Salt help?

[Jgolden]

The "Pre summer question" post mentioned Salt and other road treatments in the snow belt.

Anyone have any luck with treatments. Motorhome BB mentioned a couple of salt treatments used on boats used in salt water.

I'm sure Jay L. would know.

Brake lines were mentioned. I have had a number of brakelines rust out. (I own old stuff) Do stainless lines help?

You never really trust brakes again after you blow a line.

Thanks

 

[GIT-R-DONE]

I always spray out the underside of the truck in the spring, let it set for a few days without being in the rain/water, then I spray it with Linseed oul underneath. Do this every year and it really slows down the rust factor.

 

[JLEONARD]

There is a product calle "Salt Off" made by Starbrite. They advertise it for boat trailers. . the catalog description says it removes the salt and leaves a protectant layer of PTFE (teflon I think). I've never tried it.



I have a spray bottle here of what is called "Salt-Away" made by Salt-Away Products out of Calif. (888-SALT-AWAY) I used it in a couple of places on my old boat such as on top of the fuel tanks in hopes that it would prevent corrosion. I have no clue if it worked but it made me feel good the day I used it (and maybe the next day too).

It says to spray on and rinse off with fresh water.

The label doesn't say what's in it. Just that it's non hazardous, non toxic, and biodegradable. They also go to the extent of defining "salt" to mean sodium chloride as found in ocean or salt water.



In my opinion, rinsing/washing it as Git does then spraying with some kind of oil or protectant would be as good as anything. I wish I could go to a "car wash" that would spray WD 40 under the entire vehicle. (Maybe put some in a spray paint gun ?????)



Another note... . according to the old time marine mechanics if you ever get your boat engine covered with salt water, simply rinsing it won't get rid of the salt. They say to wash it with soap and water, then rinse it. Perhaps there is truth to that. I know that if I rinse my boat down all the salt does not get removed... it must be washed with soap and water to get it all.



Sorry for the long reply, you can blame jgolden... he asked. :-laf

 

[TWorline]

WD40 works real good in an old spray gun. We have one dedicated WD @ work, we use it to change semi tires it works very well, no more Murphys Oil Soap.

 

[Jgolden]

Thanks Jay. This was the first time I traveled with my Motorhome in the winter, and every road I was on north of DC was covered with salt and saw lots of those liquid applicators.

I have washed it a few times but I'm sure you'r right about soap and water, soapy pressure wash. Have to check out the salt eliminators and treatments.

Think I'll take a paint brush and spread grease on the brake lines.

The linseed oil sounds good. Maybe vegtable oil? Like to keep the flash point high.....

Also have 98 Dodge 2500 starting to blister here and there.

Thanks.

 

[John Martines]

They started using salt brine to treat the roads in Pa. about three years ago and my truck has shown more wear and rust since. I use the Salt-a-way stuff (use it on the fishing gear as well) and I guess it helps. We'll see!

 

[Featherman]

Rust Check

AS the title says... ... ... ... ..... I Rust check my old toys up here. It is an annual treatment about 150. 00 a pop. Small price to pay for a piece of mind.



They drill holes in the doors to make sure they get into the nooks, remove tail lights and put the vehicle up on the hoist to sapray the underside.

 

[Moving Violation]

Git learned well from me, Linseed Oil, Linseed Oil, Linseed Oil, this can be bought at any hardware store, also buy a cheap undercoat/spray gun & spray the underside affected areas. Another suggestion, buy a gallon of either "auto-mask" or "slime" to spray the painted sides of the body, this is a concentrated soap product that will protect the painted surfaces from overspray/mist. It won't protect from direct spray. It allows you to simply wash off "sticky" situations. We spray about 12 vehicles per year (with linseed) & this really speeds up clean-up. This product is made for the painting/bodyshop industry & we use it to protect from welding smoke & painting during big snowplow rig build-ups. Good luck.

 

[JCrank]

Down here near the Outer Banks of NC we have been suing the linseed oil treatment for years. It works. Most everyone using their trucks on the beaches uses it or some variation of it. Just make sure the underside of your vehicle is thoroughly cleaned before application. There is more than one linseed oil. We use the boiled linseed oil. Also MAKE SURE you don't get any on your driveshafts. M. V's wisdom of masking off areas you don't want to coat is a really great idea.

 

[JFlagg]

The linseed oil sounds like a good idea. One question though, why don't you want it on the driveshaft? Might have to start doing this every year now to keep the salt off... . thanks

 

[AKaiser]

If you already have a rust problem on the frame, underbody, there are some products out there that are good for that. We used to paint over fertilizer truck frames, which were rusted bad from the fertilizer salt. Here's one example, and here's another.