Washing car in the rain?

I do, if I get the chance, but then I live in an extremely hard water area (Norfolk). Ideally, I start washing the car before the rain gets too heavy. I wash the car as usual (esp in Winter), as the rain doesn't really get everywhere, but then let the rain rinse the hard water away, leaving a deposit-free finish when it eventually dries out. Only thing it saves in my case is shammying to avoid hard water deposits.

I guess most people wouldn't go out to wash their car in the rain because (a) They would get wet (b) People might think they were daft.

Wearing a waterproof and not giving a monkeys what those of restricted intellectual capacity are thinking takes care of those issues :-)

Biggles

The message from "Richard Blackwood" contains these words:

On the rare occasions I wash my car I usually do it between showers if I can.

The idea is right.....but the most sensible thing is to wash the car in the dry...but first rinse the car to get a film of water on it.

Putting a soapy sponge straight onto a dirty car just makes the grit score the paint. Pre-rinsing might not be eco friendly but...hey...I'm not on a meter yet!

I do, on its rare bi-annual wash (if its lucky !)

Even better - first use pressure washer to cut away some of the dirt, safely.

Stuff like flies, bird poo, etc.

Prevents the cutting paint bit.

Feel so lucky to have a pressure wash at work.

-- R

Cetainly works for me. Makes the odious job much easier!