash the car in winter on your own, but to use the services of professional car wash. After all, if in the summer the washing of the car can be fun, then a similar procedure in the open air in the winter is harmful to health. Such a washing will not only lead to an abundance of scratches on the body, but also will undermine your health. In addition, in the overwhelming majority of cases, with all the requirements for the washing process, winter car washing in a professional service is much better than an independent washing car in the cold.

Features of self-washing machine in winter

                     

Nevertheless, it happens that for some reason the car will be washed up by itself. And in this case it is necessary to be guided by several rules. It is worth remembering that at temperatures below 14 ° F it is recommended to refrain from washing at all. Water, getting into cracks and gaps, freezes instantly in the frost, which often leads to cracked stele, split headlights, ruptures of the radiator. It is better to wait for warming.

You have to start by pulling out all the rugs from the car. In winter, under the mats, snow accumulates, which, after melting, becomes water. Because of this, a very bad smell is formed in the cabin over time. And, if you do not regularly get rid of moisture, a rotten body will soon add to the musty spirit. If washing is done without a high-pressure apparatus, you need to arm yourself with a few sponges. No matter how well a piece of foam is rinsed out, it will still contain the grains of sand that will methodically scratch the coating of the car.

Run the car with two or three buckets of water to let the dirt get wet. Water should be used very warm, so that it could wash off the dirt from the body, and not freeze on it. Do not get involved in hot water - from it on the cold cracked varnish. The best option is to use water for washing with a temperature of 104 ° F. Well, if the machine at the beginning of the wash will be maximally warmed up.

To wash the car in parts (first the door, then the wing, then the thresholds) is not worth it. It is necessary to wash the car all at once and from top to bottom. The upper part of the body is usually not so heavily soiled, which means that water, containers for washing and sponge will stay clean longer. Less will suffer paintwork. In addition, the running water will become another helper in the process, in addition washing away the dirt below.

Use synthetic detergents such as washing powders is strictly forbidden, since they have an alkaline base and on contact with the metal cause its active oxidation. If you do not have a special shampoo to wash your car, the usual dishwashing liquid will be the least safe and effective. It has a neutral basis and is practically harmless not only for the hands, but also for the car body covering.

Remember that you need to pay attention not only to the cleanliness of the car from the outside. To wash the car you need everywhere: in the cabin, including the car mats and the space below them, the luggage compartment, and in some cases, the engine compartment. Often, dirt becomes the cause of increased self-discharge of the battery and, as a result, poor start-up of the engine.

Most contaminated items, such as bumpers, wheel disks or license plates, should be washed with an additional sponge, from another container. Car optics, to avoid damage to the glass headlights, it is recommended to wash separately.

One of the most important moments of the winter washing car is the provision of work locks, door hinges and rubber seals. That the listed details of the machine are not frozen after washing, you should treat them with special aerosols that displace moisture.

Rubber seals should be carefully wiped and treated with glycerin. In this case, the gaskets not only do not freeze to the doorway and do not break when the door is opened, but also keep the elasticity. After the completion of washing it is advisable to open all the doors of the car for a few minutes to evaporate excess moisture.