Washing off salt

[honeybadger]

I had to take the car out yesterday, the roads were very wet and I know that salt has been applied once already this year. Im trying not to use it too much over winter but very occasionally have no option.

I don’t normally worry too much, but I’m keeping this one. As I’ve heard that some of the steel is actually pure Indinium and rusts very quickly I gave the underside a quick rinse using my lawn sprinkler which seems to work okay.

I’ll be protecting the underside when I get the chance, but until then, does anyone have any advice for cleaning under the car? There must be a better way than a sprinkler!

Thanks.

 

[Andyp123]

Something like this should work.

 

[honeybadger]

I’ve never seen one of those before, that looks ideal, thanks!

 

[NaCl]

That's a pretty cool gadget, adding that to the Christmas list!

I assume we should avoid using that near the front of the car i.e. under the engine because it might end up flooding the air intake?

 

[YorkshireSam]

I've also noticed the rear arches are a dirt trap - the inner arch lip isn't covered properly by the arch liners, which are a poor fit (on my car anyway).

I've started giving it close attention during washes and always scoop a load of mud off the bare metal lip.