Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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01/28/23 11:51 AM
01/28/23 11:51 AM
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I’ve heard of other stations doing that but we don’t. We almost never get really cold temps though. The mag chloride really only works if you get the timing right for us. If you apply it just as the snow is starting to stick or as a pretreatment it keeps the snow from bonding to the road and slushes it up so it pushes off easily. Doesn’t do a lot of good once the snow is thick and compacted, at that point it can actually make the road more slick. The salt we use is basically the same stuff you throw on sidewalk.
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Bob]
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01/28/23 12:27 PM
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You guys’ DOTs must use a different salt than we do. Or maybe just more? We don’t have trouble with vehicles rusting. I use lots of salt/salt sand when I’m plowing on state roads, cause I can’t go home till the road is clean pavement edge to pavement edge lol. Straight salt in town, salt/sand on the highway. I’ve never even heard of spraying the undercarriage until I read it on here Over the last twenty years or so I had a 96 Honda Civic, a 96 Dodge 3/4 ton SLT and a 2000 GMC 3/4 ton van rust out to the point where they couldn't pass inspection without thousands of dollars worth of repairs to the frames. This was after replacing many steel parts on the undercarriage; all brakes lines multiple times, fuel filler necks, gas tank straps, etc. My current 2008 Tundra is getting really scaly, I've already replaced the rear bumper on it. I think Penn DOT uses calcium chloride and I know they spread calcium chloride flakes year-round on the dirt roads around my camp. They use it at camp just to keep the dust down, most of those roads are not winter maintained. So my vehicles get a double dose I guess. It takes a toll. Without the rust issues those vehicles could have lasted much longer.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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01/28/23 12:41 PM
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Wow. My dad is still driving my grandpas ‘94 Chevy half ton, and not a speck of rust on it. He also has a ‘95 Chevy 3/4 ton, has over 300k miles and also no rust. Around here the motor is shot LONG before the frame rusts. Some of our vehicles are on their second or third engine
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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01/28/23 01:28 PM
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That's why western ..high plains ...cars and trucks are sought after
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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01/28/23 01:31 PM
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I have a California car 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix....it always draws a crowd when its up on a lift..at the local gas station for an inspection. Still has the original gas tank..gas lines..brake lines..floors..trunk..it's a time capsule
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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01/28/23 01:45 PM
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You guys really have to replace gas tanks and brake lines before your motor and tranny go belly up?
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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01/28/23 02:08 PM
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You guys really have to replace gas tanks and brake lines before your motor and tranny go belly up? Yes in Virginia. I don't really want to talk for other states.
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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01/28/23 02:09 PM
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I've never had to replace tanks or brake lines due to rust. But we don't have vehicle inspections here. An inspector might insist that some be replaced.
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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01/29/23 02:50 AM
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Anyone get under their vehicle and spray anything to help protect from rust? What's your process and product? Ice liquid wax from turtle wax. Bare metal I put axle grease on. My ram is 21 years old , 454k miles on the Cummins, four pin holes of rust on a couple fenders,most rams rust bad
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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06/14/23 12:14 AM
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I bought some sort of bare metal cab corners online to instsll on top of the rust hole behind my drivers door. I had never heard of them but a friend of mine put them on his truck and it looked professional.
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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06/14/23 07:26 AM
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You guys really have to replace gas tanks and brake lines before your motor and tranny go belly up? I’ve never had to get rid of a vehicle due to drivetrain issues. It was always because of rust issues. Lots of vehicles now come with plastic gas tanks and stainless steel exhaust systems and stainless steel brake lines are available. I would guess this is due mostly to the issues with vehicles driving in the salt in north eastern states.
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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06/14/23 09:07 AM
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I bought some sort of bare metal cab corners online to instsll on top of the rust hole behind my drivers door. I had never heard of them but a friend of mine put them on his truck and it looked professional. See it every day up here
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Re: Rust protection on your ride
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06/14/23 08:45 PM
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Looks like your having fun !
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