Suggestion for dealing with road salt on your car's underbody

[SteelCamaro]

Originally Posted by MBS

Best way not to enjoy your car is to let it sit for 6 months , Screw that , They made a half million 5th gens drive it and enjoy if it rusts buy another one .

Because that's financially responsible. No wonder the economy is in the shitter.

I drive my car whenever I can, winter or summer, but I also play it smart. If the roads are caked in salt, I leave it at home for another day. I'm planning on keeping this car for 20+ years, and driving it through pure salt wouldn't be a good idea. I usually just run the hose under my DD to get the salt off, or find a car wash that has undercarriage spray.

[Camaro Dude]

Originally Posted by Mr. Stacy

Washington State stopped using rock salt on roads decades ago. I remember all the rusted out fenders and quarter panels on everybody's cars back in the 70's. I had no idea the practice was still allowed in other areas... You guys should start a petition.

WA has frigid temps and snow???

But seriously, you do realize of course, that there is a negative temperature threshold, where even the all-mighty, and powerful "salt", will cease to melt ice.

I seriously doubt the substance or even solution they use in your hood, has a temp threshold remotely even close, to that of The Salts.

[rontammy0]

Road salt gets into areas that just can't be rinsed off. Now cars are better resisting rust today then in past years. Now washing the under body does help ...it doesn't prevent. Now for those saying just drive it year round because there are so many out there. ....go ahead. But my SS stays in the garage in the winter. If I didn't plan on keeping the car so my daughter can own it one day maybe I wouldn't care so much.

[scandata]

Originally Posted by Hilflos

Do appreciate the links to these things though. I'd no idea they existed, and I can see a number of uses for one. Thanks.

[paul84043]

Originally Posted by scandata

It's also good for power washing the top

Haha... I'm 6'5", I have a 3" lift and I can still see over the top of my jeep..

[iCodeInMySleep]

Lease vs. buy and stop worrying.

Easy enough.

[Mr. Stacy]

Originally Posted by HuJass

Washington State doesn't get NEARLY the snow we get.
We average 120" of snow per winter. Areas around here get 300-400" per year (yes, you read that right).

We could NEVER get rid of salt (unless they develop another product that is just as cost effective).


The best way to keep salt off your car around here is to not drive it during the winter.
You'll never get it all out of all the nooks & crannies of a vehicle.

Turns out the "de-icer" they use around here is mostly salt anyway. It's the cars that have gotten better. "Undercoating" used to be a favorite add on at the dealerships, but you almost never hear of it any more.

This product sounds promising. I know some of the coldest States are also big dairy states so it would seem like a great solution. Much less harsh than rock-salt...
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-...-de-ice-roads/