So Snow and Salt?

[JTM]

What's the best tips for keeping your car body in pristine condition. I have a 91 Accord Lx Auto, 96k and its body is it really good condition i.e. no rust. Yet when I see my baby covered in salt, will that hurt it? what's the best way to keep rust out in the winters seeing as I'm from CT, and don't have a garage etc.

[accord2nr81]

i would say get the undercarriage coatted with some underbody coatting and wash it AMAP as much as possible.... salt sucks

[starchland]

build up a good coat of wax and get it sprayed in oil. also get regular car washes.

[rossisalvage]

I get the power washer and spray down my springs and bushings and undercarriage after the storm. I also get the hose and run my finger along the inner lip of the quarter panel, where allot of the salt and dirt builds up. Seems to work though, because my car doesn’t have one spot of rust.

[Chino10460]

you should wash after the snowstorm or lil while after when theres only a lil bit of snow left so you wont have to wash it twice but wash it regularly

[TurboZach]

As long as it's sunny I just rinse off the undercarriage, calipers, and rims. It's cold as hell but in the end it's worth it for my baby.

[beanzfynest617]

imma see if i can was my car tommorow.....my car looks so dirty and i just got it painted in august......tommorow it will look beautiful.......

[Camurai]

Wash it at least once a week. Get a decent coat of wax on it. Make sure to clean out any body seams and other areas where salt may try to hide. If you see any signs of rust, treat it IMMEDIATELY. You can get a small spray bottle of naval jelly at Pep Boys for about $5. If you see rust beginning to form, spray some on it, let it sit for about a minute, then rinse thoroughly with water. Treat it with a rust inhibitor when done.

[NAiL05]

Ever since I started to go to school in IL the tips I have gotten are wash your car weekly and wax it good. That will help keep the road salt and such off.

[C91BLX7]

Ever since I started to go to school in IL the tips I have gotten are wash your car weekly and wax it good. That will help keep the road salt and such off.

did you need to take physics in hs to go to SIU?

[kouzie]

i live in MN and yes theres snow and salt here.............
but i wash it twice a week and its fine....and yes NO RUST.....

[NAiL05]

did you need to take physics in hs to go to SIU?

Well I took physics in high school but I transferred from my other college. I dont think they took that credit. If not they will probably put you in some 100 class. For example they stuffed me in PLB115 (plant biology) which is easy but I choose not to work hard in that class.

[handovdoom]

I'm in Nova Scotia and salt and snow is terrible. It's impossible for me to wash the car most of the time because it's rarely above freezing this time of year. If I washed it I'd have a big sheet of ice on the driveway and wouldn't be able to get up it.

[mozzandherb]

Just keep it clean. Get it undercoated and wash it regularly. Trust me I live in Canada

[NAiL05]

I'm in Nova Scotia and salt and snow is terrible. It's impossible for me to wash the car most of the time because it's rarely above freezing this time of year. If I washed it I'd have a big sheet of ice on the driveway and wouldn't be able to get up it.

Garage wash it dry it throw it in the garage? with a Garage heater to dry up whatever is left? Dunno lol might work.