My neighbour reckons that the best time to wash the car is in the rain
as it softens up the dirt and rinses the car shampoo off as well,
saving you the trouble.  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
anyone out washing their car in the rain.  Is he onto something?
Sounds like I could get my car done in <5 minutes this way!

Richard Blackwood wrote:

> My neighbour reckons that the best time to wash the car is in the rain
> as it softens up the dirt and rinses the car shampoo off as well,
> saving you the trouble.  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
> anyone out washing their car in the rain.  Is he onto something?
> Sounds like I could get my car done in <5 minutes this way!
> 

I do, if I get the chance, but then I live in an extremely hard water 
area (Norfolk). Ideally, I start washing the car before the rain gets 
too heavy. I wash the car as usual (esp in Winter), as the rain doesn't 
really get everywhere, but then let the rain rinse the hard water away, 
leaving a deposit-free finish when it eventually dries out. Only thing 
it saves in my case is shammying to avoid hard water deposits.

I guess most people wouldn't go out to wash their car in the rain 
because (a) They would get wet (b) People might think they were daft.

Wearing a waterproof and not giving a monkeys what those of restricted 
intellectual capacity are thinking takes care of those issues :-)

Biggles

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from "Richard Blackwood"  contains these words:


>  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
> anyone out washing their car in the rain. 


On the rare occasions I wash my car I usually do it between showers if I can.

-- 
Skipweasel.
In the beginning was the word.
And the word was Aardvark.

The idea is right.....but the most sensible thing is to wash the car in the 
dry...but first rinse the car to get a film of water on it.

Putting a soapy sponge straight onto a dirty car just makes the grit score 
the paint. Pre-rinsing might not be eco friendly but...hey...I'm not on a 
meter yet!



"Guy King"  wrote in message 
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> The message 
> from "Richard Blackwood"  contains these words:
>
>>  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
>> anyone out washing their car in the rain.
>
> On the rare occasions I wash my car I usually do it between showers if I 
> can.
>
> -- 
> Skipweasel.
> In the beginning was the word.
> And the word was Aardvark.
>
> 

> I do, if I get the chance


I do, on its rare bi-annual wash (if its lucky !)

On 20 Aug 2005 13:15:58 -0700, "Richard Blackwood"
 wrote:


>My neighbour reckons that the best time to wash the car is in the rain
>as it softens up the dirt and rinses the car shampoo off as well,
>saving you the trouble.  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
>anyone out washing their car in the rain.  Is he onto something?
>Sounds like I could get my car done in <5 minutes this way!


Yep. Getting the car rained on first does tend to improve the results
of the cheap automatic car washes I buy once in a blue moon. 5 minutes
sounds a bit long. They've normally finished grinding away by about 3
or 4 minutes.

The only time I've ever washed my current car by hand, I picked a dry
day thinking I might stay fairly dry myself. Unfortunately, my 3
year-old son wanted to help...

Cheers,

Colin.

Tox O'Grady wrote:

> The idea is right.....but the most sensible thing is to wash the car in the 
> dry...but first rinse the car to get a film of water on it.
> 
> Putting a soapy sponge straight onto a dirty car just makes the grit score 
> the paint. Pre-rinsing might not be eco friendly but...hey...I'm not on a 
> meter yet!
> 


Even better - first use pressure washer to cut away some of the dirt, 
safely.

Stuff like flies, bird poo, etc.

Prevents the cutting paint bit.

"T."  wrote in message 
news:4307b022$0$22097$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...

> Tox O'Grady wrote:
>> The idea is right.....but the most sensible thing is to wash the car in 
>> the dry...but first rinse the car to get a film of water on it.
>>
>> Putting a soapy sponge straight onto a dirty car just makes the grit 
>> score the paint. Pre-rinsing might not be eco friendly but...hey...I'm 
>> not on a meter yet!
>>
>
> Even better - first use pressure washer to cut away some of the dirt, 
> safely.
>
> Stuff like flies, bird poo, etc.
>
> Prevents the cutting paint bit.


Feel so lucky to have a pressure wash at work.

--
R

Richard Blackwood wrote:

> My neighbour reckons that the best time to wash the car is in the rain
> as it softens up the dirt and rinses the car shampoo off as well,
> saving you the trouble.  Sounds all very well but I cant recall seeing
> anyone out washing their car in the rain.  Is he onto something?
> Sounds like I could get my car done in <5 minutes this way!
> 


	Cetainly works for me. Makes the odious job much easier!