If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
|
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:38:38 -0600, cuhulin wrote:
> http://www.dmv.org/how-to-guides/road-salt.php cuhulin I find this http://www.thirdplanet.biz/images/Ar...d%20Pail .jpg and this: http://megacheaphardware.com.au/imag...%20Blaster.jpg work wonders... |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
> wrote in message ... > http://www.dmv.org/how-to-guides/road-salt.php > cuhulin > http://www.carwell.com They have bought the rights to resell what is known as Krown Rust (Krown.ca) in Canada. The T-40 product is what the Canadians get done at the professional Krown centers. It gets huge marks for long term proven rust control, and in fact it is so good many of us near the border have been crossing over to get it done once a year. This was complicated when it became mandatory for US citizens to have passports to re-enter from Canada. Carwell tried selling T-40 in a can and in gallon buckets at first, and it was so successful they penned an agreement to open spray centers using Krown product relabeled at Carwell T-40 to hide the fact it is Canadian which evidently will aid sales if we think it is American LOL. That is funny because who is better to know about rust control than Canadians who pretty much live in salt at least 6 months of the year, and 12 months of the year for those on sea coast, mild and moist like Vancouver. My point being we should want to buy it more if it is made in Canada, more so than if it is made here where only a few states really know the affects of road salt on vehicles. Econo-cars |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
"econo_cars" >
wrote in : > > > wrote in message > ... >> http://www.dmv.org/how-to-guides/road-salt.php >> cuhulin >> > > http://www.carwell.com > > They have bought the rights to resell what is known as Krown Rust > (Krown.ca) in Canada. The T-40 product is what the Canadians get done > at the professional Krown centers. It gets huge marks for long term > proven rust control, and in fact it is so good many of us near the > border have been crossing over to get it done once a year. I've used Krown (and the very similar product Rust Check) for about 30-years. The stuff works. Period. It's the very best I've ever found. There are two major drawbacks to this type of rust treatment: 1) it tends to swell rubbers, so door and hood seals eventually distort and start to fall off (very expensive to replace!!); 2) it cannot protect where it gets washed off, or where it isn't applied in the first place, so it's necessary to augment the official treatment with your own detailed enhancements. In addition, it cannot prevent rust that's due to stone-chips or other trauma that breaks the paint film. I use Cosmoline in certain specific areas, like the rear edges of the rear wheel wells where they meet the bumper skin. This works better than Krown in those specific locations. Krown is fantastic for preventing lock failure, since it acts both as a lubricant and as a corrosion preventive. You'll never have frozen locks again, and your locks' weather flaps will never fail! -- Tegger |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
That bit in the article about hand-washing the car would never fly in
a real winter. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
phaeton wrote:
> That bit in the article about hand-washing the car would never fly in > a real winter. About the only way your going to stop rust from salt is to NEVER let the vehicle near salt... -- Steve W. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
"Steve W." > wrote in news:ighfud$b6k$1
@speranza.aioe.org: > phaeton wrote: >> That bit in the article about hand-washing the car would never fly in >> a real winter. > > About the only way your going to stop rust from salt is to NEVER let the > vehicle near salt... > > That's about the size of it. Around salt, your car WILL eventually die, no matter how well you take care of it. -- Tegger |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
On 01/11/2011 07:08 AM, Tegger wrote:
> "Steve > wrote in news:ighfud$b6k$1 > @speranza.aioe.org: > >> phaeton wrote: >>> That bit in the article about hand-washing the car would never fly in >>> a real winter. >> >> About the only way your going to stop rust from salt is to NEVER let the >> vehicle near salt... >> >> > > > > That's about the size of it. > > Around salt, your car WILL eventually die, no matter how well you take care > of it. > > Hand washing? you serious? have you tried that when it's below freezing outside? best bet is to find an automatic car wash with a good undercarriage spray and use that... probably doesn't work as well, but cuts down on frostbite damage to hands nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
On 2011-01-11, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> On 01/11/2011 07:08 AM, Tegger wrote: >> "Steve > wrote in news:ighfud$b6k$1 >> @speranza.aioe.org: >> >>> phaeton wrote: >>>> That bit in the article about hand-washing the car would never fly in >>>> a real winter. >>> >>> About the only way your going to stop rust from salt is to NEVER let the >>> vehicle near salt... >>> >>> >> >> >> >> That's about the size of it. >> >> Around salt, your car WILL eventually die, no matter how well you take care >> of it. >> >> > > Hand washing? you serious? have you tried that when it's below > freezing outside? I've done hand washing in sub zero weather. 1) sunny day. Park in the sun. 2) use hot water. 3) do one panel at a time. Wash, dry. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Preventing Rust from Road Salt
Nate Nagel > wrote in
: > > Hand washing? you serious? have you tried that when it's below > freezing outside? Whoever suggested that has never tried it. Or he has an appropriately heated and drained indoor facility in which to perform such automotive toilet. > > best bet is to find an automatic car wash with a good undercarriage > spray and use that... Doesn't work. Undercarriage sprays simply blast the same areas of the underbody that are already blasted by road spray. It does not get into ANY of the areas that collect slush and sand, which is where exterior rust begins. Plus the spray doesn't last nearly long enough to remove clumps of salty ice or sand. -- Tegger |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Protect Your Car From Road Salt | [email protected] | General | 0 | January 1st 08 10:21 PM |
Road Salt or Dry | teem | Saturn | 0 | December 10th 05 09:23 PM |
Pesky High Idle preventing 300,000 mile mark | jdybber | Dodge | 2 | December 1st 05 02:21 PM |
Road Salt Protection | Gary | Saturn | 2 | October 17th 05 09:21 PM |
preventing rust on drilled holes in frame | [email protected] | General | 2 | February 21st 05 04:29 AM |