Well, just got back from spending an hour in the spray and wash bay trying to de-salt my truck.Lately I've been going there 2x per week.This winter there must of been a special on road salt...the DOT is laying it on thick.Anyone else have this issue or am I just too ****?

 

I know what ya mean man, I went everyday to get the salt off of mine.

The best thing I've done to my truck is get the frame and body panels oiled before winter. I've been getting it done every year since I've had the truck and there's no signs of rust what so ever. When I first got my truck I painted the frame with POR15 and have been getting it oiled every year since then and everything's still holding up great.

It costs $95 at the place I take it too but it saves the truck from the salt!

 

I generally run a two tone White/Dark Blue Pearl paint job during the winter. With a clean every month or so when there's time.

If I took the time to clean it off I would be in the wash every 30 minutes...

 

I sealed my paint with Optimum Poly Seal topped with some Megs M16 before winter. I must confess that I've not taken my truck out but once this winter. My car has Collinite 476s on it. When it's caked with salt I take it to the self serve car wash and spray the salt off. I then take it back to my garage and use Optimum No Rinse to wash it completely. Really does a great job.

I make certain to spray under the vehicle with the power wand at the self serve car wash.

An hour at the car wash? Yeah, that seems excessive. I take about 5 minutes to spray down the vehicle. I'd suggest looking into some ONR if you have park the truck inside a garage.

 

i have to rinse my truck of at least once a week. where im at in pa, they must put salt and some kind of stones down too. and not to mention the chips in the paint on my front end. it sucks though when its too cold out cuz a couple times already as i rinse my truck off, it all turns to ice..lol.. makes me love the summer even more

 

i'm in nj and unfortuantly i have no time to wash it so it is covered in salf when i get a chance i'm gonna wash it off with my buddies HEATED power washer so it will take everything off

 

Man I love the south Even more now reading this

 

You are very fortunate...the salt is everywhere.

 

i love the heated preasure washers. the car wash by me has a do-it-yourself ba, bout 5 bays. and its got (hot) high preasure soap and warm high preasure water. i love them...

 

As long as its above 32 degrees (in the shade) 27 in the sun haha, I wash....by hand.

 

yea up here in mass it seems like they slat alot i finally washed my truck yesterday after about a month i couldnt have been happier washing it in 20 degree weather lol water freezing and everything but today its clean and i couldnt be happier

 

Here is my Truck...road salt!

I washed it earlier today and when i pulled out of the bay, my truck was suddenly encased in a shell of ice! lol
It's COLD!!!

 

Yea it's terrible...down here the people aren't used to the snow/salt/long lasting cold weather. I'm out there washin the truck people are lookin at me stupid...Powers150...I'm from MA too...not seems like..they do salt a lot

 

Just did a full 2 day detail on my truck late last week... the salt for 1 inch of snow is ludicrous. I will be running to the wash on my way to the gym tomorrow. Gonna be 31 or so.

 

There is pretty good snow here, but the main problem is ice on the roads with it being so cold. Trying to keep ice off the road.