Salty roads worry me.

[s6boy]

Just got back from 250 miles of salty M3/25/11 and the salt put down was rising like dust on the drier sections to the extent you could taste it coming into the car. Now I'm not going to stop using the car for part of the year so does anyone have any suggestions for cleaning the chassis to prevent the dreaded rust, I squirted a hose underneath to get some salt off but there'll be areas I couldn't reach. I'm even thinking of going to a local car wash that advertises chassis jets, but don't want to ruin the paint work at the same time!

[selwonk]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Karcher-Kew-under-chassis-cl...

[Gaffer]

Both the Sag and the Chim look like they have done the Sweedish Rally stage at the moment, I just just a Karshce Power Jet wash thingy and lie on the floor to direct the water....

Chim is due her annual waxoyl soon so will clean her up then, Sag is due its first waxoyl so will get them on the ramps and cleaned up then.

Claire

[LaserTam]

I have used a rotary garden sprinkler before, just put it in the road, and drove the car over the top of it!

[GV]

I also think salty roads make for a slippery surface once the residue sets into the tarmac and makes it all shiny.....

[davido140]

LaserTam said:

I have used a rotary garden sprinkler before, just put it in the road, and drove the car over the top of it!

Proper engineering that! tvr spirit through and through!

[woolleson]

Salt is a worry, but lesser of the two evils !!!

Believe me I hit a bit of black ice the other day, after the back had found it had a lot more grip than his fellow fronts it decided to overtake them for a change (must be fed up about always trailing, methinks ) so sending me in a tumble drying spin.....................

Luckily no harm was done, apart from my pride, but as much a salt is a pain ( but lessened by good chassis care) it will save us from the peril of losing our PJ'S

Now where is that sprinkler ???

[jmorgan]

davido140 said:

LaserTam said:

I have used a rotary garden sprinkler before, just put it in the road, and drove the car over the top of it!

Proper engineering that! tvr spirit through and through!

I save petrol and drag it under.

[97octane]

jmorgan said:

davido140 said:

LaserTam said:

I have used a rotary garden sprinkler before, just put it in the road, and drove the car over the top of it!

Proper engineering that! tvr spirit through and through!

I save petrol and drag it under.

Ditto, plus annual waxoyl.
But the salty roads worry me for another reason, I find them more slippery than just wet roads. Can even lose traction on a DRY salted road.

[Rooster]

I dont use the Karcher because it tends to be too powerful, light hosing does the trick plus an annual waxoyl (I am so happy Ive started a new job where there is a 30 foot long inspection pit available)
Know what you mean about the slippery conditions, I laid the pwer on this week and the back end fishtailed.... oops!

[s6boy]

davido140 said:

LaserTam said:

I have used a rotary garden sprinkler before, just put it in the road, and drove the car over the top of it!

Proper engineering that! tvr spirit through and through!

Couldn't agree more, although I'd be concerned that the electrics around the engine were a little exposed. I guess the answer to the slippery conditions is less right foot and more forward planning and knowing the standard tyres you use all year take a long time to come up to anything like normal operating temperature (experience gained on a slick Basingstoke science park where a near perfect 4 wheel drift at 30 was both unplanned and made a couple of unusual muscles twitch!)
to you all for a safe Christmas.

[Seasider]

Rooster said:

(I am so happy Ive started a new job where there is a 30 foot long inspection pit available)

Blimey !!!!


Thats one long Chimp you have there

[Hoover.]

Rooster said:

Long time no see....