Pretty dead subforum

Consistent with fewer LGTs driving around here... succumbed to salt I guess. This effin region is just as addicted to salt like to crack.

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Hi uncle! I’m back at least

Comebacks! I've been off and on myself. Mostly off.

I just lurk, never have anything good to post about.

Not technically from New England here, but I've noticed the same thing. Seems the PNW has the most active community to me. Do they not use road salt? On that topic, what do you guys do to combat it? I'm planning on doing some POR-15 this summer.

No state dumps as much salt as ******* Mass.

 

I don't drive my fun cars in winter... on the Tacoma truck I am using a combo of Amsoil HDMP and Fluid Film and trying to improve underbody/frame washing regimen. Also have a junker Suzuki I let be eaten by rust. Still going though.

 

One of my LGTs never saw road salt, the other only few winters. Will be used again in winter, I plan on rust proofing/washing regimen for her.

Yeah pretty hardcore lurker here as well.

 

Fluid Film for me as well. My LGT is a rustbucket underneath so it is already a lost cause and a pain to work on. Never buying a New England used car again.

No state dumps as much salt as ******* Mass.

 

I need to reiterate that. F**king hypocritical pseudo tree-huggers are all about environment but damn ground waters and streams because their ******* Priuses on shitty tires must have clear roads to move around.

 

It probably would be cheaper to buy everyone winter tires (e.g. via tax credit) and reduce the road salt use.

No state dumps as much salt as ******* Mass.

 

I don't drive my fun cars in winter... on the Tacoma truck I am using a combo of Amsoil HDMP and Fluid Film and trying to improve underbody/frame washing regimen. Also have a junker Suzuki I let be eaten by rust. Still going though.

 

One of my LGTs never saw road salt, the other only few winters. Will be used again in winter, I plan on rust proofing/washing regimen for her.

 

Amsoil HDMP... never heard of it but sounds cool. I bought my car from NorCal where I think it saw minimal snow but Carfax shows that it started its life in Utah. My undercarriage is in much better shape than other Northeastern cars and I'd like to keep it that way. I hope POR-15 combined with Fluid Film will do that. Cleaning out behind the moldings, plastic undercovers, wheel well sheets, spats would help too. I found a whole colony of ants feeding on the detritus that collected in the sideskirts that way.

 

I need to reiterate that. F**king hypocritical pseudo tree-huggers are all about environment but damn ground waters and streams because their ******* Priuses on shitty tires must have clear roads to move around.

 

It probably would be cheaper to buy everyone winter tires (e.g. via tax credit) and reduce the road salt use.

 

I might be one of those pseudo tree-huggers but that winter tire tax credit sounds awesome. Sad to see my state ranking so high in salt usage. They are much better about that out west. It helps that drivers are forbidden from certain roads unless they have snow tires (or chains). I used to work for City of Evanston, IL, and they used a beet juice/salt mixture that helped prevent corrosion and reduce salt.

 

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I lurk but my XT is my daily. I hate salt. Such an abuse of salt its almost ludicrous. Luckily a scrubadub is right near me and their under carriage wash has saved the chassis for many years now. But age has finally set in....

A regional subforum about the northeast would naturally lead to discussion on rust. Post your pictures of your undercarriage - here's mine from December '16:

I’m just excited to drive a fun car in the snow again. FWD Honda Odyssey full of kids isn’t my idea of fun in the snow. LGT with Nokians is right up my alley. Salt sucks but that isn’t something I control, so I don’t worry about it I guess. Just get a car wash when I can... never thought of or heard of liquid film and whatever else you guys were mentioning. It’s probably too late for that now

^ Never too late. You can always stop the corrosion from getting worse.

In the PNW we use patchouli salts. Organically grown, no CO2 used in production, and it won't rust your cars. They're mined from Hipsters beards and man buns. You wouldn't believe the build up of patchouli salt in those things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought all the rain just washed away your corrosive encounters?

I've heard that a lot of the corrosion happens during the warmer months from the residual salt. Water might get rid of the visible stains but there's still enough of the nasty stuff to do damage. It got me thinking of pressure washing with road salt neutralizers. You would attach a pressure washer to something like this:

 

 

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Wow, just added something to my cart I never knew I needed, "Car Water Broom"

In the PNW we use patchouli salts. Organically grown, no CO2 used in production, and it won't rust your cars. They're mined from Hipsters beards and man buns. You wouldn't believe the build up of patchouli salt in those things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Wow, just added something to my cart I never knew I needed, "Car Water Broom"

 

for what?! lol

Washing that nasty EC salt off?

.. of... your driveway? lol

Your undercarriage. It's pointed up.......... not like you'd understand.

Your eyes are still fresh because you're on hippie/west coast time. Just waking up, right? Wake n bake?

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