Damn car needs detailing BADLY. This winter is getting old...




I need a good saturday in the upper 30's to wash it.

 

Damn, is the car supposed to be black?!

 

Seriously, I cringe every time I look at my car

 

Yup. Under all that salt and mud is crappy Nissan black paint. I actually had to take a wet cloth to the headlights to be able to see a bit better at night


Part of it's my fault. I see it snowing outside and want to go slide around.

 

That that new color snow gray

 

Holy moly do you wash it in your driveway? Should just find a coin op wash and bring your buckets. That is painful to look at lol.

 

I do wash it. This is from this past Sunday. We had some snow and they layed down WAAAAAAYYY to much salt. The roads are painted white at this point. Just splashing around for a few hours on wet roads gives you what you see above. We are getting some rain today so i hope it washes some of that crap off.

I'm gonna swing it through the car wash as soon as i know no snow/rain forecast so i can enjoy a somewhat clean car for more than a few hours.



You should see the engine bay

 

That is the one thing I like about ND vs MN. They use sand and not salt. Doesn't get nearly as corroded or turn white so quickly. That is also what is nice about it staying colder as well is the stuff doesn't melt and make a mess.. lol. Hard to believe that is from only a couple of days. Crazy stuff. I am ready for winter to be over as well. I want a clean car for longer than a couple days and I want my summer tires back on...

 

Here's what I'm dealing with. This is the parking lot at work. All the white stuff on the asphault is salt. It's basically a fine powder at this point. There's so much that panic braking on a dry surface causes the ABS to engage as it's easy to slip.


Only way to get rid of this is some good spring rainstorms!

At this point, washing my car is really more for protection, than it is for looking good.

 

I know your pain man haha. I went home to Minneapolis for 3 days and my car looked like this. Salt is the DEVIL!

 

I'm in the same boat too in the NE I want to wash my car but I know it'll just get dirty again the next day...

 

Just buy a pass for a touchless car wash and run it through once a week. I normally run mine through every friday after work so it can atleast sit clean for the weekend.

 

I'm guessing you guys don't live in Texas.

 

Mine looks about the same

 

It's still winter? It was 77 and sunny here yesterday.