Coating for wheel well to make snow slide off

[dandxg]

I have some of the best winter traction tires but when you get so much slush built up, esp. in 03 Camry which has a tight wheel well to begin with it knocks your traction down to nada.

I have read online people spraying the inside of the wheel well with WD40, but then some say that will erode your tires as it drips on them? I can't believe we have coatings to prevent against salt erosion but nothing to prevent snow slush build up which is a traction safety hazard.

Constructive feedback appreciated. Thanks much.

[arabianobsession]

Some cars have a felt type wheel well liner, of which you will find nothing to make slush slide off easier. I could see something applied to plastic liners but you do need to be careful that the substance doesn't either eat your tires or cause them to be slippery as well. I personally just deal with it. As long as you're not driving mental it's not usually a big deal....and I drive with summer tires year round in Wisconsin.

[dandxg]

Wow summer tires in WI. I run Dunlop SP 60 all season for Denver, mild winter, but had 1 minor rear ender and 1 within 1 inch within 2 hours. SP 60 got a Consumer Digest BB for ice. Its like a scaled down Blizzak.

I have to use my cell phone and respond to e-mail while driving, I am in sales, or I lose my job, so I am just trying to find ways to do it safer. I hate the position I am put in by my company they force me to break the law but if I don't do it they fire me.

Anyway thanks for the helpful info.

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by dandxg

I have some of the best winter traction tires but when you get so much slush built up, esp. in 03 Camry which has a tight wheel well to begin with it knocks your traction down to nada.

I have read online people spraying the inside of the wheel well with WD40, but then some say that will erode your tires as it drips on them? I can't believe we have coatings to prevent against salt erosion but nothing to prevent snow slush build up which is a traction safety hazard.

Constructive feedback appreciated. Thanks much.

would you please explain to all of us, how in the hell does the slush build up, inside the wheel well, affect YOUR traction..??

because as i know it to be, the bottom of the tires are what are on the ground...NOT the sides or top of the tires. unless you have some special car that all 360 degree's of the tires make contact with the ground, that none of us have.

wheel well clearance is NOT an issue in the winter, no more than in the summer. there is ALWAYS a space between the tires and the slush build up.

no WD-40 or any other "lubricant" will erode your tires. Gasoline, diesel fuel, alcohol, "maybe" will eat through the rubber, but that is extreme and has to be done over and over again.

so please, tell us how you have no traction..????????????

personally, i think it's YOUR driving habits. do you even know HOW to drive in the winter...????

[JoeRacer302]

Originally Posted by dandxg

Wow summer tires in WI. I run Dunlop SP 60 all season for Denver, mild winter, but had 1 minor rear ender and 1 within 1 inch within 2 hours. SP 60 got a Consumer Digest BB for ice. Its like a scaled down Blizzak.

I have to use my cell phone and respond to e-mail while driving, I am in sales, or I lose my job, so I am just trying to find ways to do it safer. I hate the position I am put in by my company they force me to break the law but if I don't do it they fire me.

Anyway thanks for the helpful info.

Wow. Hope you have hands-free that writes emails from voice recognition. If not, you might want to get that ...

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by dandxg

Wow summer tires in WI. I run Dunlop SP 60 all season for Denver, mild winter, but had 1 minor rear ender and 1 within 1 inch within 2 hours. SP 60 got a Consumer Digest BB for ice. Its like a scaled down Blizzak.

I have to use my cell phone and respond to e-mail while driving, I am in sales, or I lose my job, so I am just trying to find ways to do it safer. I hate the position I am put in by my company they force me to break the law but if I don't do it they fire me.

Anyway thanks for the helpful info.

you pretty much just confirmed it for me, you do not know how to drive. you are driving "distracted" so you "think" you have no traction. it's people like YOU, using your devices that make the roads dangerous for the rest of us.

i hope you either get a huge ticket, or a huge lawsuit when you crash and kill someone.

you have just admitted, you ain't too smart out there on the roads. i show you no sympathy for your problems.

being a "sales person" is NO EXCUSE.....you only think you will be fired. what a bunch of crock.

[HotRod53]

Back in my dirt bike days we sprayed under our fenders, engine, and frame with WD40 or PAM. It kept the mud from sticking or packing, I can't really see any value of it on a car.

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by HotRod53

Back in my dirt bike days we sprayed under our fenders, engine, and frame with WD40 or PAM. It kept the mud from sticking or packing, I can't really see any value of it on a car.

i have used Pam and WD-40 on my snow removal equipment. does a great job of not allowing the snow to stick to it. but i too see no value in using it on a car, especially where the traction issue, just isn't..

it's "driver error".. nothing else.

