Winter washing

Ice armour.....Ice fishing gloves are what I use.

 

Works great..super easy..

 

During the winter I'll carefully do the wand spray carwash, I don't use their brush though; As soon as it stops freezing I'm back to detail mode in the driveway.

Here the roads are covered in salt/ice/snowmelt/water for a three month stretch, I don't worry about keeping it clean, just getting the salt off.

 

Soft wash brush on a handle

 

I'd be very cautious about using hot water on freezing cold glass. Keeping your hands warm may not be worth the cost of cracked glass.
If you're talking, "warmer-than-winter-hose-water" temperature, that's fine but I wouldn't go past warm water.

Pick up some Optimum No Rinse if you want to clean the exterior of the truck and avoid using a hose.

 

follow this

The Bible http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-Pro/winter-washing-with-optimum-no-rinse-onr/

 

I wash my truck once or twice a week If i drive it in the snow. I wash my girls car weekly. I have a pressurewasher at home but will run it to a car wash and spray it off..Mainly underside and jams...Take it home and dry it in a heated garage.

 

I try to wash it frequently to get the salt off, I'll usually finish up with the spotless rinse. Always at a DIY car wash.

I don't care about the paint, I just don't want rust.

 

Thanks for the awesome link!! Think I'll give it a shot.

 

I wash mine in the CAT shop since i've been employed there . They have an amazing powerwasher hooked to a boiler and awesome soap. Just have to be careful not to strip paint with the bitch