JohnD

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Took my son to Gatwick airport around the M25 and M23 from Romford on Saturday morning and by the time I got home the car was CAKED in road salt! The tailpipe had a build-up of salt which looked just like the frost that forms on the outside of a liquid oxygen pipe! I got the Karcher pressure washer on it and as much of the underside as possible but some of that stuff is lurking where it can't be seen. What's needed is a good day of rain to wash the sh** off the roads, then drive through as many puddles as possible to wash the underside. Regular motorway users cars must be in a terrible state!

I've never known it this bad before?
JohnD

3times

John,

We all had the same driving to Bedford yesterday.

16vmarc

Mine will be washed shortly, just driving to and from work during the week gets it in a state at the moment.

NotoriousREV

Only used my car since thursday for the first time since december and didn't drive it at all yesterday or today and it's a mess

wide

Its a great british tradition to chuck as much crap on the roads as possible and then when it snows there still in crap state

SirFozzalot

Yeah, couldn't believe the amount of salt build-up!

Gave the car a good rinse with clean water when I got back last night to get the worst off, hoping to get out of work a bit early in time to give it a clean this afternoon between the snow showers!

xkellyx

same as mine hun i drive that way every other day and mines flithy.

where in havering are you??
im live just off the a12

ScoobyDoo555

just karcher'd mine and wifey's (whist it was snowing! )

Gonna have to autosol my ScoobySport zorst as it looks like there's rust deposits on it!!

grrr

Dan

SiDHEaD

Despite the snow on Friday, my car was spotlessly cleaned for Bedford on Saturday.
This was it this morning:

Danny B

Just be thankfull you don't ride a motorbike

Took me 2hrs to clean the effects of a 30min ride this afternoon.

Budgie

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not half
both of mine caked coming back from bedford
another hard days cleaning

budgie

baz69birds

you HARD CLEANING
you do realise we are talking cars NOT HOUSE WORK!!

JohnD

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Just off the A12 a mile or so before Gallows corner.
JohnD

xkellyx

im just before the esso garage lol

dietbruboy

Salt eh? That might explain the silvery/grey corrosion on my square boot lock.

Had the car about three months and it looks very tired already

Will post a link tonight.

KJD Mk1

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The salt is great for getting the last of the dead flys off, spring is round the corner