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| How to wash off salt.; Any advice? | |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Jan 20 2018, 11:56 AM Post #1 |
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We have had a fun few days of snow in TN but now it's time to clean up this poor car. She was a BEAST but, it's covered in salt. I tried to do some research but didn't find much. I read something about adding vinegar to the wash bucket. Just want to kill that stuff as best as I can.
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| Prairie to pine | Jan 20 2018, 12:18 PM Post #2 |
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Spend about $20,00 in quarters at a self serve car wash. or pressure wash the heck out of it at home. It doesn't solve the problem, but it does help a lot. Please note the Minnesota location I live in. We do get a lot of experience with salt and chemicals.Best wishes ,Jonathan Minnesota, Land where on a clear quiet night when the wind is still,,, the sky is clear,,,, The stars are bright,,,, and its -30 degrees ,,, if you listen carefully,,, you can Hear the new Fords rusting away.... Edited by Prairie to pine, Jan 20 2018, 12:19 PM.
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| sphenicie | Jan 20 2018, 12:30 PM Post #3 |
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Just use a garden hose, hook to faucet with warm water. Salt is water soluble, no need for gimmicks. Most important thing is to get in all the nooks and crannys! Save the $20 in quarters and.......Bonus!.....you wont have to drive it on the road to get home. |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Jan 20 2018, 03:01 PM Post #4 |
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Well, she's scrubbed top to bottom and every last place I could get to. I added a shot of vinegar for some reason. I loaned my pressure washer out a while ago and of course it never came back. I'll figure something out on that later. Man, we treated this thing bad this week. ![]() Edit: Check out my Secret Santa gift getting used!
Edited by Turbo Dan-O, Jan 20 2018, 03:02 PM.
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| MR Bill | Jan 20 2018, 04:45 PM Post #5 |
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That is the way to do it. Put the quarters in blast the salt away or save your quarters and come down here, I have a key to the control box because I work at the car wash. |
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| Coche Blanco | Jan 20 2018, 04:59 PM Post #6 |
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I have seen this pressure washer on sale for $59.99 recently. Might want to keep an eye out. I've also heard good things about that HF one. |
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| t3ragtop | Jan 20 2018, 05:59 PM Post #7 |
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i'm with coche blanco on this one. i bought a greenworx electric pressure washer from lowe's a year and a half ago for $80 and it's the bomb for blasting crap off cars. it's also light enough for me to carry down my basement steps for climate controlled storage. it has a bunch of other uses as well. i clean my lawn furniture, my patio, brick and trim on my house, etc. be careful, though! it was strong enough to blow the chrome letters off my slk.
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| Turbo Dan-O | Jan 20 2018, 11:21 PM Post #8 |
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Thanks guys but, I'm not buying ANOTHER pressure washer. Just need to get mine back. She's all cleaned up inside and out. Oiled everything I could with some Z34 approved "Aerokroil". I'll wreck my own thread: This stuff is awesome! My ignition cylinder has been acting up for a few weeks and thought I was finally wearing out the original key/cylinder. Nope. Gave it a shot of Kroil and it's smooth as silk again! I've been using it around the garage for a while. It's WD-40 on steroids! This stuff is amazing. I hammered the whole car! It's hard to come by for some reason. We have a warehouse/distribution center here in Nashville. I was there a while back. Maybe we can get something going with these guys.
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| Woodie | Jan 21 2018, 06:27 AM Post #9 |
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Kroil is very near the top as far as penetrating oils go, but it really should be replaced for long term oiling. Near the end of my typewriter repair career the biggest problem we faced was tiny bits that stuck because of old oil and infrequent use. One of my coworkers used Kroil on everything and about a year later they were glued into a solid mass of metal, you had to go back and do the whole procedure again. Kroil has a lot of kerosene in it which evaporates and ends up behing a white powdery substance that make a pretty good glue. We would use Kroil to free things up, then flush it out with IBM cleaning fluid (trichloroethylene) and lubricate with normal light machine oil. Best way to get the salt off your car is to drive it in the rain, but god doesn't always co-operate as far as when you need to do this. Edited by Woodie, Jan 21 2018, 06:28 AM.
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I'll figure something out on that later. Man, we treated this thing bad this week. 


She's all cleaned up inside and out. Oiled everything I could with some Z34 approved "Aerokroil". I'll wreck my own thread: This stuff is awesome! My ignition cylinder has been acting up for a few weeks and thought I was finally wearing out the original key/cylinder. Nope. Gave it a shot of Kroil and it's smooth as silk again!
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