[JoeRacer302]

Originally Posted by Glenn8963

you pretty much just confirmed it for me, you do not know how to drive. you are driving "distracted" so you "think" you have no traction. it's people like YOU, using your devices that make the roads dangerous for the rest of us.

i hope you either get a huge ticket, or a huge lawsuit when you crash and kill someone.

you have just admitted, you ain't too smart out there on the roads. i show you no sympathy for your problems.

being a "sales person" is NO EXCUSE.....you only think you will be fired. what a bunch of crock.

^^What he said ... Hope you don't get in an accident, and then someone finds this thread. I am not sure how submittable it would be as evidence, but still pretty bad looking.

[dandxg]

Originally Posted by Glenn8963

would you please explain to all of us, how in the hell does the slush build up, inside the wheel well, affect YOUR traction..??

because as i know it to be, the bottom of the tires are what are on the ground...NOT the sides or top of the tires. unless you have some special car that all 360 degree's of the tires make contact with the ground, that none of us have.

wheel well clearance is NOT an issue in the winter, no more than in the summer. there is ALWAYS a space between the tires and the slush build up.

no WD-40 or any other "lubricant" will erode your tires. Gasoline, diesel fuel, alcohol, "maybe" will eat through the rubber, but that is extreme and has to be done over and over again.

so please, tell us how you have no traction..????????????

personally, i think it's YOUR driving habits. do you even know HOW to drive in the winter...????

You obviously don't drive in the winter. I have been told this by many tire techs, one time driving family member's Subaru AWD that it was snow build up in wheel well that was causing traction issue. Once cleared from wheel well it was fine.

Look, I have lived in Colorado for 8 years so I know how to drive in winter conditions. I have been driving for 27 years. I haven't had an accident in over 20 years and I wouldn't have had this one at 2 MPH if my f'in boss wasn't requiring me to e-mail while he knew I was driving to work in a snow storm last week.

I get your point, and I agree, I don't like distracted drivers but it took me awhile to find this job so I am doing the damn best that I can to manage all of this.

Frankly I think the company I work for is breaking the law forcing me to break the law. They told me in plain English you don't get this done or you are gone in 60 days. Getting things "done" means having to make calls and e-mails while working a 12 hour day.

The guy I bumped was totally cool about it, no one was hurt, he had to report it because I did very minor damage to his company car. I have yet to hear anything about it.

In a perfect world I would never talk or e-mail while driving.

Anyway thanks to those that provided constructive feedback.

[leakyseals]

I use Jig-A-Loo

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by JoeRacer302

^^What he said ... Hope you don't get in an accident, and then someone finds this thread. I am not sure how submittable it would be as evidence, but still pretty bad looking.

Is it really an accident if he's distracted or just plain negligent?

[arabianobsession]

Alright everyone, give it a rest. He doesn't need a lesson in right or wrong, he seems to get it. Is it safe? No.....but all of us are guilty of bad driving at some point.

[aznlunatic206]

I don't care how you drive. I just don't understand how snow in the wheel well effects traction, I've never had any issues like this.

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by dandxg

You obviously don't drive in the winter. I have been told this by many tire techs, one time driving family member's Subaru AWD that it was snow build up in wheel well that was causing traction issue. Once cleared from wheel well it was fine.

Look, I have lived in Colorado for 8 years so I know how to drive in winter conditions. I have been driving for 27 years. I haven't had an accident in over 20 years and I wouldn't have had this one at 2 MPH if my f'in boss wasn't requiring me to e-mail while he knew I was driving to work in a snow storm last week.

I get your point, and I agree, I don't like distracted drivers but it took me awhile to find this job so I am doing the damn best that I can to manage all of this.

Frankly I think the company I work for is breaking the law forcing me to break the law. They told me in plain English you don't get this done or you are gone in 60 days. Getting things "done" means having to make calls and e-mails while working a 12 hour day.

The guy I bumped was totally cool about it, no one was hurt, he had to report it because I did very minor damage to his company car. I have yet to hear anything about it.

In a perfect world I would never talk or e-mail while driving.

Anyway thanks to those that provided constructive feedback.

hey buddy, i got MORE years driving ALL types of vehicles in ALL types of weather, and i am talking about motorcycles, RV's, cars, and even yes..18 wheelers..in all the "lower 48 states, and parts of Canada", wanna go toe to toe with me now on my driving experiences over yours..???? you got what you say...27 years..?? i only got a mere 40...still wanna argue your points..???

as a driver of 18 wheelers, i can assure you of the thousands of idiots i have seen over the years driving distracted and with extreme negligence. no, your company is not breaking the law while you are driving, and YOU ARE talking on the phone. it would be YOUR responsibility 1000% because YOU answered the phone, or initiated a conversation by calling someone.

you cannot justify your new job over your driving dangerously. that is simply no excuse.

further, you have not explained how in the hell you have no traction from snow, slush build up in your wheel wells. no one here believes this hog wash. wanna explain again how it is you have no traction..???