Fun with Boiling Water, a Super Soaker, and -41 Degrees

[Mr Mannn]

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]

[Mr Mannn]

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

[longview]

Haha!  I could have fun with that.  Might get a chance to try it soon.

Thanks for the tip on linking to youtube, too.

[Bad Dog]

Brought back bad memories of my first job working the steam wands outside a Michigan car wash in the winter.

[BattleHymn]

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.

[Bad Dog]

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.

[NHSparky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBT6kJ5b4TU

[obumazombie]

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.

[Bad Dog]

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.

[obumazombie]

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.

[Bad Dog]

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.

[Chris_]

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.