Top Ten Winter Weather Tips

Winter weather inevitably comes with lots of sandy, salty roads, limited visibility for your vehicle, and foggy driving conditions. These are a few simple tips that we recommend to give your vehicle everything that it needs to stay protected all through the winter.

The key to the total protection of your car's exterior is to get all of the finishes on the exterior properly cleaned and fully prepared for a protective winter coat. Of course, the most important step after that is to keep damaging salt and sand off of the car’s finish all through the winter.  Our top ten tips include:

1.    Give the car a good bath with car wash soap. This will remove summer dirt and grime and won't remove any of the existing wax protection.

2.    Get rid of tar and debris from the roads of summer with an adhesive solvent. With this handy chemical, all you need to do is rub it on with a microfiber cloth, let it sit for a few short minutes to loosen any dirt, old wax, or tar that may have escaped the previous cleaning, then wipe it off.

3.    Take your headlight lenses back to brand-new clarity before the winter snow and fog  sets in with a quick trip to Jungerman CARSTAR in St. Peters to eliminate the yellowing and hazing that inevitably reduces your car's headlights' performance and visibility.

4.    Have the wheels and tires cleaned thoroughly to remove any built-up brake dust and highway grime then regain a brand new finish on your wheels with a tire restorer.

5.    Small surface scratches can be taken care of easily with a cleaner wax.  This wax very easy to apply, takes away surface scratches, and restores the shine to your car's paint finish in one easy step.

6.    Deeper scratches and dents that aren't resolved by the cleaner wax should be repaired by the guys at Jungerman CARSTAR. Be sure that you take care of it quickly, so that rust can't start to set in.

7.    Give a good protective coat of synthetic wax to your car. This is important because it chemically bonds with the clear coat finishes of your car and keeps the car’s finish looking fantastic all throughout the winter.

8.    Cleaning the glass on both the inside and the out is important because it makes it so that you have all of the visibility that you need.

9.    The upholstery of your car should be protected with a leather and vinyl restorer; it's purpose is to revive the shiny sheen and silky feel of the factory finish.

10. The car’s carpet should be cleaned with a high-quality carpet cleaner and protected from the salt and dirt of winter with a protective spray.