Yeah, had the pleasure of driving in such splendid conditions on Monday. From just south of Morris all the way to Mahomet, just super.
I have been getting my daily drivers oiled for many years.The main advantage to using new oil is that it doesnt stink like used oil.There is a local garage that uses chain saw bar oil,works real nice,it is a little stickier that regular oil.One of the locals was using industrial spray grease[goes on like oil,and jells up like grease] when it went to almost $1000 for a 55 gallon drum,he quit using it.I get the dailys done every year and it's worth the $50-$60 to me just because I havent had to change a rusted brake or fuel line in years.
I've never heard of "oiling" the bottom of a car as described here. How come the "enviro-nazis" haven't raised a rukus....? I'm just sayin'.....
Another thing that works is to make sure you have some good oil leaks to the point that it will loose 1 quart per gas tank fill. Trust me it worked! LOL, well it did till I replaced the motor with a non-leaker and the rust sure came on after I blasted the underneath with a steam cleaner. I wish I never did that.
I'll probably end up spraying the bottom of my cab, and underside of my fenders, and bed with bedliner... ~Jason
my experience is : i plowed snow on donner several yrs . when our shift was over we took the trucks into a floor heated shop & with hot water , spend another couple of hrs washing the entire truck , TOP TO BOTTOM , to get the salt off so the cabs didnt rot off . i would not drive anything on mine on salty roads . bad news !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ..... steve
Ya see there is this thing called a car wash? Salt isn't the freindlyest evironment for your car but what the hell keep it clean and drive anytime you feel safe in it. OH BTW mix used motor oil and kerosene and get a pump sprayer. Wet the underside down real well. Unless of course its a show car with one of those fancy schmancy painted and stripped chassis.
one thing that the airplane owners who have floats use, is LPS 3, it's a really sticky wax like anti corrosion coating. It lasts for up to a year,and you can reapply it as much as you want. If it will protect aluminum aircraft parts from corrosion in salt water, it should be able to protect a rod in the winter. they take this stuff and spray the crap out of the inside of all the panels http://www.lpslabs.com/product_pg/corrosion_pg/LPS3.html
I live up here in the salt state of Michigan..where we have 5 seasons..summer ,winter, salt ,spring ,and fall..any of the cars that I value..never hit the road after the first snow fall ,and dont come back out of hibernation until at least 2 or 3 good spring,all day rains..
anyone remember rusty jones? those were the first one to show up in the boneyards. ive always sprayed the underbody of my cars with undercoat and spray litheum grease on all hardware , brake lines,brake fittings and bleeders,and load up at the fuel pump lines with the red tube stick.salt sucks.well,in that way anyway. i live on the coast so im screwed anyway
HAHA! thats pretty cool.......I drove my 67 Tempest through a few hard winters and the salt didnt seem to affect it, I just washed it every month
it's interesting seeing the varied responses depending upon the region of the country where the poster lives. you got east coasters saying slather it in oil, you got the upper midwesterners who say screw it, just hibernate the cars till spring. you got those in areas that see snow, but they don't use rock salt as a paving medium, as the previous areas do. most milder areas you only see salt at icy intersections, etc. go to minnesota or east and see them cover the entire road in salt, BIG difference in saturation levels. the shitty winters were a big reason i moved from minnesota to colorado, where i live we get snow, but it melts very soon. we got hit with a couple of storms this week, but even in between them it bounced back to the low 60's and i could drive my chevy. remember what they made cool old trucks for. get a 50's or 60's truck to drive in the winter.
I had that stuff eat a brand new set of aluminum rims on my pickup in ONE day. I took them back, and luckily they gave me a new set, they then advised me to put Vaseline on my rims to keep that crap from corroding them....just my $0.02
SALT A WAY iT A SPRAY BOTTLE MIX USED BY THE BOATING INDUSTRY OCEAN WATER BOATS AND IT'S AVAILABLE AT ANY BOATING SHOP! BOB K. USES ALL THE TIME ON HIS CUSTOM CHEV CONV.WHEN HE'S AT BONNEVILLE !
I wash my DD after the roads clear and at least every 2 weeks and then leave it in a heated garage in the winter and the salt just tears it apart. I guess it is a big thing in PA. My family is from PA and they dont oil there cars with the exception of my little sis used too. She showed me a 74 C10 about 5 years ago that had no rust. Said the guy oiled it every year. Sorry. I can afford other cars to drive in the winter so I do. Big engine rear wheel drives are just too hard to keep out of the ditch anyway. My son put his 96 GT mustang in the ditch this week because his DD is down for a clutch. His car never saw salt till this week. Probably the body will dissappear over the winter.
I'd have to say that if you intend to build a driver, WHY WOULD IT MATTER? I know that everyone wants their stuff to stay pretty for ever, but for the most part you bought the thing w/ some sick or questionable rust issues. I understand the laying out of money that you may not have to get the thing the way you want it. The origional question just would make more sense if it where from somebody who pulled their car around on an open trailer. Just my take, and not trying to throw jabbs in any direction
I live in NE IL, and visit my parent's in SE WI quite often. I am only 36 and am getting tired of the long winters (about 5 months). Nothing like slipping on black ice and breaking you ass! Maybe if my garage was cleaned up; and I could actually work in it during winter, I would feel differently. I am currently contemplating a job move to AZ or NM. Anyway; getting back to the thread - yeah; rust sucks! In IL and WI, they dump a load of salt on the roads every snow fall! You think they would move to sand; like they do in NE, Kansas, CO etc.? I have seen 20 - 30 yr old pickups by my relatives in Geneva NE, that have minimal rust, due to sand applied to streets, instead of salt. Back to point: A fellow I use to work with; told me in MN and Canada, he has heard of people using chain saw bar oil, on the under carriage to prevent rust. You can use a pressurized bug sprayer to apply the chain saw bar oil. I guess bar oil has some paraffin wax in it, which helps it to stick to metal? I intent to give this a shot on my daily driver.
I have only had my olds for almost 2 months and plan on driving it all winter, my only complaint so far are the other drivers. Im not sure how much the salt will affect the sheet metal, I already have some small spots to fix before paint, but I got the car to be a daily driver so, I guess it depends on how much maintenance you plan on doing to the car and how prepared the car is already for the salt.
Bar and Chain oil is supersticky and environmentally friendly. Used drain oil belongs in the recycling, no place else. Its got large amounts of lead and other heavy metals in it, and other toxic crap that you don't want on your car and don't want washing off into the environment. Spending the 2 bucks on some motor oil and dumping it in strategic locations is a trick I learned from my dad years ago. Its not a solve all, but it really helps.
Kansas uses some kind of green liquid stuff on the roads. Back in Feb. when I went to CO to get my '56 I was on I-70 and it was a sheet of ice all the way across CO and 3/4 of Kansas. I almost lost my total rig a couple of times. I was in 4X4 all the way from Denver to Topeka KS with my F250. Once passing a snow plow he squirted that shit on my ride. On purpose I think because I passed his 20 mph ass. Piss on that stuff, I was glad to get back to FL!
The reason I started this thread is because I just bought a pristine '66 Pontiac with 33,000 miles and now am afraid to take it out of the drive because the roads are salted. I am very interested in doing the bar oil treatment but not sure I can talk some garage into letting use their lift and getting their floor all messed up.
I'd rather fix rust than walk all winter! But in your case park the Poncho till after a couple spring rains.
Teisco - welcome to the HAMB. I'm in Hiawatha. I don't drive mine in the winter, salt is just too caustic. I store my Merc from the first snow until we get a couple hard rains, usually April before she comes out. Did you buy your Pontiac local?
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