For Those Of You Who Live In Places With A Lot Of Snow...

[CB.Mike-D]

How do you guys and girls keep your car clean in the winter months ?

Im very particular (OCD) when it comes to keeping my car clean and when winter hits here in Ontario it seems impossible too, I mean the first thing I do is eliminate the back seat all together, so if more than one person wants to ride with me they are SOL next I have rubermaid floor mats (they seem to be my best investment so far) but at the same time the it still gets filthy inside.

And as for the outside, that suffers the most I try to get out there and hand wash it as much as possible on the nicest days but its cold!!! and sometimes its not possible because the weather is just to bad and yes I admit Ive been through a car wash I dont like to admit it but it had to be done. So Id just like to here what everyone else does ??? thats if you care about cleaning your car I know most people dont but my car is my baby and if I could Id by a second one to drive around in the winter and keep my nice one in the garage till summer.

[JRSCCivic98]

Wash and wax (3 times or 4) with good Teflon wax before the heavy months set in for the outside, then just deal with getting the salt off from time to time. When Spring hits, wash it top to bottom and underneath with a sprayer to get all the isht off (salt, dirt, etc.). For the inside, don't let anyone ride with you. For your side, when you get in, sit in sideways (get your tush in first so you can sit and have your feet still outside) lift your feet and tap them like "There's no place like home" until all the crap is off. Then simply twist in the seat and you're in. Sure, you'll look like a sissy girl doing it, but your car will be cleaner then it is now.

[CB.Mike-D]

Originally Posted by JRSCCivic98

For your side, when you get in, sit in sideways (get your tush in first so you can sit and have your feet still outside) lift your feet and tap them like "There's no place like home" until all the crap is off. Then simply twist in the seat and you're in. Sure, you'll look like a sissy girl doing it, but your car will be cleaner then it is now.

I already do that one lol!!!!!

[blunt420]

buy another car put the nice one in the garage and cover it and then buy a shytbox and drive it around in the winter lol or do what i do bought a dealership hire a reconditioner and have him clean it

[ChuckH0308]

I know, Seattle isn't that snowy, but before I moved here I spent entire winters in the isht. Anyway, I don't really "wash" mine. I go to the self service wash places (when it's warm enough so that the water doesn't freeze as soon as it hits the car...lol!) and just pressure wash the big crap off. I also get underneath and stuff too so that all the caked on salt and sand gets blasted. At least in my case it just didn't make sense to do a complete wash because after 10 feet of driving again it would be caked with isht. Plus I don't like using the bristle brushes on it from the car wash places. Considering all the "natural" pinstriping I have from 4 wheeling you'd think that wouldn't matter, but it does. It's OK for me to scratch it, but not a stupid brush...lol!

As for the interior, I have two sets of floor mats. I have the nice carpet ones for the nicer part of the year and then a set of deep groved rubber mats (proper fitted ones of course!) for the yucky days. I CAN'T begin to tell you how great the rubber mats are for winter! I do the feet tapping thing too, but still manage to drag isht in, so the rubbers really help with that.