First Decent Wash of the New House

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 01/29/2020 at 21:51 • Filed to: None

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I hate winter, so dark and dreary. But it was 10 degrees this evening so I thought I’d wash the truck since it was put away dirty.

Sidenote, trying to keep this floor clean is hard! I have to mop everytime I move a car!

House wise, did some more upgrades today. Uploaded the old 2010 era alarm system to a “smart” system. I was able to re-use all the hardwired sensors in the home which was fantastic. Now I can set/view my alarm status anywhere.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:02

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Alarms....my place doesn’t even have doors that can be locked . How alarming is that?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:05

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Not bad! I so wish I had a garage to do stuff and store my cars in...

ClassicDatsunDebate > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:11

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The floor....you’ll stop mopping.  It dries.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/29/2020 at 22:12

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yikes!!! But you live in the middle of the countryside right?  I’m in a city with a bit of crime

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/29/2020 at 22:13

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Oh man, not to brag, but it is AMAZING.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ClassicDatsunDebate 01/29/2020 at 22:13

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It’s the dirty tire tracks that I try to clean up.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:23

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Truth. Actually...after I posted that I checked our doors....and what do you know they’ve actually got the capacity to lock! Keys might be an issue now.

Though we do have a padlock with a key for the front gate...we occasionally use it too.

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:26

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Paint the floor a dark color, problem solved.

Thomas Donohue > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 22:55

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Me thinks you need a Fiat 500 (Abarth or ‘ e’ ) for that short driveway.*

*Apologies to Miss Smart Mercedes for not selecting another type of vehicle

gettingoldercarguy > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 23:35

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I absolutely love the rainy weather.  Washing my car in the garage, working on it with the garage door open as the rain gently falls outside, stereo going with some good chillstep, radiant heater on keeping me toasty.  It's perfect.

Svend > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 23:41

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Looks great.

I’m not jealous one bit you’ve got a good size garage, nope, not at all. Lol.

Hopefully I can get Sandy washed today after a no go yesterday. Weather permitting, because some of us don’t have a garage. :(

Put some old floor carpet tiles down where the wheels go, it'll reduce some the wear the tyres will do to the paint on the garage floor and reduce the amount of ingrained dirt to wash off. 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gettingoldercarguy 01/29/2020 at 23:45

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I worry about getting the drywall wet though from hosing it off.  Also. the drywall doesn’t meet the floor and I am somewhat concerned water that passes under goes into my neighbour’s garage.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/29/2020 at 23:56

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I’ve never brought myself to wash a car in the garage, but in the land of sunshine I certainly dry them in the garage after. You’ll have to learn to think of tire tracks as marks of accomplishment and character as opposed something to be cleaned, otherwise you can never live with a nice garage floor.

Might I suggest laying down a burn out or two to christen the otherwise clean floor?

ClassicDatsunDebate > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 00:15

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They’re part of the patina 

gettingoldercarguy > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 00:17

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With this it’s ok.

https://www.griotsgarage.com/product/rinseless+wash+wax.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn