RUPES Best Off-Season Prep Tip Giveaway

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RaysWay

Autopia Specialist
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Since 1947 RUPES has been an industry leader in innovation and creativity.

With the cold season right around the corner, we`re looking for your creative and innovative tips and tricks you use to maintain your pride and joy during the winter season for a chance to win a RUPES kit (Retail value $195.91).

How To Enter:

Post a new thread on Autopia.org with tips or tricks you use to prep your ride for the winter season. It can be as simple as applying a durable sealant before the temperature drops, to a full blown video presentation. Keep in mind, you don`t have to live up north to participate!

Then post a link in this thread.

Prizes:

THREE lucky winners will win this RUPES Kit:

  • M501 Degreaser
  • M707 Soap
  • M606 Detailer
  • G401 Glass Cleaner
  • The Belt
  • Glass Towel
  • 3 Qty WG Microfiber Towels
  • Gold Chenille Wash Mitt
  • Guzzler HD Drying Towel

Winner will be selected on or around 9/20/2016 after the ceremonial drum rolls have been posted :)

Good luck everyone!!

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My tip is a safety one. Make sure your emergency roadside kit is full. Check your med kit and make sure all bandages/tape are still serviceable after the summer heat. Make sure you check your tires for proper inflation and check tread. After all safety checks are done apply your favorite wax/sealant/coating. Be safe.
 
I always make sure I put a fresh coat of a glass coating, new wiper blades and check tires every week instead of every two weeks the rest of the year. Visibility and handling are the most important things during wet weather. Also of course I put on a new LSP on the non coated car before a storm so I can watch the beading.
 
This is what I follow every year:

1. Leave an emergency kit and some blankets in the trunk. I also keep an air pump, torque wrench and breaker bar if I need to look after my tires. I`m also registered with a local roadside assistance service if I need a tow.

2. Apply a glass sealant or coating to your windows. It won`t prevent the windows from freezing but it can stay cleaner longer and provides more visibility. Also top up your windshield fluid.

3. Apply Nextzett Rubber Care Stick Gummi Pflege to your rubber weather strips. It will help prevent them from drying and cracking. Also gives UV protection from the sun.

4. Check all your exterior lights to make sure they are working. In a snowstorm, visibility will be very low and others need to see you.

5. Buy a scratch-free snow brush. You want to minimize any chances of putting swirls on your car but you MUST clear the roof of your car for safety reasons. A $30-$40 brush will save you polishing the roof next season.

6. I would recommend a paint sealant or coating for winter months as they last longer than a conventional wax. I know I don`t want to be out waxing during winter.

7. Search in your area for local coin washes. You want to visit them for a quick rinse when there is too much buildup of salt and dirt on your car. When the temperature is above 0 degrees celcius, I go immediately and rinse the bottom of my car. For my current DD, I have not seen a speck of rust (aside from bolts) after winter.
 
Before any appearance processes, I attack the mechanicals. My DD`s are parked outside all winter long in PA, so tires, battery and all fluids are checked and changed where necessary. Weatherstrips, latches, hinges and locks are also checked, cleaned and lubed. After that, appearance and protection can then get their fair share of attention. On the cars without coatings, Duragloss, Collinite and Finish Kare are all used liberally. Little or no finish correction is done in the fall, as it`s inevitable that correcting for winter abuse will be necessary in the spring.
Unlike the shovel, sand, blankets, food rations and other stuff recommended by the "experts", my trunk is packed with the essentials any Autopian would carry to be able to take advantage of any window of opportunity for a maintenance wash. Two ounces of rinseless wash in 35mm film cans, a bucket, a pre-treatment pump sprayer, bunches of MF`s, window cleaner and spray wax drying aids are always loaded and ready.

Thanks, Rupes and Vega for the opportunity, even though I do hate to be reminded the frigid season is only a couple months away!

Bill
 
Here is how I prep Personal and Customers Vehicles for the Winter Months against the harsh Road Chemicals and blistering Cold weather.......


Exterior.......
Washing....ONR Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine: clay lubricant, optimum rinseless wash, no rinse car wash, optimum detailing products or Waterless Auto Wash Concentrate, concentrated waterless wash, spray car wash concentrate


Your Car Wax SuperStore - We Are Car Care, Car Wax, Car Polish, Auto Detailing Supplies, Car Buffers & Car Accessories Store Coats Applied , ensuring complete coverage

Windshield and Glass.......
Optimum Opti-Glass Clean & Protect Concentrate

Tires.....
Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel, Tire gel protectant, OPT Tire Dressing Gel, protect tires, optibond tire gel

Rims and Calipers.....
CQuartz DLux Plastic & Wheel Coating

Snow and Ice Removal Tools.....
SNOBRuM IceDozer Kit, Snow Broom, ice scraper, remove snow

INTERIOR PROTECTION.........

If Interior has Leather......
CarPro Cquartz Leather Coating

If Cloth Seating.....
CarPro Cquartz Fabric Coating

I suggest to customers also to invest in a very good Set of Floor Mats for Winter also
WeatherTech FloorLiners Front & Rear Set

Blankets,Bottled Water, Several Cans of Food, Candles, a couple of lighters and Flashlight,all stored in Trunk
 
I like to make sure that the oil change is done and the antifreeze is in great shape. Checking the hoses and such.
Making sure the tires are in good shape well. Getting the tire chains in order.
Checking the battery terminals and cleaning them.
It will get a good bath and polish and wax, sealant or coating. If I am bord and have time, hahahah, it week get all 3. Good glad polishing and coating aswell. . Cool contest, thanks
 
A good durable sealant. DP POLI COAT IN THIS CASE.
Wheels coated.
Glass coated.
Trim coated.
Engine cleaned and dressed.
A good winter washer fluid in the resivor.

A winter kit stored in vehicle. Blanket/gloves/jacket/snacks etc...
A fully charged cell phone!

And pray for a mild PA winter!!!

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And check the tire pressures!
 
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