Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #61
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From: 	Scott Minbiole <minbiole@acsu.buffalo.edu>

Subject: worse than salt (was: auto car wash)

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:24:16 +0000



Reijo Silvennoinen, P.Eng. wrote:

> 

> Just beware of freezing locks (gas lid, trunk, and doors), and door trim

> - wipe them all off before heading into the cold.  The best trick is to

> wash the car immediately before really serious cold comes along (e.g.

> -30 or whatever) and those conditions are, of course, clean since salt

> doesn't work anymore and the car stays clean for an extended

> period......therefore severe cold isn't all bad!

> 



On the contrary! (flame suit on!)  Here in Buffalo, when it gets

too cold for salt (sodium chloride) to work, they use calcium

chloride.  It melts stuff even if the temperature gets down to

something like -50 deg F (I'm not sure about that, don't flame me

on it).  BUT, it's something like 10 times worse for paint

finishes and the like than regular salt.  D'oh!



		Scott :-)



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Scott Minbiole

minbiole@acsu.buffalo.edu

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