Sorry but I hate these comments "Get a for sale sign and think of a price for it. Look for your next one in the south, and don't ever drive on the salted roads again
" I know they are meant with a "curve" but for someone really dealing with the "salt belt" that you don't it is not helpful...
These are comments from people that don't live in the salt belt.... Relax.... If your Jeep was pretty clean prior;,you have plenty of time to save it.... The Salt Belt Sucks.... but it is not the Apocalypse....
The real issue is not the salt; it is an issue but.... sodium chloride requires fairly high humidity levels to wick moisture from the air. In the cold dry air of winter, there isn't enough water in the air for the sodium chloride crystals to dissolve in. Which means it stays crystallized & does relatively less harm to your vehicle prior to being washed off.... It is the Magnesium Chloride....
Magnesium Chloride however mixes with water readily at low levels of humidity. So even in a dryer time like winter, the coating of magnesium chloride will use moisture out in the air and combining with it to form the water/salt combination that is corrosive to our vehicles... So unfortunately, even water is your enemy....
So if you live in CT (which I do), or New England, or the salt belt.... stop listening to people that don't (no disrespect; but we aren't going to stop driving & we can control the government; the crap they are putting on our roads & destroying our environment with is part of our lives...) do what you can (& sleep at night)... Wash your vehicle (Jeep) with a power washer (self service car wash is fine).... Make sure you wash everything & flush well with clean water including the frame.... try to pre-treat & repeat treat with Fluid Film (or similar) & you will be fine.... I have vehicles from 1974 that I own that drive on CT roads & are survivors... (4 of which are from 2004 & older that I run all winter).... Just stay on top of the maintenance....