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    Offline LAA66

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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #15 on: December 24, 2008 - 10:47:31 AM »
     That's terrible.  :22yikes:  Now I see why you guys store em away in winter.
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #16 on: December 24, 2008 - 10:51:31 AM »
    Quote from: snowdog on December 24, 2008 - 09:27:28 AM
    In the words of an ex-president "I Feel your Pain".  :roflsmiley: But Seriously Folks, with a 1/4 of Michigan on top of a salt mine we get plenty of salt.  To make matters worse I live on a gravel road which the put/pour calcium cloride on to hold down the dust in the summer.  So the corrorsion process is year round, isn't that nice!

    Snow Doggie


    Heres a pic of the salt farm right near me a few miles away in Newark, CA.
    No shortage of this stuff here.

    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/501427729_ed2598a0b5.jpg
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #17 on: December 24, 2008 - 12:21:45 PM »
    MMMmm salted pork

    At least on the newer cars they have a better level of corrosion protection than the old stuff like our e-bodies
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #18 on: December 24, 2008 - 12:50:09 PM »
    I know what you are talking about for sure with salt. I dont think I will drive my car if I can get it on the new challenger or my Barracuda after I get it restored either in the winter.  Gordon
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #19 on: December 24, 2008 - 01:41:37 PM »
     :scared: Oh my Lord. Get that poor thing to the car wash ASAP!!
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #20 on: December 24, 2008 - 02:32:17 PM »
    Well, hate to be the bearer of bad news Mike, but that car is a total loss. By springtime it will be half eaten away, nothin you can do about it now. I'll give you $100 for it! :roflsmiley:
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #21 on: December 24, 2008 - 03:57:46 PM »
    Quote from: Tower Rat 95B on December 24, 2008 - 10:30:53 AM

     about 25 years ago I was up in Nova Scotia, Canada and they did this thing called "Misting" alot of the auto shops advertised misting for like 20 dollars,,,,,,, I think it was just spraying the under carriage with a light oil or something.........   Maybe someone up in Canada can tell us what Misting was all about???
    I saw a "Dream Car Garage" episode where they took a Buick Grand National, misted it and drove it all winter in Canada. In the spring it still looked pretty clean. I believe the used a product from Krown which I believe is only available in Canada. They sprayed it on the Buick's undercarriage and in the nooks and crannies to protect the car from the salt. Can't say if it works or not as I've never tried it. I sent an email to Krown Products and got an email back from the company President saying it wasn't yet available in the U.S.
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #22 on: December 24, 2008 - 04:49:27 PM »
    Quote from: 392heminut on December 24, 2008 - 02:32:17 PM
    Well, hate to be the bearer of bad news Mike, but that car is a total loss. By springtime it will be half eaten away, nothin you can do about it now. I'll give you $100 for it! :roflsmiley:

    Well... Let's talk about this in the Spring. You might have a deal.   :lol:
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #23 on: December 24, 2008 - 05:12:18 PM »
    Off topic. :bigsmile:... but...

    Did you know you can take a clean frying pan and put 1/4" of salt in the bottom, nothing elese, just salt, then put a ribeye steak in there and cook it?  It will come out tender n juicy and not even taste like salt at all.  I was told this years ago by a friend, and we both did it at my house together just to see...it did work :2thumbs:
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #24 on: December 24, 2008 - 05:27:41 PM »
    I am not a big fan of I-76...too many tolls and tunnels!

    Another huge salt mine is in Retsof, NY, south of Rochester. What an odd cooincidence that these huge salt mines are in the Snow Belt.

    They spay brine here on the roads if there is a threat of ice/snow. Seems to rinse off pretty quickly with the next rain.

    It will not preserve your sanity.

    I don't even put the stuff on my food. Cook a steak in it? Noooooooooo thanks!

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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #25 on: December 24, 2008 - 05:29:10 PM »
    Quote from: Moparal on December 24, 2008 - 05:12:18 PM
    Off topic. :bigsmile:... but...

    Did you know you can take a clean frying pan and put 1/4" of salt in the bottom, nothing elese, just salt, then put a ribeye steak in there and cook it?  It will come out tender n juicy and not even taste like salt at all.  I was told this years ago by a friend, and we both did it at my house together just to see...it did work :2thumbs:

    Just regular table salt?  How long does it take?
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #26 on: December 24, 2008 - 05:42:54 PM »
    Just regular table salt.  It takes about the same time as cooking in a pan in butter.


    I worked in a morton salt dome 30 years ago.  2500 ft down under ground.  I was totally amazed.   They had big 18 wheelers down there, d-7 dozers, and equipment you would never dream could fit in a 6x6 square elevator. It was all welded back together once it was under ground.  A salt dome can be many miles wide and deep.  The roads/tunnels under ground were 100x300 foot.   I will never forget it. 

    If you ever want to talk about fresh water n not salt :swaying:  ask me about catching aligators by hand and putting them in my motel room bath tub :smilielol:  I have many outdoor adventures that were more than dangerous, but fun at the time :2thumbs:
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #27 on: December 24, 2008 - 05:56:32 PM »
    Al your crazy   :screwy: didnt your momma tell you about stuff like that   :poopoke:


    Whas that salt mine in Hutch KS?
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #28 on: December 24, 2008 - 06:01:19 PM »
    it is just the same here , it is not uncommon to see that , my trucks rockers are gone & I have already replaced the box  & I live in a very dry climate , if you have salt like that & live in a moist climate you can be in a situation where the car needs to be replaced in 5-6 years even with the oil / anti rust spray treatments
     a friend has 2 Iroc R/Ts he has meticulously maintained 1 was kept in Ontario for a few years , it has lower milage but the corrosion on the alum & the whole car is far worse then the one kept in the west , the reality is there is not a lot you can do to prevent deterioration if you live in a moist climate which is why I would never again live near the great lakes
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    Re: Salt is a preservative, isn't it??
    « Reply #29 on: December 24, 2008 - 06:04:35 PM »
    Hey I can live with a car that will last 56 years in the salt lol  :poopoke:
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