where to wash?? help!

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nmxdaven

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Basically I live in Houston and there is no shade whatsoever for a majority of the day.





I thought my best shot would be at my grandmothers house a short drive from my own. To cut a long story short, I managed to create a huge mud whole and still have water spots on my car. (well the drivers side, the passengers side looks great :hairpull )





Does anyone have any tips on the best place I could go to wash my car? I suppose I could wait until my neighbor leaves and break into his garage, but I want to avoid that.



Thanks!!
 
Winter? We don't get winter in Texas...LOL



Just the other day, to 90* !!



Try a ONR or maybe QEW.



Even go to a car wash and bucket wash there. Don't get caught. In the Morning or Evenings are good.
 
Actually we got a pretty chilly snap of 77F today, haha. I went to school at Duke and these winters are a bit different from north carolina's.





TexasTB: I was actually thinking of that, but I always see those signs about no bucket washing. Have you found them to be quite strict with that? I mean, I guess the worst they could do is ask you to leave, but if your half way through soaping up a car that would be pretty bad... :down
 
I live in Lewisville, Texas so I can empathize with the temperature situation. Since I live in an apartment I use a nearby DIY place all the time. The attendants never yell at me about using my own buckets and supplies, but I go in the off-hours (usually around dawn).
 
some owners are nice and some, well, negative.



I would simply seek out and ask the owner before doing so. I mean, you'll most likely still be using the services to rinse the vehicle. Just explain to them you do not like brushes or the such. And you will do it at a time where it will not cause a back up of business for the owner.
 
They aren't cheap at about $200, but you can get one of those canopy garages at Sams or Costco to park in. I used to use a 12x12 canopy to give me some relief when working outside on the car in the summer here in Dallas.



Luckily North Texas was drowned earlier this year and all of the lakes are full.
 
No problems at all washing even in the full sun in July using ONR. Just have to do smaller sections so the ONR solution doesn't dry too quickly.
 
Scottwax said:
No problems at all washing even in the full sun in July using ONR. Just have to do smaller sections so the ONR solution doesn't dry too quickly.
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Scott, what would you consider a smaller section?

like 24x24 inch area-ish?
 
Like Scott said, and some others, just use ONR. I used to wash cars the traditional way until ONR. All my clients cars and mine are washed that way, by doing this I don't have to worry about the heat and sun here in Houston. No more hauling a$$ to finish so you wont get water spots. Its much nicer.
 
joyriiide1113 said:
Scott, what would you consider a smaller section?

like 24x24 inch area-ish?
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I don't know about Scott but I just do panel by panel. Sometimes when its really hot out, on the doors I do the top half first with the window and then the bottom half. This way no streaks or dried ONR on the windows. Hoods, roofs, and widshields(front and back) are done half at a time oh and front and rear bumpers. Usually fenders and doors if its not burning hot out will be done whole.
 
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