Whats the safest/best way of washing off winter road salt ?
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01-03-2001, 11:56 AM
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Re: Whats the safest/best way of washing off winter road salt ?
Well, ya got a couple options. You could find one of those car washes where you drive in and do it yourself. Make sure, in order to get the salt off safely without damaging the paint, to give the car a thorough prewash with just water. Simply hose off the car. It should remove most granulated salt. After that you can wash and wax as normal. Or, you can take it through an automated car wash, which I dont trust, b/c they have been known to scratch. However, they do clean the undercarriage of roadsalt without yourself having to hose it down.
01-03-2001, 12:02 PM
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i live in an apt (NJ ) and good carwash open during the weekend...
so i just got a big bucket of hot water. with a dipper i just gave it a few here and there and the salt just went away.
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01-03-2001, 02:54 PM
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Agreed...high pressure hoses are great for getting the salt and some
road grime off the car. They will still leave a dirty film on the car, but at least it's better than it was before, and you didn't have to risk pnuemonia to get the job done. Next weeks the temps are supposed to climb into the 40's in the northeast...car is getting a REAL wash baby!
