Winter protection???

[mrjlube]

Hello all! This is my firs post here,so far I love this site I have learned alot already! I would like to know what you all use on your vehicles to protect them from the winter elements! I just got my first new car and really want to keep it looking good! Thanks you all!

 

[wavinwayne]

Use whatever oil your car's owner's manual specifies. I realize that this sounds overly simplistic, but it works.

You will get many more recommendations if you tell us what make/model/engine your car is.

Oh, by the way

to BITOG

 

[mrjlube]

Sorry guys I meant what WAX are you all using to keep your cars protected from the winter!!

 

[CharBaby]

If you have any wax/silicone product on hand, use it! Most do a fine job. 1 or 2 coats of wax/silicone just before winter along with regular washing throughout the winter will keep the finish looking great for a long time.

During the winter months I like to use any mist and wipe or quick detail product after washing which helps as well.

Weather you plan on washing your car yourself during the winter months or using the local car wash, keeping the vehicle clean is what is most inportant and don't forget the underneath of the chassis.

 

[wavinwayne]

OOPS.....sorry. I saw this post under "today's active topics" & posted my original response before I noticed which section it was posted in. Stupid me.

To answer your original question, I don't use anything to protect my car from winter. We don't really have winter here.

 

[RTexasF]

To answer your original question, I don't use anything to protect my car from winter. We don't really have winter here.

HMMMM! When I lived in Hartselle and worked in Decatur I remember several snowy winters that made me glad for 4 wheel drive.

 

[RTexasF]

quote:

---

Originally posted by mrjlube:
Hello all! This is my first post here,so far I love this site I have learned alot already! I would like to know what you all use on your vehicles to protect them from the winter elements! I just got my first new car and really want to keep it looking good! Thanks you all!

---

If you want easy on/off with good results try Nu-Finish. I detail cars and recommend it to some that can't afford a complete finish detail.....depends on their attitude if I try to help or not

 

[obbop]

Using an aftermarket coating on the frame, inside doors, etc. can void the rust-through warranty. Sumpthin' to be aware of.

On my truck, in order to assist in fending off the effects of salted roads, I do what real men do. Rough tough men. Men that wrestle grizzly bears for fun and topple the biggest trees by biting through their trunks.......

use Liquid Glass to protect the paint, inner fender wells, etc.

I will be confronting the ravages of nature and man this winter with three, yes, count them, three coasts of Liquid Glass adhering to all painted surfaces I could reach with my grubby paws clenching the applicator pad laden with....

Liquid Glass.

Used to use Nu-Finish but found it to be a bit harsh on brand-new paint. And, Liquid Glass appears to last a little longer than Nu-Finish though your results may vary.

Nu-Finish and Liquid Glass are sealants. Waxes and polishes generally do not last as long as a sealant. No carnuba in sealants, that I am aware of.

Those lusting after maximum prettiness... girly-man wimpy politically correct prettines will opt for wax or polish. Rought tough burly men who would rather smell like a wet billy goat than walk around wafting girly-man clologne smells go with sealants.

One advantage of Liquid Glass is that it is easily layered. Multiple coats increase the applied product's thickness upon thine conveyance. Some sealants as well as waxes and polishes either can not be layered or the addition of extra coats provides only a small amount of extra protection.

 

[Colt]

Synthetic polymer protectants such as Zaino,Liquid Glass,Klasse etc will protect far longer than any carnauba wax.

 

[kcryan]

Spray silicone(like armorall tire shine stuff) all over the bottom of your car and in the fenderwells, it wears off in certain areas somwhat quickly, but while its on there it makes water and snow and salt and just about anything just slide right off, its cheap too

 

[Kestas]

The winter weather and salt rarely affects the waxed surface of a car beyond the usual abrasive damage.

If you're worried about corrosion, it rarely starts on the waxed surface. It usually starts from the inside out, on panel corners, or from rock chips and scratches that expose the bare metal underneath.

