Road salt is one of the necessary evils of winter. It helps keeps the roads safer and sidewalks less slippery, but it can easily cause damage to your car. Preparing your car for winter and keeping it clean throughout days of inclement weather can help protect it from the issues that road salt can cause.
Prepare Your Car to Handle Salt
Oil solutions are available to protect the undercarriage of your car. This is the area that’s most vulnerable to road salt damage. As you drive along the winter roads, salt and water is splashed under your car. If these elements remain in the crevices of the undercarriage, they will cause corrosion and rust over time. Treating this area with a spray solution of protective oils will help it fend off the salt and keep it out of vulnerable spots.
Keep Your Car Clean
Clean all of the nooks and crannies of your car after each major snow storm. You can take your car to a drive-through car wash, but make sure you have the undercarriage cleaned. If not, you’ll want to use a pressure washer or hose at home and spray underneath the car, in the wheel wells, and in the tire treads thoroughly.
Head into Peruzzi Toyota for a pre-winter tune-up to make sure everything is running smoothly and is ready for the ice and snow. While you’re here, don’t miss the opportunity to test drive one of our new Toyota vehicles.
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