Winter care for the nice Daily Driver cars out there

[turbotalon1g]

There has been a lot of talk in the SB about winter beater and nice daily drivers and getting ready for winter.

It was brought up that we have some members on here knowledgable about this topic and some that just have personal tips/tricks to keeping their car from rusting/getting overly dirty during the winter months.

I'm hoping that they will post in here.

Aaron

[Goat Blower]

Don't let salt and slime accumulate in your door jambs or other obvious crevices. I also always put a good coat of wax on my car just before the snow flies just for that extra bit of protection. Reminds me I have to do that this weekend.

[A//// Guy]

Yup just wax the entire car, door jams etc. If you already have some rust developing, id throw some grease on it and do that every month or so during the winter months, it will keep it from growing.

Just get the car washed after every major storm, or roughly every 2 weeks or so.

[CornFed2.4]

http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30530

another winter subject ;)

[Kracka]

I used to wax my IX in the fall then wash weekly with the best gas station wash (underbody spray, wax, etc.). I then realized it was easier to just move to TX :)

[turbotalon1g]

^I would if I could, well I'd probably go to CO. I can't take too much heat as tropical as I look. Thanks guys.

Sam's honda isn't looking too bad for being a DD all its life and averaging 35k miles/yr the last 2 yrs.
My honda (2000) has typical honda wheel well rust starting, but I'd like it to not get any worse its quite respectable looking and I want it to stay that way.

I need to find some good wax, I use some turtle wax stuff and its protection fades after 2-4 rain showers.

[Kracka]

Meguiar's Ultimate paste wax

[Goat Blower]

Yeah, pretty much any of the Meguiar's products are good. I use the liquid cleaner wax with an orbital. Definitely a good investment for any car person.

[bertrenolds5]

I think I said this in another thread but get a beater and park the ride! Some dumbass foreigner or someone whos never driven in snow will probably slide through a light right into your ride or you will be having to much fun in your neighborhood and slide into a yard almost missing a fire hydrant and then decide to never drive your car during the winter, this happend to GsXtUrBo98 and now he doesn't drive his 2g during the winter.

[Mnementh]

What bertrenolds says is actually true, at least for the first couple of snowstorms. By then all the people from CA, AZ & other snow-free states have either learned how to drive or have totalled out their cars!!