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Re: Does a car rust quicker, garaged
Tom Levigne wrote:[color=blue]
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> And by the way, a high pressure car wash in the winter will force that
> corrosive solution deeper into the seams and nooks and crannies and can do
> more harm than good. Worse yet, some car washes use water that has been
> recycled several times and has a very concentrated salt solution from
> everybody elses car before you use it - shooting this stuff all under your
> car a few times every winter is really asking for it. Sounds funny, but
> if you suspect recycled water after the carwash owner denies it, taste it
> for saltiness (have a bottle of good water handy to rinse afterwards in
> any case!)[/color]
I think that it would be a bit safer and easier to just use an ohm meter.
Recycled water with a high ion concentration should have considerably lower
resistance. It might also save you from consuming a mouthful of
hydrocarbons, antifreeze, and who knows what.
Eric
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