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Title: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Mr Mannn on January 04, 2014, 10:03:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051ddIvQ2hI
Hmmm. You tubes still not working. let me play with this. but here is the link.

-41. Yet another reason not to live in Canada.

[youtube=425,350]watch?v=051ddIvQ2hI[/youtube]
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Mr Mannn on January 04, 2014, 10:08:34 AM
OK the secret to you tubes has changed.
I used to use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051ddIvQ2hI  and simply highlight it and click the You Tube icon above.

Now you have to cut it like this, watch?v=051ddIvQ2hI
then highlight it and click the icon.

Y'all probably know this but I'm slow on the uptake
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: longview on January 04, 2014, 12:31:53 PM
Haha!  I could have fun with that.  Might get a chance to try it soon.

Thanks for the tip on linking to youtube, too.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Bad Dog on January 04, 2014, 12:37:01 PM
Brought back bad memories of my first job working the steam wands outside a Michigan car wash in the winter.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: BattleHymn on January 04, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
Brought back bad memories of my first job working the steam wands outside a Michigan car wash in the winter.

What is a steam wand?

Whatever it is, it doesn't sound like fun in MI weather.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Bad Dog on January 04, 2014, 03:54:36 PM
What is a steam wand?

Whatever it is, it doesn't sound like fun in MI weather.

Looks like a longer version of a pressure washer wand.  We had to knock the huge chunks of ice/snow off the undercarriages and wheel wells so they wouldn't foul up the car wash machinery.  And, you are correct, it was not fun.

To pre-answer the question somebody is sure to ask; I have no idea why people get their car washed under those conditions.  Two blocks down the street and they looked just like they did before the wash.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: NHSparky on January 04, 2014, 04:25:10 PM
Quote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBT6kJ5b4TU
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: obumazombie on January 04, 2014, 09:29:46 PM
Looks like a longer version of a pressure washer wand.  We had to knock the huge chunks of ice/snow off the undercarriages and wheel wells so they wouldn't foul up the car wash machinery.  And, you are correct, it was not fun.

To pre-answer the question somebody is sure to ask; I have no idea why people get their car washed under those conditions.  Two blocks down the street and they looked just like they did before the wash.
Before the days of undercoating.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Bad Dog on January 04, 2014, 09:35:24 PM
Before the days of undercoating.

I'm not that old.  At that time the dealers were spraying that tar based crap that did an excellent job of holding the moisture against the panels.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: obumazombie on January 04, 2014, 09:37:16 PM
I'm not that old.  At that time the dealers were spraying that tar based crap that did an excellent job of holding the moisture against the panels.
A scam to be sure, but a scam that had some staying power.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Bad Dog on January 04, 2014, 09:40:08 PM
A scam to be sure, but a scam that had some staying power.

Oh, the tar lasted great the panels under it not so much.
Title: Re: Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees
Post by: Chris_ on January 04, 2014, 09:41:43 PM
I'm not that old.  At that time the dealers were spraying that tar based crap that did an excellent job of holding the moisture against the panels.
My Fairlane still has the factory undercoating.  It's not that tar-based stuff.  It's peeled and separated but the steel and paint underneath looks nearly new.