- Fill the gas tank ALL THE WAY UP, and add a bottle of Sta-bil to it.

- Do an oil/filter change like you normally do, as well as fuel filter change. I am sure none of you changed it all year, now is the perfect time.

- Wash the motor. This is merely for your own sake of knowing that you have a clean motor under the cover. Also a clean motor is happy motor

- Obviously dry the motor, take it for a nice drive for A) to get rid of any standing water and B) this is the last drive of the year

- Wash the car with Dawn dish soap. Yes this will take OFF ANY WAX on the car

- Dry the car. I prefer to use a Absorber chamois

- Clay bar the car. This is designed specifically for above surface bonded contaminants, such as tree sap mist, industrial fallout, over-spray, raod dirt/grime and road tar.

- Re wash the car again

- Dry the car again

- Wax the car with a wax of your choice; this is a no brainier step. Do what you normally do here!

- After your done with the Exterior, now for the Interior. Detail the interior. Clean the dash, clean ALL glass, and vacuum every inch of the car.

- This step is where I clean my rims/tires. Wash the tires to get rid of any tire shine. Then I dry the rims, and polish them. I would not add tire shine when putting the car away for winter.

- Go over the car again to see if there is any water dripping from the rear taillights, under the mirrors etc, etc

- Air the tires up to 44 PSI, this will help stop flats spots being created for sitting in a particular spot for a long period of time.

- DO NOT JACK THE CAR UP! It is not good for the suspension, leave it on the gorund!

- Go over the car again, just spot-check everything.

- Don’t forget the Damp Rid from Home Depot. This product takes any moisture out of the air inside the car. it fits perfectly in the cup holder of the center console.

- Stuff towels in your tail pipes and e-cut out. You do not want any critters making that their home

- At this point either A) disconnect your battery and take it in for storage or B) hook up a battery tender to it.

- Time to cover your baby up for a long cold 6 months. At this point kiss the car and say good night