Hex168

I just drove out out of the car wash after hosing off the day's coating of road salt, only to have an operating salt truck cut in front of me. If my A8 were an airplane, I would not have to worry about the wings icing! Back to the car wash after work, I suppose.

My hypothesis, and practice, is that if the car is even "lightly salted" I should leave it outside overnight. Lower temperature should equal less corrosion. My non-aluminum A6 just stays outside for the winter.

Agree? Suggestions, please.

I wax the bejabbers out of them before the serious weather sets in.

mwc1

The 3 W's of Winter exterior car care......wash,wash and wash.
keep the salt off the car as best you can.
Really not good for the paint.prolonged salt on your finish will eventually "dry-out" your clear coat/paint finish.You need to keep the surface clean and put "moisture" back to your painted surfaces.
I would wax/polish a car twice durng the season...the first time to get it ready for the salt and then at the end to clean the paintwork.
best of luck....

How do i know this....?
Well, this is what i do.
I own a detail shop,15+ years serving the Philly burbs.

jazbo123

That's my beer money. And I live north of Syracuse.

I must say the car has been awesome in this weather. I drove I-81 from SYR into Canada and back twice this past week, SYR-BUF-Toronto and then to Georgian Bay the week before that, another SYR to Buffalo and back. Been through several whiteouts in that time and back and forth through the area where they've received 10 feet of snow. The new salt spray just washes the old salt spray off. If we get a day without snow, I'll have to get a wash. I'm glad it's aluminum.

Always Overcharged

buy a water balster

jazbo123

All the outside faucets are off for the winter.

Angus Beef

move south

jazbo123

LOL, been considering it

gondar

You are right about that. Heat speeds up reactions.

The most important thing is to wash all salt and sand out of the underbody nooks at the end of the season. I have the worlds most badass pressure washer-a German Kranzle-but it is too powerful for that type of work. I just use a garden hose hooked to hot water.

I have some spray cans of industial/aircraft anticorro coating; basically a light wax in a carrier solvent. LPS 3?? CRC 5-56? Several brands, I'm too lazy to go look. They all meet the same Federal specs. When I am under a car I will somtimes spray a little It helps. I don't think it can hurt, unless you spray it over salt or on the brake rotors. A tiny shot mounting wheels also keeps the rims from sticking to the hubs.