Undercarriage wash helps to preserve vehicle’s chassis

In the winter, you’ll often find that, on bright, sunny days, there’s a line of cars, trucks and SUVs at the carwash. Folks want to wash away the salt and road grime. They want their car, truck or SUV to look all shiny and new again. They want to lean over the car scraping the frost off the window without getting their clothes all dirty. But, there’s another good reason to run your car, truck or SUV through the carwash.

That salt and road grime can damage the finish of your vehicle. More than that, it can work its way into the frame and chassis of your car and do damage that can undermine the foundation of your car, truck or SUV.

Running the vehicle through the carwash helps to clean the road salt and grime from your car. But, it’s important to get the undercarriage wash, too.

There are weep holes in the underbody designed to allow water to escape. But, in the winter, packed snow and ice can block the weep holes trapping the water inside the frame. The water is laden with road salt and grime. Clogged weep holes and water bearing road salt can conspire to do substantial damage to your vehicle.

The point is that you may not want to wait for a bright, sunny day to bring the car, truck or SUV to the carwash. It’s not just about cosmetics and making the vehicle look good today; it’s also about making sure the car, truck or SUV will last for more tomorrows.

A carwash doesn’t cost that much. And, places, such as Fast Eddies in McHenry, offer packages where, if you purchase a number of washes, they’ll give you a discount on each wash. And, of course, your car will look shiny and new longer – your friends will be very impressed.