Cleaning your cars "underbits" after a salty adventure
Discussion
Lots of photos of various exotics playing in the snow over the last few weeks but how do you go about removing all that salt spray/crud thats got up inside the engine bay/suspension arms etc? Are you not storing up one big problem for later if you intend to keep the car for more than a few years?
Is there a reliable way to wash the underneath of the car?
Is there a reliable way to wash the underneath of the car?
evil_dr_fish said:
It's not actually salt any more 
Councils have realised that there was a world of liability issues awaiting them if they kept putting down a corrosive substance, so the 'stuff' they use is non-corrosive
Still wouldn't want all that cr@p all over my car!
Isn't any salt corrosive? Councils have realised that there was a world of liability issues awaiting them if they kept putting down a corrosive substance, so the 'stuff' they use is non-corrosive Still wouldn't want all that cr@p all over my car!
evil_dr_fish said:
It's not actually salt any more Councils have realised that there was a world of liability issues awaiting them if they kept putting down a corrosive substance, so the 'stuff' they use is non-corrosive
Still wouldn't want all that cr@p all over my car!
Looks underneath car Hhhmmm How about we just rephrase the chemical element as Sodium Chloride or or Sodium NA,11 or how about just NaCL ? Councils have realised that there was a world of liability issues awaiting them if they kept putting down a corrosive substance, so the 'stuff' they use is non-corrosive Still wouldn't want all that cr@p all over my car!
Velcro gloves sell well down here dont ya know. I thought you would have a few sheep outfits in that closet of yours, can I see what else you have in there ? 
I dont know if you got to see pics of my car underneath when I imported the Sport last Dec but every part that could rust did and was glowing red and flakey. So whatever the mix they used was nasty IMO. Its been a labour of love getting it looking great again. The car was based at Lotus as a CO car in its first year - Norfolk and then moved to around Chester North West. So what ever goes on the roads around there must be pretty harsh. We dont put salt on the roads here just grit when need be.
I dont know if you got to see pics of my car underneath when I imported the Sport last Dec but every part that could rust did and was glowing red and flakey. So whatever the mix they used was nasty IMO. Its been a labour of love getting it looking great again. The car was based at Lotus as a CO car in its first year - Norfolk and then moved to around Chester North West. So what ever goes on the roads around there must be pretty harsh. We dont put salt on the roads here just grit when need be.
Edited by Kylie on Friday 13th February 03:06
evil_dr_fish said:
No idea what they do in New Zealand!
...apart from "unnatural things to sheep"
...but according to my information, in the UK they stopped using corrosive substances years due to said liability issues and the fact that it's just plain unhelpful!
The only info I could find says they have added an adhesive substance to make it stay on the road for longer. This also makes any spray chucked up cling to your car for longer. I suppose the ideal test would be some of this rock salt in a jar with a nail and see what happens?...apart from "unnatural things to sheep"
...but according to my information, in the UK they stopped using corrosive substances years due to said liability issues and the fact that it's just plain unhelpful!
sjn2004 said:
The only info I could find says they have added an adhesive substance to make it stay on the road for longer. This also makes any spray chucked up cling to your car for longer. I suppose the ideal test would be some of this rock salt in a jar with a nail and see what happens?
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