Salt on clio

[king.stromba]

Go out and wash the salt off your car. Splash a bucket on the allloys and one under each arch. If you dont think that salt is that bad, consider that they cant put salt on runways because it damages the planes. IT WILL EAT YOUR CAR.

 

[Jon1978]

Hence the reason why my car has not been outside for over a fortnight!

 

[edde]

I wouldnt do that the water may freeze on the car causing more problems than paint trouble.

Paint on aircraft is thinner I think, also the engine intakes are supsetable to ingress damage so some little bits of stone will cause some massive damage plus increase operating costs.

Im going to wash mine tomorrow but all the mud on it has probably protected the paint (builders using the area round my office as a soil dumping ground.

EDD

 

[jonnyboy]

how about f**k that by the time its rusting Ill be doing donuts in my vx220 turbo

seriously tho its wheels that salt really f**ks up. Mine have been getting a thorough wash every week

 

[Rallye-King]

My car has anti -corrosion warranty .... Why bother

 

[Rallye-King]

Quote: Originally posted by king.stromba on 29 January 2004

Go out and wash the salt off your car. Splash a bucket on the allloys and one under each arch. If you dont think that salt is that bad, consider that they cant put salt on runways because it damages the planes. IT WILL EAT YOUR CAR.

You dont want to put anything mildly corrosive near an aircraft for safty reasons...common sense really. Jet aircraft dont rely on traction like cars as they accelerate with thrust and slow down with reverse thrust so a mildy icy runway doesnt matter. I work for an airline, I know i wouldnt want salt anywher near Airbus 319/320s

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye-King on 29 January 2004

You dont want to put anything mildly corrosive near an aircraft for safty reasons...common sense really. Jet aircraft dont rely on traction like cars as they accelerate with thrust and slow down with reverse thrust so a mildy icy runway doesnt matter. I work for an airline, I know i wouldnt want salt anywher near Airbus 319/320s




Salts not good for any aircraft. Planes use there brakes though. No idea about Airbus but Boeing use ABS for sure.

Which arline do you work for if you dont mind me asking? Do you work with any of the bigger planes?

I think the main reason fo not salting the runway is the fact it gets into the controls water alone gets everywhere under flaps. Get griyt in piping can be dangerous especialy at high speed as damage could be caused.

EDD

 

[Tom_16v]

Ill was my valver Sunday I promise......

 

[Rallye-King]

Quote: Originally posted by edde on 29 January 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye-King on 29 January 2004

You dont want to put anything mildly corrosive near an aircraft for safty reasons...common sense really. Jet aircraft dont rely on traction like cars as they accelerate with thrust and slow down with reverse thrust so a mildy icy runway doesnt matter. I work for an airline, I know i wouldnt want salt anywher near Airbus 319/320s




Salts not good for any aircraft. Planes use there brakes though. No idea about Airbus but Boeing use ABS for sure.

Which arline do you work for if you dont mind me asking? Do you work with any of the bigger planes?

I think the main reason fo not salting the runway is the fact it gets into the controls water alone gets everywhere under flaps. Get griyt in piping can be dangerous especialy at high speed as damage could be caused.

EDD

Lets just say I dont work for a no frills or charter carrier. Our engineering boys deal with A319/320, Boeing 737/756/767/777 as well as numerous 747-400s . Need I say more

 

[Andyman]

In the last big freeze I washed my car in the morning [wasnt freezing then]and by 3pm the doors had frozen shut!!!!

 

[Rallye-King]

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye-King on 29 January 2004

Quote: Originally posted by edde on 29 January 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye-King on 29 January 2004

You dont want to put anything mildly corrosive near an aircraft for safty reasons...common sense really. Jet aircraft dont rely on traction like cars as they accelerate with thrust and slow down with reverse thrust so a mildy icy runway doesnt matter. I work for an airline, I know i wouldnt want salt anywher near Airbus 319/320s




Salts not good for any aircraft. Planes use there brakes though. No idea about Airbus but Boeing use ABS for sure.

Which arline do you work for if you dont mind me asking? Do you work with any of the bigger planes?

I think the main reason fo not salting the runway is the fact it gets into the controls water alone gets everywhere under flaps. Get griyt in piping can be dangerous especialy at high speed as damage could be caused.

EDD

Lets just say I dont work for a no frills or charter carrier. Our engineering boys deal with A319/320, Boeing 737/756/767/777 as well as numerous 747-400s . Need I say more

Oh and I forgot Avro RJ-100 s

 

[KDF]

Quote: Originally posted by king.stromba on 29 January 2004






If you dont think that salt is that bad, consider that they cant put salt on runways because it damages the planes. IT WILL EAT YOUR CAR.

That and the fact that the tyres on planes dont really do anything, once the plane is landing on the runway its going in a straight line.. traction or no traction..

Plus its the engines that do 90% of the braking on the ground anyway, hence the reason the reverse thrust flaps flip up on the engine when you hit the runway..

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 29 January 2004

That and the fact that the tyres on planes dont really do anything, once the plane is landing on the runway its going in a straight line.. traction or no traction..
Plus its the engines that do 90% of the braking on the ground anyway, hence the reason the reverse thrust flaps flip up on the engine when you hit the runway..



Depends on the landing the brakes are very strong (legal requirment to be able to stop on them alone) but pilots usually use reverse thrusters to slow as brake cost to be replaced.

I saw the Beluga land with all its brakes on maxed out and it realy does slow it down with them. Normal stopping is without brakes and its much longer.

EDD

 

[king.stromba]

I dont care about cups and 172s too be honest. Advice was more for Williams owners. 172s can rot for all i care.

 

[Paul Clio 16v]

Yeah youre right. Theyve got better rust protection anyway.

 

[Scudetto]

please, is there a distinction between grit on the roads and salt. I thought the councils gritted with grit, not salt? (could be wrong about this though). Erm, maybe grit has salt in it?

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