With winter right around the corner, I was hoping someone could help me with this problem i have when driving in the snow. I live in Mass and we get a pretty good amount of snow here. I love to go out and play in the snow in my 2000 impreza 2.5RS. But after a few minutes of driving in the snow I seem to always get a lot of snow caked in my wheel whells. If I dont stop and get out of my car and get rid of the snow with my snow brush, it builds up so much that it actually reaches the tire. Anyone know of any way to reduce this problem? Thanks for any help!

 

Spray a silicone based lubricant that's safe w/ rubber and plastic. Unfortunately, you have to do it before every time you go out.

 

Hmmm... use ski wax? That is expressly designed to interact with snow...

 

Non-stick cooking spray? I could swear I've heard that before. Then again, I live in Southern California, and haven't seen snow in 3 years...

 

i used rain-ex

 

I've heard that one also, but cooking spray has solvent properties and will eat through plastic and rubber.

 

can you install a plastic scraper type thing that would block the snow from entering the wheel well in the first place? I don't get snow either.

 

Uhh... cooking spray is vegetable oil and some compressed air. Unless you happen to be using pot and pan cleaner as cooking spray (have fun in the emergency room!) it couldn't possibly harm your car.

 

thanks for all the advice. i'll give each of these a try and share the results.
-skrapps

 

Wax

 

they make a spray that you put on your glass at night when you expect it to snow. It's supposed to keep the snow from sticking to the glass so you can easily brush it off. I don't know what it's called but I imagine it would work.

 

This applies to most vegetable based oils:

Biodiesel has natural solvent properties. Fuel filters will initially require frequent changing as deposits left by petroleum diesel are cleaned. Biodiesel degrades rubber, so rubber components will need to be switched to plastic components such as Viton. Biodiesel also degrades paint finishes if left in contact for a period of time.

taken from:
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/eng4435