I live in Michigan so I certainly know what you are saying. There are times it is impossible to wash a vehicle in the winter - however there are also times when it can get done - car washes with the super powered dryer at the end help a bit. I know people who never wash their car at all during winter and then wonder why they rust out so quickly. I guess you'll never get all of the salt off but every little bit helps. I always try to wash mine when I can - I know it won't stop it but at least I feel it helps. My 85' has some of the typical rust issues but nothing compared to others I have seen - and nothing is rusted through. On 4/14/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 4/14/07 12:26:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > magikvw@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > Salt and snow will eventually take their toll but if people would wash > thei > cars more often in the winter it certainly would help keep the rust at bay > longer. > > > > kinda hard to wash your car when the temp is below freezing.. which is > the case in most northeast states the majority of the winter. > you car gets covered with salt in october, and stays that way till april. > > when i was coming back from GA last month, towing my westy, i went thru 10 > miles or so of the nastiest road salt on i-95 south of baltimore.. i had > planned my return trip (post V-day snowstorm) to try to make it back on all > dry roads, but got caught in a freak snowsquall that activated the > previously dry salt on the roads and turned it into a nasty wet brine.. > temps were in the 20's .. the van, trailer and westy were totally white > with that sh*t. when i got back i took the van to one of those > do-it-yourself car washes to try to spray it off but that was kinda > pointless, the water froze as soon as it hit the metal and all my doors > froze shut.. didnt even was the salt off. > so it sat like that. nothing you can do. > > > fun times in the salt belt. > > chris > > > ************************************** > See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
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