Any tips for cleaning post snow & salt?

[05yellowbeetle]

I moved to North Carolina from South Florida and had never even seen snow until some flurries two months ago, today we had about 8"! I know Herbie needs a very good cleaning as soon as it warms up and the roads are clean. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Lnzbug]

I go to an automatic just to make sure the undercarriage gets clean. Not much hand washing going on around Chicago in the winter

[digitalputty]

Keep it as clean as possible. I try and wash Zoomer at a BRUSHLESS car wash once a week! Afterward tho ... if it is cold outside ... my doors freeze shut so, be careful!

[CoriBug]

Originally Posted by Lnzbug

I go to an automatic just to make sure the undercarriage gets clean. Not much hand washing going on around Chicago in the winter

Brushless auto car washes will become your best friend. It gets the undercarriage and you can pay a little extra to dry it. It doesn't completely dry it but it gets a lot of the water off which is good in freezing weather so your doors don't freeze shut.

[digitalputty]

Originally Posted by CoriBug

It doesn't completely dry it but it gets a lot of the water off which is good in freezing weather so your doors don't freeze shut.

My doors and windows freeze shut no matter what. :P

[CoriBug]

Originally Posted by digitalputty

My doors and windows freeze shut no matter what. :P

That sucks. Have you tried turning the heat on full blast for a few minutes? ...hehe we probably won't have this problem for awhile...

[digitalputty]

Well no. But, if it snows out and it is the wet snow ... and hten it gets cold out the doors freeze shut anyway. :P

[CrazyJames]

Originally Posted by digitalputty

Well no. But, if it snows out and it is the wet snow ... and hten it gets cold out the doors freeze shut anyway. :P

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I've never had this problem.

Mind you I dont wash my car weekly during the winter...

I'm a bad owner.

[AceJay]

Washing my bug is too expensive and not really worth it without a garage =/

I MIGHT take it in for a wash if it's not gonna snow again. Dirty bug, I haven't washed it since...August?

[oceanjoe89]

Originally Posted by CrazyJames

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i caught it too...

Originally Posted by AceJay

Washing my bug is too expensive and not really worth it without a garage =/

I MIGHT take it in for a wash if it's not gonna snow again. Dirty bug, I haven't washed it since...August?

lol I agree with you on this one... i only wash it when it either becomes impossible to see out or if i know the roads are going to be dry for the next couple of days...

[Lmhansen]

I pay the extra $$ for the undercarriage cleaning shortly after they've been out salting the roads and the car is looking really bad. That salt is soo bad for your brakes, it really needs to come off. As a matter of fact, I had the car cleaned tonight.

[Deserion]

Touch-free car wash
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