Tips To Keep Your Car Clean In The Winter
As we begin to see frosty mornings and Christmas marketing in supermarkets, this can only mean one thing: Winter is coming! This is a trying season for our cars as the low temperatures and slippery roads can take their toll on the functional aspects of a vehicle. Not only this but with snow, slush, grit, flooding and dirt on the roads, cars can be a nightmare to keep clean in Winter.
If you want to maintain the smart appearance of your vehicle in the upcoming months when the weather is sure to worsen, here are some tips to make it quicker and easier.
Washing your car in the Winter
What you wash your car with can make a big difference and in the Winter, your best bet is snow foams. Snow foams are designed to tackle the mixture of dirt and road salt which accumulates in the Winter months. This mixture is a tough substance to remove with normal cleaning agents, but with the foam, you can save yourself time and energy. All you need to do is apply it, wait a few minutes, then rinse.
Another thing you can do is get a pressure washer. These tools are amazing at getting beneath stubborn dirt and grime to give vehicles a fast, thorough clean and if you wash your car regularly, it is definitely worth the investment.
After you have washed your car, make sure you dry it. You may think that this stage is unnecessary, but when temperatures are extremely low, leaving your vehicle wet could result in doors and locks getting frozen shut. Plus, drying your car can give it a nicer finish.
Protecting your car from Winter weather conditions
After you’ve gone through the trouble of washing and drying your car, it would be awful to get it covered in dirt and grit as soon as you next drive it. There are a few things you can do to keep it looking its best.
Firstly, you can wax your car. This will protect your vehicle’s exterior from corrosive road salt and dirt. Applying a good coat of wax toward the end of November should provide protection throughout Winter.
It’s not just your car’s body that you have to think about, your tyres need caring for too. Spraying them with a tyre dressing will build a protective film layer to reduce damage to them. Your tyres also cause issues, throwing dirt and slush onto your car, so it may be worth fitting mud flaps to prevent this.
You can also protect your car by keeping it out of the harsh weather as much as possible. If you have a garage, be sure to make use of it in Winter.
Driving in Winter
Reduce your speeds, maintain safe distances from other vehicles and avoid flooded areas. This will help to keep you safe and limit the grime and salt that is sprayed up your car.
To summarise, you can keep your car clean in Winter by following these tips:
Use snow foam
Get a pressure washer
Dry your car after washing it
Apply wax
Consider fitting mud flaps
Store your car in the garage
Drive carefully
If you are looking for a new car this Winter, explore the range of used cars in Ebbw Vale at Bob Davies Car Sales!