Gloves... Yes... Gloves...

[Curtis!]

Winter is coming, and spending 3 hours outside with wet hands is murder :dapprove:

Keeping the water a touch warmer is a good start to keeping my hands, but what else can I do to keep them warm?

Water proof gloves that I can get inside my mitts?

Alex

 

[powey]

Dont spend 3 hours outside?

 

[Chris_786]

seal skins mate the only way to go/ man up

 

[Nick_P]

normal washing up gloves do the trick, a surprising amount of thermal-ness when coupled with hot water

 

[Curtis!]

Dont spend 3 hours outside?

Hoovering out the interior, cleaning the wheels, car, then drying takes about that long

If not longer.

I'll look into 'seal skins', no idea what they are, I'll give washing up marigolds a go aswell.

Thanks guys!

 

[iimushroomzii]

You want gloves to go outside and wash a car?! Are you a bender?!

 

[Nick_P]

also if you wear normal gloves under some XL marigolds, waterproof and ultra thermal. done

 

[JD]

Or just man up lol, try detailing in this weather young lad!

 

[Curtis!]

My hands hurt when Im ringing out while drying

I have sensitive hands lol, they often peal a layer like a snake.

 

[JD]

Yeah mate, I know that's the worst part.

You need warm water to wring the towel out with mate. Bucket of warm water, after using the towel on the car, dip it in the warm water then ring it out.

Should save your hands from frost bite!

 

[Curtis!]

Yeah mate, I know that's the worst part.

You need warm water to wring the towel out with mate. Bucket of warm water, after using the towel on the car, dip it in the warm water then ring it out.

Should save your hands from frost bite!

Won't that just make the towel wetter and there for less effective at drying?

 

[JD]

Nope.

Use towel, place in hot water, ring out water, use.

All you are doing is replacing the cold water from the car, with warm water from the bucket.

 

[Curtis!]

Will give that a try tomorrow

 

[JD]

Good man

 

[Chris_786]

My hands hurt when Im ringing out while drying

I have sensitive hands lol, they often peal a layer like a snake.

Awwww:butt:

 

[Kris86]

man up you girl alex! lol. Know what you mean though, washing etc aint the prob but when it comes to trying, hurts squeezing out the towel!

 

[ForceIndia]

He he, all wrong. I found the ultimate solution.

 

[Peperami]

I thought this was for work or something. You want expensive gloves to wash the car?

Give it time and your hands will harden and be immune to the cold. Sealskins will do the trick otherwise, but you'll have girly hands for life!

 

[Peperami]

He he, all wrong. I found the ultimate solution.

Get the polish men to clean your car for you during winter?

Dont wash the car?

Jetwash it from a distance and leave it at that?

 

[ForceIndia]

I remembered it's a f**king clio, went inside and had a cup of tea. 3hrs ffs!

 

[Peperami]

Lol! Spot on.

 

[ForceIndia]

Cars are for driving, a mans task. Cleaning is for women .

 

[Curtis!]

I thought this was for work or something. You want expensive gloves to wash the car?

Give it time and your hands will harden and be immune to the cold. Sealskins will do the trick otherwise, but you'll have girly hands for life!

I have caluses from the gym and everything, but I have small wrists and thin fingers

Cleaning might be for women, but clean cars are for tidy people :approve:

I love how everyone flocked to call me girly hands lol.

 

[Peperami]

You're lucky they didnt throw stones at you.

 

[JD]

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly hands!!

Girly Hands!!

 

[Jason_E]

Girly Hands.

Edit: Beaten to it.

 

[Chris_786]

This forum cracks me up....

 

[Curtis!]

Rofl, thanks mate.

I didn't even dry it after cleaning last night because I noticed I'd missed bits, and wasn't willing to wipe dust all over it with the drying towel.

 

[DannoTheGreat]

You want gloves to go outside and wash a car?! Are you a bender?!

ha ha

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Cars are for driving, a mans task. Cleaning is for women .

Glad I haven't bothered washing mine for our rendezvous tomorrow haha

 

[MikeLYR27]

Use a microfiber towl. Much easier. No wringing involed.

 

[mikey_172]

just take it to the polish car wash job done

 

[VeinAST]

I remembered it's a f**king clio, went inside and had a cup of tea. 3hrs ffs!

LOL, brings around a solution to cleaning every weekend... :approve:

 

[Ali]

Man up! Switch hands, bucket should be hot.

 

[alex-avfc]

Cars are for driving, a mans task. Cleaning is for women .

Says the person who is often posting up clean pics of his car...

Did a woman clean this for you?

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=464023

:rasp:

 

[JonniP]

Yeah mate, I know that's the worst part.

You need warm water to wring the towel out with mate. Bucket of warm water, after using the towel on the car, dip it in the warm water then ring it out.

Should save your hands from frost bite!

this is the best solution to your problems tbh.
that or dont clean it until you get a dry sunnyish day

 

[Whiteley]

The Polish do an awesome job for £3 here.

Or roll with the dirty look, I dare you.

 

[SBV116]

Not washed mine since the 9th november. Dont intend to until after christmas either.

 

[Jason_E]

Mine's gunna stay plastered untill a nice day.

Yup, any day now...

 

[Curtis!]

Or roll with the dirty look, I dare you.

I can't do that baby.


Washed the car saturday, wasn't too cold but I hatched a plan.

Before I started drying I set the drier going, warmed it up alittle. Then went over the car and get most of the standing water off, went and stuck it in the drier. Popped my centre caps back on my wheels and went back, was quite abit drier and went over the car again to success.

Or I could just buy another towel...