From Brockton to ri

Opinion:

Some people see no value in waxing their cars. But then you see photos like this and all I want to tell you is, you should have waxed your car. A good waxing once every season can keep a car's body better protected.

Like a wax at a cheap autocar wash, detailing shop, or a DIY? Does it really matter?

To be honest it’s my fiancés work car, if they don’t care neither does he😂

But I do appreciate it🫶🏼😊

I mean, you can just wash your car after this kind of thing. Or heck, don't, and just wait til the end of the season to get a good wash and detailing for the spring.

In order of durability, paint protection film > ceramic coating > sealant > wax. PPF isn't worth it unless it's a really high-end car IMO. If you care about your car, I'd get it detailed professionally and have it ceramic coated. I personally don't really care, so I just wash it really well once or twice a year, clay bar it, polish it using Rupes sealant.

Just Springfield

95 is made of salt

Aren't we all?

They salt excessively. It’s like there is a salt quota

You know you're not supposed to tailgate the salt truck, right?

Is it just me? What are we suppose to be looking at.

I wax and clay twice a year...spring and fall. Claybar doesn't take that long and a good 2 coats of wax

“But the truck was in the left lane going 45 with his hazards on” -OP

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What is clay? I’m new to all this.

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This is the way

I left Boston for Maine at 5pm today... worst drive i've ever had in my life. Cold as hell yet somehow still drizzling, not snow, so the windshield kept icing up. So cold that the defroster couldn't keep the whole windshield ice-free unless i turned the thermostat to 90. And then salt... i went through a whole gallon of wiper fluid. And then my damn headlights iced over. And that's before we even get to the other drivers. Holy shit.

Basically just a bar of clay that takes all the dirt out of the paint.

Next time you wash your car, run your hand against the car. You will feel a million little bumps. That's dirt embedded into the paint. Clay takes it out and makes it silky smooth before you wax

Detail or DIY. Carwash style doesn't get an even or deep protective coat. Plus all the grit in the brushes at a car wash will damage your paint.

It’s the law.

Our versions of “don’t really care” are very different. My car gets washed when it rains, plus maybe three times yearly of actual soap and a sponge, and the rust just adds character. In the past I have tried to care for so many cars, and no matter my effort, the rust just finds a way. ::sigh::

A large amount of effort barely affects resale value so who cares. Bottom of my priorities list

Hahah I neglected to mention. I’ll do maybe once a month through a touch less wash and a good DIY 2 bucket wash twice a year.

Glad you made it there safely! I once drove from Boston to Bangor in an icy blizzard several years ago, a four hour trip took me about eight hours because I had to go 15 mph and everyone was sliding everywhere. That drive is terrible in bad weather.

Yes. Why would someone, in this weather, get in the hammer lane and drive next to someone without passing them. There are only 5 cars within 3mi 🙄

Just came up 93n with the defrosters on max and the back windows down the cabin under 90deg. Had to stop twice to defrost the wipers. Also ran out of washer fluid. Nasty.

Was out around 1 going to work and being a newish driver can't say i wasn't scared shitless most of the drive even barely going 45 at the fastest, saw someone spun around 360° stuck on the center meadiane and myself started fish tailing probably 3 times in the less then a mile from my house to the onramp.

The ice on his hood. I believe the question was ironic.

You will get used to it. I’ve been driving around here for 18 year and don’t take unnecessary risks. If I can work from home or call out of work, I will. Not worth risking your life.

I’ve driven through plenty of big snow storms in. Honda Civic and these are mostly fine. What is super dangerous is ice. It can happen so fast too, which is why if there is ice in the forecast I’ll avoid driving at all costs .

Just learn your limits in snowstorms and take my advice about ice. Practice driving in hilly areas in snowstorms if you are really uncomfortable. You can rip some donuts for the hell of it. That’s how he learned how to drive in storms growing up

> Cold as hell yet somehow still drizzling, not snow, so the windshield kept icing up. So cold that the defroster couldn't keep the whole windshield ice-free unless i turned the thermostat to 90.

This is when heated wiper blades are a godsend.

>And then salt... i went through a whole gallon of wiper fluid.

If it's New England, should always have an extra jug in the trunk regardless.

>And then my damn headlights iced over.

This is the biggest downside to LED headlamps; just like the LED traffic signals that get caked with snow, LED headlamps lack that little bit of warmth that comes off of a halogen bulb which keeps things clear.

Thankfully, there are some ways to fix that depending on your vehicle. For example, if your vehicle uses the old school 4x6, 5x7 or 7" round lamps, you can get heated LED units. These are very popular in trucking applications and permanently solve the problem of icing over. I have several large refuse customers that use these and love them.

I think there is. Ive heard that if sanding/salting budget is not used up during the season, it shows that it was "over-budgeted" and the amount will be lowered for the next winter season.

If you're not using fleetwax you should be doing it way more.

Thank you!

That’s a-salt brother

I have a car wash membership that is just basic wash + undercarriage. This time of year, I make a dive through it twice a week to get all the crap off, especially the bottom.

Car is 11 years old, has 142k miles, never garaged, and if you look underneath, other than the typical galvanized exhaust surface rust you would never guess the car was more than 2 years old.

>>> Did they salt 95 tonight?

You bet your sweet, sweet DPW overtime they did

Right, that's the important thing. The undercarriage. Which would not get a wax treatment.

Acid rain from Ohio duh

Cracked my windshield on my drive north last night. The combo of the constant freezing and my defroster blasting.

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No I think it's scratches and salt lines from it kicking off his hood

Very hard wax that survives ALOT. You'll let a spot get too dry and pay for it lol.

Uhhh ok guys, it was a minor ice storm

Canada does this every day with the cold temps btw - their windshields don’t crack

Don't crowd the plow! I see it all the time...