Since you live in Michigan, I strongly urge you to get your car rustproofed. It's worth it.

 

[tweeker43]

since we're about to winter, i'll offer my $.02.

i will normally start out with a coat of mother's cleaner wax.

the next week or so, i will wash the car again, then use meguiar's #7 and #26, followed by eagle one waud. there are other polishes than #7 that are a lot easier to use. i'm just finishing the bottle before i buy something else. the results are good, but it's a lot of work. the #26 is easy-on easy-off.

during the season, i will run the car through a touchless wash every week or so and apply another coat of waud when i get home.

if we get a decent day during the winter i will give it a good wash and wax.

a heated garage makes this all so much easier.

 

[zeta3ce]

I would use zaino because the protection it provides is very durable. It looks superclean and smooth and beads water really well.
zeta3ce

 

[Dr. T]

If you're in Michigan and want to keep you car forever, yet drive it thru all kinds of salt, snow, slush, sleet or whatever rusty grime winter brings, drive over to Ontario and visit a "Krown" rustproofing center.

They will drill 1/4" holes into all the fenders, panels and doors. Then spray a fine tacky oil mist into all these areas while will 'continually' creep year round and repel the above rust-causing moisture and it's elements for 1 year. The holes are plugged with black caps and remain esthetic until they are pulled out for the following annual re-application.

I've done it on everything from Mustangs to Mercedes-Benz's...best $100/yr (CDN) spent each year....

 

[jc1990]

I BELIEVE THEY CALL THAT OIL UNDERCOATING I HAD IT DONE TO MY 96 PONTIAC LAST YEAR THEY SAID I COULD GO EVERY 2 YEARS THOUGH AND THEY ONLY CHARGED ME 50 BUCKS

 

[wapacz]

well right now I have 2 coats of collinite 845 over 3 coats of mothers synwax. Going to see how it lasts. The guys over at autopia have gotten 4 to 5 months of beading out of collinite 845 alone. The best part is that you can get it at advancded auto parts (part number 845) and a little bit goes a long way. Though I had take a hair drier to it over last weekened to get it to actauly haze up while I was tring to get a coat on my moms new car.

Still working on get my hands on some qew to wash my truck durring the winter.

 

[bretfraz]

quote:

---

Still working on get my hands on some qew to wash my truck durring the winter.

---

If you live near metro Detroit you can buy QEW at Camping World in Belleville (west of DTW just off I-94). I know because I bought some there once.

 

[wapacz]

yeah see I live right out of side of flint. So a drive to detroit is a bit of well a drive. Protect All has a dealer listed less in then a half mile form my house. I am working on getting in contact with them becuase the adress they have well dosen't corrospond with a store that I know of. All ready been to anotehr store that was suppose to have protect all porducts when i was out in lapper and well that was a no go they stoped selling the stuff a while ago.

I kind of try to get as much as I can localy becuase usally my orders would be small so any of my savings would be eaten up in shiping or end up costing me more then if I can find it localy. Well that and I know I will justify buying extra stuff becuase It is close to the same shiping and all that stuff. Which I know will get me in trouble.

 

[JBM]

For something available over the counter Mothers Reflections, Mothers Synwax, Collinte 845, Megs NXT, Liquid Glass all will do the job.

Most important part is not going to the auto washing and grinding that grit into the paint.

You would be better off just power wahsing it at the car wash and leaving it till spring.

 

[wapacz]

I have heard of people complaining about the short life of meg's nxt. Seems people have bassicaly started using it as a base becuase it has a good amount of fillers in it.

So far I can Attest to the detergent proof thing about collinite took it through one of those touchless car washes things to see if it could handel before it got cold so that i could reapply it if i had to. Well it stood up fine to it. Also I am still batteling with it to get it off my applicator. The applicator still has a smell of the stuff even after two consecutive washes with like 140 degree water and more soap then I would normaly use.