Keep Your Car Rust Free All Winter
August 18, 2008 by TJ · Leave a Comment
How to Fight Rust in the winter:
- Keep the floors clean. Snow on your shoes melts into salty water that can seep into the carpets and cause the floorboards to rust. Install those heavy rubber floor mats you bought. When you get into the car, kick your feet against the doorsill to knock off any extra snow.
- After driving, kick off any snow and slush stuck to the bodywork just behind the wheels.
- When the temperature is below freezing, do not wash your car. The ice and snow will hold the salt in suspension and keep it from doing any major damage.
- As soon as the temp climbs above freezing, take the car to a car wash that has an underbody spray. Be sure the car wash uses fresh and not recycled water; otherwise you’re just having salt from other cars sprayed onto yours. If the temperature stays up, wash the car weekly.
