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Yikes, I'd sure hate to whack something like a fender with that hose 
Where my hose at?!
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Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
Gilmour Flexogen 3/4" here.
"Last hose you will ever buy"!
"Last hose you will ever buy"!
I have a 13 year-old 50 foot 3/4" inside diameter Gilmore Flexogen. I've replaced the nozzle end with a push-on threaded kit (twice). It wasn't easy to get the hose into the adaptor. The biggest problem is to cut the hose end square, but a Craftsman Handy-Cut Knife plyers did the trick. Also, I make sure the hose re-inforcement/strain-reducer plastic sleeve is up against the water bib/faucet threaded hose end (they have a propensity to slide down the hose). Since I live in the upper Midwest, it's imperative that the water be removed from the hose after its use in freezing temperatures (Like October through April) because I keep it inside in an unheated garage.
I have used it outside in January during our brief January thaws when the temperatures get above 32°F (0°C, for our metric friends). About three years ago, we had an unusually warm January. The local paper ran an article on things you don't usually see outdoors in January in the upper Midwest (Green Bay, WI; hence my tag "GB Detailer") The newspaper photographer took my picture hand-washing my car outside on a Sunday afternoon when the temperature was about 43°F (6°C). Lo-and-behold, my picture was on the front page of the paper the next day. It is my 5-minutes of fame. Needless to say, friends and family cut out the pictures and article to give to me.
People think I'm nuts to wash a car OUTSIDE in January (I'd prefer to think of it as an Autopian-induced obsession) in the shadows of the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, but I'm "frugal" and would rather do it myself when possible than take it to the touchless carwash. (Yah, I know, try some Optimum No-Rinse with hot water INSIDE your garage)
I have used it outside in January during our brief January thaws when the temperatures get above 32°F (0°C, for our metric friends). About three years ago, we had an unusually warm January. The local paper ran an article on things you don't usually see outdoors in January in the upper Midwest (Green Bay, WI; hence my tag "GB Detailer") The newspaper photographer took my picture hand-washing my car outside on a Sunday afternoon when the temperature was about 43°F (6°C). Lo-and-behold, my picture was on the front page of the paper the next day. It is my 5-minutes of fame. Needless to say, friends and family cut out the pictures and article to give to me.
People think I'm nuts to wash a car OUTSIDE in January (I'd prefer to think of it as an Autopian-induced obsession) in the shadows of the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, but I'm "frugal" and would rather do it myself when possible than take it to the touchless carwash. (Yah, I know, try some Optimum No-Rinse with hot water INSIDE your garage)
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Lonnie- Heh heh, that's pretty cool about the newspaper article. And yeah, it does take a little wrestling to get new fittings on those hoses. I can't remember what I used to cut mine the last time 