winter? cleaning?

[mister880]

any tips on cleaning ur truck during the winter? my truck is covered in salt..

[K-Man]

Quote: Originally Posted by mister880

any tips on cleaning ur truck during the winter? my truck is covered in salt..

Gotta love that good ol road salt... I usually take mine to the local coin-op wash and give it a good high-pressure wash underneath, up inside the box sides and along the body seams. The local wash bays here use hot water during the cooler months so you've got some time to get the bulk of the water off before it starts to freeze, or you lose the feeling in your hands, which ever comes first. generally I wait for a half mild day... The other option is to get someone you know in the undercoating business to soak the hell out of it before the winter. I know a guy here where I live that literally goes overboard, but it pays off. He squirts the stuff in any spot that he can get the tip of the gun at, even seams and pinchwelds! I just got my 85 done 3 weeks ago and he charged me $51.75, taxes included..and that's in Canadian dollars!

BTW, it you don't have a set of winter steel wheels, coat both the front and back side of your wheels with a good coat of Vaseline. It'll attact dirt, but it'll save your wheels from pitting.

[mister880]

im still rollin stockers. im broke as a joke due to xmas so i think ima jus spray it off with a powerwasher tomorow or the next day. then somehow hopefulle wont freese real quick
i shaved my pissers, so the other day i was on the side of the road every 10 miles cleanin my windshield. god damn it was cold.

[K-Man]

Quote: Originally Posted by mister880

im still rollin stockers. im broke as a joke due to xmas so i think ima jus spray it off with a powerwasher tomorow or the next day. then somehow hopefulle wont freese real quick
i shaved my pissers, so the other day i was on the side of the road every 10 miles cleanin my windshield. god damn it was cold.

Now why in the heck wouldja do that if ya knew you were gonna drive it in the slop? Ain't nothin worse than a good thick coat of salt smear on the window.

just had a funny thought....why don't you get a refillable squirt bottle from the local dollar store and fill it with washer fluid? At least then you could just crank down the window and spray a stream on the windshield.

[Dallas@2020Kustoms]

Most of the touchless car washes have an underbody spray. Get that wash and you should be good for a bit. Ideally you want to prepare for winter washes by having your vehicle undercoated, washing, sealing, and waxing the paint. More than one coat of wax does help improve protection. I'd recommend a carnuba paste wax. Oh well maybe next year eh! ...

[mister880]

yoiu know thats not a good idea about sprayin the window when driving ima have to try that. i sprayted the salt off the other day. i jus said **** it if it freeses it freeses. attleast the salt wont be there. it didnt freese. now its raining tho.

[jmwxtreme43]

hate winter, hate salt, cant even wax my truck cause its too cold, too cold to clean it at home and by the time i get home from the car wash, its dirty again!

[mrshaft696]

i washed it at the coin op the other day and it was frozen before i could drive it home to dry it

[Red 10]

washed mine with hot water at the car wash place...u think that high power soap and then rinse will hurt it...i jus buffed it...i wasnted to get salt and dirt off but soon as i got ith ome it was dirt all along the fenders again

[tony382]

i just went up to the snow at the local mountains last week and my truck got thrashed...im from so cal and we aint used to snow driving. i even fish tailed twice. But i didnt prep my truck or anything for the snow so is a regular wash ok or should i get it like detailed and stuff.

[Dallas@2020Kustoms]

Washing is always the first step. Of course it's ok.

Your truck could probably use a layer or two of wax if nothing else. Salt and weather tends to wear the wax and sealer.

[mister880]

it's finally warm here that i can do all that. i washed my truck yesterday but its in the shop today gettin an alarm installed

[SteveI]

During the winter I try to keep the vehicles sprayed off at least once a week. Even if it freezes coming home from the car wash it will thaw once inside the garage.

[mister880]

but for those that dont have a garage to park in kinda sucks. i have a 3 car garage but my mother parks her tahoe and her mercedes in there. the other bay i am aloud to park in for a few hours if i am working on the truck.

[sdime98]

i'd keep the underbody powerwashed often

[oks10]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrshaft696

i washed it at the coin op the other day and it was frozen before i could drive it home to dry it

i tried to dry mine right after i cleaned it my bed froze before i could dry it. kinda sucks.

[SteveI]

We hit 56 here in Omaha yesterday so when I got home from work last night I pulled out the pressure washer and blasted the car clean. I then went over it with a sponge and soap and then dried it. A cold front went through early this morning and it's only supposed to be 33 today. I left the car at home and drove the Jimmy today. I figured I'd let the car be clean for 1 day. It's been a shade of crud for about 2 weeks now.

[mister880]

i washed mind sunday and my luck it rained yesterday so today i washed it and waxed it, now im scared to drive and get it dirty.

[tstrenuous10]

i think were hitting 50s in reno now....gotta find time to get home and wash it....GUESS i could go do it sunday afternoon when i get off at 4....course...that kills time to wax it like i NEED O SO BADLY to do........i feel dirty.

[lowriderbowtie]

I took mine up to work and got her up on the hoist and steam cleaned the entire thing