Protecting vehicle from salt?

[donpearsall]

Weeks after coming back from Speed Week my vehicle is still dripping salt, even after hosing it off there at the KOA, and then pressure washing after coming home.

Is there anything that will prevent salt from sticking to the metal? A web search turned up "Salt Away." Does that work?

Thanks
Don

[Glen]

Don
I use SALT-X  www.salt-x.com It's a great product. I have used it for 3 years and found it to be better then salt away.  It can be shipped UPS. It takes abot 2 oz per gal water. I use a hudson spreyer to apply.
Glen

[John Noonan]

Rinse for two to three hours and when you think you are done repeat twice..

[Richard Thomason]

I put a sprinkler under the rigs and move them every 6-8 hours. So far so good.
rht

[donpearsall]

John,
I know you have heard it a thousand times by now, but congratulations! Your 260 mph top speed is not only a great technical achievement, but also a great human feat.

And a great goal for us backyard builders yipping at your heals. See you at World Finals!

Don Pearsall

[John Noonan]

John,
I know you have heard it a thousand times by now, but congratulations! Your 260 mph top speed is not only a great technical achievement, but also a great human feat.

And a great goal for us backyard builders yipping at your heals. See you at World Finals!

Don Pearsall

Don thank you, it was a great week.

Thanks again and see you at the finals??

J

[jimmy six]

After 30 years of all kind of salt conditions I would advise one NOT to use a pressure washer. Flowing large amouns of water is the best.  Pressure washers drive salt into places you can't clean.
I too use a "cheap" lawn sprinker under the vehicle  for a few hours moving as needed. Truck spare tires need extra care.

If you use vour vehicle to push off a race car, especially one with open wheels. Make covers over your head lights. Mine attach under the hood and hang over the lights/grille leaving about 18" in the center.
 
Great run John! ! ! !

[John Noonan]

After 30 years of all kind of salt conditions I would advise one NOT to use a pressure washer. Flowing large amouns of water is the best.  Pressure washers drive salt into places you can't clean.
I too use a "cheap" lawn sprinker under the vehicle  for a few hours moving as needed. Truck spare tires need extra care.

If you use vour vehicle to push off a race car, especially one with open wheels. Make covers over your head lights. Mine attach under the hood and hang over the lights/grille leaving about 18" in the center.
 
Great run John! ! ! !

Good point about the pressure washer, as I said, when you think you are done with the sprinkler repeat twice..

[mstrdinan]

any new technology in 4 years??
     the time to think of this small problem i think is now   

[Jonny Hotnuts]

You could use the Hotnuts method and trade in your push vehicle ever 4 years.
Best method for removing salt I have found.

I call it the "clean slate method", and it works every time and is guaranteed to remove 100% of the salt.

~JH

[Buickguy3]

   To de-salt the trailer, we take it to the river and back it down the boat ramp, and let the water run over the deck for a half hour. Then pack the wheel bearings before we put it away. Don't know if the same would work for the truck and the race car.  We use Salt -Away on everything else. There is no easy/fool-proof way that we have found other than time and lots of water.
Good luck.
   Doug

[wobblywalrus]

We save money by using a lot of cold running water until it look like the salt is gone.  Then we use a dose of Salt Away to make sure the salt is off.

[deucemac]

The VERY best way to protect your vehicle from salt damage is to talk a friend into driving HIS car!

[Nexxussian]

We tried Salt Away in 2009 (didn't make it with the car for 2010) on the tow vehicle, push vehicle and the race car.

It's blatant where we missed with the salt away.

I would be interested in the Salt X, not because I'm dissatisfied with the Salt Away, more of a "pepsi Challenge" kind of thing.

I have to agree about the pressure washer, I still use them, as I have to get the big gobs off but a final cleaning with water from a hose (sprinklers are darned handy) for a while work well.

[racergeo]

 I have a new trailer and a tow vehicle that as of now has no rust. I just bought a gallon of a product called CorrosionX. They claim the Navy uses it on there planes that operate near salt water. They claim it prevents electrolysis between dissimilar metals and can revive equipment after salt water immersion. I am going to spray the under carriage on my truck and trailer as well as the brakes. I am going to use it liberally on my race cars. Go to Corrosionx.com  George