Ok, this one is for all you guys in cold climates. Yesterday, my poor little car, that suffers without a garage, was blanketed in salt. It was literally white from top to bottom! (How the hell does salt get on your roof anyway!?)

So what do you guys do to keep your rides clean during the cold months of winter? I went to the brushless car wash and kinda rinsed it off with the sprayer, but the water froze on my car almost immediately! By the way, can a layer of ice on your car be damaging in itself?

Maan, I know what you mean dude! :( Without care over a lo0o0ong period of time, that salt sh*t will eat away at any car's paint. Prior to my garage days, I tried to get the car washed every month (I am a stickler for the hand-wash!) but, before the winter season would begin, I would do a 3-step wax/polish/buff-thingie with Mother's stuff.
Dude, just go to Meguiars website for that prescription-thingie for your car. As long as you follow it, you should be fine.

I recommend the following hand car wash places (because it's too damned cold! :D ):
Purrfect on Pulaski (S of Montrose) sometimes they have good rates
another place on Pulaski (N of Wilson) excellent wash for a lil bit higher
Those were the closest to me when I went w/o a garage. Perhaps, you'll find something else...

I take the civic to the Octopus wash...it's an indoor heated carwash where a bunch of guys wash it, wax it, and dry it:D

I know what you mean though, the salt is all over the car right now, not on the roof though:confused:

I go to an indoor heated brushless carwash at Marathon. It's fairly cheap considering the carwash washes under the car and waxes my car. I'm just hoping that my car can go through this year since it's been lowered with Eibach Sportline.:smoker2:

Originally posted by xivera
Maan, I know what you mean dude! :( Without care over a lo0o0ong period of time, that salt sh*t will eat away at any car's paint. Prior to my garage days, I tried to get the car washed every month (I am a stickler for the hand-wash!) but, before the winter season would begin, I would do a 3-step wax/polish/buff-thingie with Mother's stuff.
Dude, just go to Meguiars website for that prescription-thingie for your car. As long as you follow it, you should be fine.

I recommend the following hand car wash places (because it's too damned cold! :D ):
Purrfect on Pulaski (S of Montrose) sometimes they have good rates
another place on Pulaski (N of Wilson) excellent wash for a lil bit higher
Those were the closest to me when I went w/o a garage. Perhaps, you'll find something else...

Thanks for the tip man, I'll have to check em out.

I haven't gotten the Civic out for this winter, but last winter mine got belted with salt (roof too) when I was on the highway for a while. I take it to an indoor automatic wash and get her sprayed off twice a month.

Salt is tasty. Anyhow it shouldn't be too bad for the car as long as u like wax it before the winter season comes and don't leave the salt on the car too long. Oh yeah about the water freezing on the car hehe that happend to me last year which was pretty bad. I just brought it to a warmer area and continued on.

yuo should get a car cover for it when you're not driving it. Such as at night and such.

LOL I was waiting for someone to suggest a car cover! Simple solution! :D

Unless, of course, it gets stolen... you won't believe the lengths they go to.

LICK IT OFF AND TAKE A SHOT OF TEQUILA... just kidding.

I think that the steps mentioned above are suffice.