Winter prep done. What are ye doing to get ready?

"arl" (arl1968)
11/04/2018 at 13:32 • Filed to: None

Almost six hours of work into winter prep today.

Exterior: Wash, clay, Klasse AIO, Collonite 476 wax.

Wheels: Wheel cleaner, wax

Interior & glass: Wipe down with vinyl/leather protector, vacuum up the pounds of chocolate lab hair, Stoners glass cleaner (you know you’re doing a serious clean when you roll your windows down half way and clean the upper part of the windows that you usually ignore).

What are you fine folks doing to prep for winter?

DISCUSSION (34)

Captain of the Enterprise > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:50

I want to put sealant on my paint and get new tires.

C62030 > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:51

I’ll be turning the heater on.

arl > Captain of the Enterprise
11/04/2018 at 13:52

I’ve heard good things about sealant. Are you going to get dedicated winter tires, or all-seasons ?

AestheticsInMotion > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:52

Lifting the Miata and throwing in a tow rope. Tossing an emergency bag in the Volvo.

Captain of the Enterprise > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:54

The sealant isn’t as shiny or nice as wax but it’s supposed to last 6 months so that will get me through winter here in Michigan.

I’d love to get winters like I had on my last car but my all seasons are bad and new ones will get me through winter and the rest of the year. Maybe I’ll get a winter set next year.

Sovande > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:54

Long pants.

Svend > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:56

Looks good.

Apparently it doesn’t work on North American VWs to press and hold the unclock button on the keyfob to lower the windows, either all the way or until you release the button and vice versa to raise them. So I wash and dry the car, press and hold the unlock button to lower the windows an inch or so, go around all the windows, then raise them via the keyfob and then go around do the lower section of glass.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > arl
11/04/2018 at 13:56

ive decided not to fix me rear wheel... currently slightly bent and missing a spoke.. but ive decided to keep riding on it till it pops

then hopefully the shiney new wheel i get wont have to deal with salt season

thats it..

no wait... ive also put me wooden beer crate outside... coz why use the fridge when nature will do the trick

bob and john > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:00

i switched the wheels and rubber. and put in new headlight bulbs, and LED reverse lights.

Matt Nichelson > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:01

*looks around*

*Realizes I live in south Mississippi *

I guess I could go buy a new light jacket or something.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:01

Got my new garage door hung yesterday, need to wire up the remote opener today, then finish cleaning out the garage. After that I’ll get snow on both cars. And maybe paint the Steelers for the Fit first

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Svend
11/04/2018 at 14:02

The cars have the feature, they just aren’t activated from the factory for whatever reason. You can unlock it through certain programs though.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AestheticsInMotion
11/04/2018 at 14:02

Don’t forget a folding shovel

HammerheadFistpunch > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:03

Sell my old winter tires

lone_liberal > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:07

Put the snow brush in, checked tire pressure and switched over to winter windshield washer fluid. That’s about it.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:21

Business as usual for Canadian winters. Undercoating, oil change, clean air filter, winter tires, a really good coat of synthetic wax, rain-x, wiper blades and restore the headlights . Gotta throw on a new serpentine belt too.

Svend > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/04/2018 at 14:26

Ye’, all the cars have the feature just need a VCDS to activate it.

https://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/comfort-window-function-with-vcds-key-fob-remote-operation/

Like on your Golf, you can change certain values to give the VW, Audi throttle responsiveness.

I believe it’ s not activated for North America for child and finger trapping reasons.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:31

I park the car and remove battery. Boom winter storage ready

arl > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
11/04/2018 at 14:43

Nice. I always tell myself I’m going to do an undercoating one yer. But I never do.

arl > lone_liberal
11/04/2018 at 14:44

Ah the snow brush. Need to track mine down.

arl > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/04/2018 at 14:45

“,,,keep riding on it till it pops” Safety first!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > arl
11/04/2018 at 14:47

always.. thats why i have a helmet, armour and lights and always leave them at home when i ride :)

arl > Svend
11/04/2018 at 14:47

Thanks!

Ye a, I haven’t picked up a Carista or Vag yet to make tweaks. The windows roll-down feature would be helpful.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > arl
11/04/2018 at 15:09

My winter prep is much more lazy, swap to my winter wheels and be done.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > arl
11/04/2018 at 15:18

Nice. How do you apply your 476S? I’m still learning how to apply it without having excess remain. That said, for as tricky as it is to use, it’s my favorite to use.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > arl
11/04/2018 at 15:23

Well, Ye is out here praising Agent Orange for his power and spouting all kinds of crazy; That was until his wife probably helped get his meds straight.....

arl > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
11/04/2018 at 16:14

I get a small foam applicator, smear a small amount of wax on it right out of the can and put it on one panel at a time.

I apply it thin and wipe it off pretty quickly. If I’m doing a large section like the roof or hood, I’ll break it up into quarters. Apply to a quarter of the panel, remove with a microfiber, move on the next section, etc.

I find that if 476 sets up too long , it’s a bear to remove. They key is thin and remove as soon as it sets up. And it sets up fast.

It’s great wax; cheap-ish, lasts forever, beads like crazy, and easy to apply. I usually only apply it 2 or 3 times a years at most and keep it topped off with spray wax.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > arl
11/04/2018 at 16:37

Thank you for the advice! What spray wax do you prefer? I haven’t found one I like yet.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > arl
11/04/2018 at 16:50

I believe OBDEleven will also do it, and I think that is a bit cheaper.

arl > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
11/04/2018 at 17:02

You’re welcome!

I usually grab whatever Meguiars is on sale; U ltimate or their G old C lass spray waxes are good.

pip bip - choose Corrour > arl
11/05/2018 at 03:38

nothing, as summer is coming

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > arl
11/05/2018 at 07:18

Both my FoST and the gf’s cars got a full detail.

Interior: vacuum, interior glass clean, spot clean of any seat/headliner dirt, wipe down, and restoration of any plastics with 303 cleaner.

Exterior: wheel cleaner + drying aid, foam cannon wash, hand wash, clay, fallout remover, foam cannon again, dry and then Wolfgang 3.0 sealant/collinite 845 combo. Finished product for me seen here.

Kinja'd!!!

I need to touch up a couple of chips and then put my rally armor flaps on but that’s about it.

arl > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
11/05/2018 at 08:51

Fantastic! Another Collinite fan. Man, the gloss is deep. Great job.

Wolfgang has good products . I need to get some swirls out next spring with their swirl remover.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > arl
11/06/2018 at 17:57

Thanks! It was ironic to see this post because I had just finished hers Sunday night lol.

I’m going to try jescar powerlock/845 combo next as I’ve heard good things. I really do like Wolfgang though, it’s lasted a long time (sealant and the bottle)