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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Nothing makes a car shine better than a thin coat of ice!
Well, that is true. lol
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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i wash to *****
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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Washed the car on Saturday, snowed on Sunday, left the Bonne in the garage, drove the lumina

Not a waste at all! The car is still clean
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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I honestly cant believe my 15 (almost 16) year old car is really not rusty. Its got some cancer spots in odd places such as in the bay and in the door that i need to neutalize but other than that its not bad. The other day my car had a ton of salt on it so i got home and took a bucket of hot water and just dumped several bucketfulls onto it without scrubbing. I was suprised to see that it took all the salt off and it made it look clean too. I'm just worried about the underbody and nooks and cranny'* here and there i cant rinse off all the time.
Its definetly worth it to wash or at least rinse the car after snow.
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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Salt is why my car is terminal. Very bad rust under the side just behind the front wheels. My dad never cared that much about taking care of cars however. He is the one who thinks that washing the car in winter is stupid.

Of course its hard because they put so much salt on the roads that salt dust starts flying in the air and coats all over your car. >:(
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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You realize salt is inactive until its wet. If the conditions are dry and you have a layer of salt dust on your car, it will be fine. The moment it gets wet...that when the corrosive agents get going. I nice winter wax will help create a barrier between salt and metal and water will sheet it right off.

Really cold, dry days, I dont bother washing the car...its the milder slushy days that do the damage. :(

I just washed mine and the salt came off pretty easily...touchless in the winter
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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
i wash to *****

That'* why it stays soooo damn clean

mine'* the same way
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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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I just got the car washed the other day. They are starting with a new product as an option. It'* a surface protectant from Rain-X. It cost $2 more to have it included. I really like their windshield product, so I thought I'd give it a try. It looks pretty decent, although I'd like to see what it looks like in the sun but I may not see that until April.

Here'* one link that describes it.

http://motortrend.com/features/news/...50617_carcare/
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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I always make sure I have two coats wax
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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I try not to think, it usually gets me into trouble

I try to wash my car every couple of weeks. We don't have salt/snow on the roads so my car stays pretty clean.
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