P1000 Lots of snow and now sand/grit/deicer

[boOkerT]

I've washed my 1000-5 twice since ownership which was in August of 2021 so mostly light dirt. Well we recently went through a week or so of 5 or 6 inches of snow which was plowed and sanded and salted etc. So what I'm wondering about is taking up to the car wash and hitting it with a pressure washer mostly on the under side and wheel wells etc. Any cautions and or suggestions on doing this? Tx's boOkerT

 

[Admin]

 

[trigger]

I don't even wash mine through the winter. Gets a detailed clean every spring and a pressure wash the rest of the year. If you do it though I'd suggest a good drying off afterward depending on temps.

 

[bumperm]

Sand, no issue. Salt? In the presence of humidity/moisture, promotes galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals. Corrosion can be very rapid as the combination behaves like a battery to create current flow across the bond. Bad juju. Wash salt off asap.

 

[elkguide]

Here in Vermont the road crews use a lot of salt on the roads so when I go to plow the neighbors and my mothers driveways, I drive across the fields and not down the road but even doing that, I still get salt from what the road crews plows throw into the driveways. One year I didn't wash off my Pioneer for 2 months or so as it was just so cold but when I did, I was shocked to see the rust on the frame. So while I have to wait for temps to get above freezing, I wash my rig as soon as I can EVERY time.

 

[boOkerT]

Nooks and crannies galore the salt was the main thing I wanted off!