Salt water help
10-29-2015 | 12:27 PM
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My ten year old Avalanche was rusted badly enough that I had no choice but to sell it (while it was still worth something). Washing it about once a week is pretty good, just not feasible to wash a vehicle every day in winter. I buy new vehicles every few years now so I do not have to deal with problems like that. I am not seeing how that is hypocritical, this is reinforcement of what I have been saying in the first place.
Not a real apples to apples comparison really.
My truck gets dunked when launching and I live near the water. Yet like my boat I wash the truck after as well and it gets a bath and wax weekly
Much like.my boat, my truck has no rust.....just need to take care of things and they will take care of you.
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10-29-2015 | 12:34 PM
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Seriously? Your comparison is boat/vehicle and want to talk logical. There's no debate our vehicles are exposed to salt but I guess I'm missing your point? My vehicles are necessary tools if you will. I have no choice but to drive them in the winter/salt. I'm well aware and can not debate the negative effects of salt roads, once again, transportation tool not a toy. People store their corvettes for the winter, same concept. My boat on the other hand, I choose where and when it runs. And I can say I've never chosen to run it down a snow/salt covered road. Furthermore, so your saying our vehicles are ruined by the salt, but your boats are immune? I'm jealous, you guys get the best of both worlds. Maybe I missed the point all together, but I can't justify that as an accurate comparison or consider that statement an example of hypocrisy
10-29-2015 | 12:40 PM
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I wouldn't say it supports anything as you say in this post it isn't feasible to clean your car/truck after every exposer.
Not a real apples to apples comparison really.
My truck gets dunked when launching and I live near the water. Yet like my boat I wash the truck after as well and it gets a bath and wax weekly
Much like.my boat, my truck has no rust.....just need to take care of things and they will take care of you.
Not a real apples to apples comparison really.
My truck gets dunked when launching and I live near the water. Yet like my boat I wash the truck after as well and it gets a bath and wax weekly
Much like.my boat, my truck has no rust.....just need to take care of things and they will take care of you.
10-29-2015 | 12:42 PM
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Seriously? Your comparison is boat/vehicle and want to talk logical. There's no debate our vehicles are exposed to salt but I guess I'm missing your point? My vehicles are necessary tools if you will. I have no choice but to drive them in the winter/salt. I'm well aware and can not debate the negative effects of salt roads, once again, transportation tool not a toy. People store their corvettes for the winter, same concept. My boat on the other hand, I choose where and when it runs. And I can say I've never chosen to run it down a snow/salt covered road. Furthermore, so your saying our vehicles are ruined by the salt, but your boats are immune? I'm jealous, you guys get the best of both worlds. Maybe I missed the point all together, but I can't justify that as an accurate comparison or consider that statement an example of hypocrisy
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10-29-2015 | 12:45 PM
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10-29-2015 | 12:50 PM
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I would agree with it not being an apples to apples comparison, I was not the one who brought it up in the first place. You can wash your truck all you want on the top side, does not matter, it is the undercarriage that takes a beating and it is very difficult to spray everything on the underside. There will always be spots that are missed. I also call BS on waxing your truck weekly unless you are going through a car wash.
I do it myself...I am off ever Thursday and Friday and get bored so I take it to the wash and knock it out. When it gets cold (Florida standards) do I maybe miss a week or so....of course but I do wash and polish her every week if it's nice out.
Also I rinse the underside. I have never had a rust issue in this or any other truck I have owned. So I must be doing something right.
I am not knocking you or most of the up north crowd but it completely amuses me how afraid of salt some of these "offshore enthusiasts " are.
Yes it takes work when you are donte using to clean them. God forbid we put some time into these not so cheap toys we own.
10-29-2015 | 12:56 PM
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10-29-2015 | 12:57 PM
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I would agree with it not being an apples to apples comparison, I was not the one who brought it up in the first place. You can wash your truck all you want on the top side, does not matter, it is the undercarriage that takes a beating and it is very difficult to spray everything on the underside. There will always be spots that are missed. I also call BS on waxing your truck weekly unless you are going through a car wash.
10-29-2015 | 01:05 PM
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I do it myself...I am off ever Thursday and Friday and get bored so I take it to the wash and knock it out. When it gets cold (Florida standards) do I maybe miss a week or so....of course but I do wash and polish her every week if it's nice out.
Also I rinse the underside. I have never had a rust issue in this or any other truck I have owned. So I must be doing something right.
I am not knocking you or most of the up north crowd but it completely amuses me how afraid of salt some of these "offshore enthusiasts " are.
Yes it takes work when you are donte using to clean them. God forbid we put some time into these not so cheap toys we own.
Also I rinse the underside. I have never had a rust issue in this or any other truck I have owned. So I must be doing something right.
I am not knocking you or most of the up north crowd but it completely amuses me how afraid of salt some of these "offshore enthusiasts " are.
Yes it takes work when you are donte using to clean them. God forbid we put some time into these not so cheap toys we own.
