/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1255440
>Would this do more harm than good?

Not sure how it would do harm at all, you are just washing the salt off.

>>1255440
Only thing I can recommend is to wait at least a half an hour after driving to wash your car if you're going to be doing this almost every time you drive. I remember on Car Talk once they had a guy whose right wheels kept going fucky and it was because after driving for like two hours first thing he would do was wash his car. He started with the right side. Yeah.

>>1255440
$12?
Go to a self-service high pressure wash and bring a few quarters...

>>1255496
TLDR version.
Hot rotors + cold water = warped brakes

>>1255648
Just gonna be that guy to point out that depending on where he lives the price could be way different between say LA and some random town that may have one car wash for miles. Either way it's just salt. Add water

Modern cars are appliances and are recyclable.

Most of new cars will also last 5 years without showing a lot of rust even without protective sprays.

Not really worth it IMO unless you are one of those weird old-fashioned types who buys a regular-joe car with the intention of keeping it 50+ years (until you die).

>>1255440
Florida fag here. We moved to Chicago for a little over 3 years and we brought our Florida car with us. Every time it snowed enough to put salt on the roads, I would make a point to take it to the car wash every 2nd day until the roads cleared up. The car wash I was taking it to had one of the high pressure undercarriage washers, so I figured I was fine.

Anyway, long story short, in the last year we have had to replace a muffler that fell off due to rust, and just last week replaced a starter that was failing due to corrosion. Brake drums on the back are rusted too. And this is after washing the salt off the car every 48 hours every time it snowed. There is literally no way to protect your car from rusting up north (that I know of at least).

If you live up north, your car will rust from the bottom up. If you live in Florida, your car will rust from the top down.

>>1255648
Almost impossible to find a self serve carwash here now. Everyone upgraded them to the automated ones because they can charge 12x the price per wash. Fuck one of the wash places here has their "deluxe" wash at $20.

>>1255699
For $20 it better offer me a smoke afterwards.
I bought one of those electric power washers from hazzard fraught. Does a decent job of shooing sand and salt away.
As a bonus I feed it from the drain valve on my water heater. Hot water car wash m8.

>>1255440
Here are your choices, and you're not going to like them.
Go to a window tint place and ask if they apply a "clear bra". Its a clear film that goes over the front portion of the car, and unless you get close, you can't tell its on the car. It'll prevent rock chips in the paint, and never peel or fade. You cannot do this yourself, just don't try because you will fuck it up.

A few old timers I know back when I lived in michigan would save the used diesel oil from their superduty trucks, and rub it all over the undercarriage. This essentially is like oiling a gun; every part that needs weather protection gets oil on it and it protects it well. They used old oil because it was free, and a little thicker usually to stick to the parts and not leave a mess on the driveway. The downside is you must do it every ~2 years to keep the vehicle looking like new.

Another option is to wash your car twice a week. If your garage has a lift in it, you can invest in a pressure washer and do it yourself and hope the water doesn't freeze on the garage floor and you slipping causing a cranial hematoma and eventual death.

>>1255802
Honestly the used oil method is the best, who cares if it has to be applied when it's good for two years, only problem is you have to make sure you don't over apply or else you'll be slinging used motor oil until the excess is gone

>>1255440

move to florida.

>>1255802
>used oil
This is great solution. For extra protection absolutely drench underside of a car (minus the exhaust, of course) and immediately go for a ride on some dusty place. Do a few drifts while your'e there.
The dust and sand will stick to oil and form a hard protective coating.
I usually use Tlumex instead of oil, because it's thicker.
Expect to be dipped on while working under your car.
Too bad they don't make cradles for cars like pic related anymore.

>>1256114
I've heard that people dissolve beeswax in mineral spirits, and spray that on. The spirits evaporate and leave a layer of wax.
Not sure if this actually works but I want to try it before winter.