Rust belt?

[Udy2554]

 

[Udy2554]

 

[Udy2554]

 

[Udy2554]

Frankie’s Rinse and Wax, Canandaigua, New York!

Extremely happy with the quality of work! Interior is impeccable! Underhood is like new!

Unfortunately, I drove the truck to town and back…it’s no longer all shiny and new looking! :-(

 

[markabby]

That a lot of road! I have a handful of customers and friends on that road! Also known as County Rd 33!

did you know H*****n Chevrolet owns hundreds of acres of land on that road? personal/ private hunting grounds

and, yes, CR33

 

[markabby]

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hey..where's that front license plate? Hochul will have you arrested! lol

 

[Gemeni06]

One of the perks living in the sticks is that they don't have the funding to use salt brine.

I wonder why they call it the “rust belt”?

My Black Pearl Metallic ‘18 PowerWagon!

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It’s heartbreaking to see it like this…regularly!

I’m having it detailed inside and out next week! Paint is getting “corrected”, and a good coat of wax! I elected not to go ceramic because I do drag her through the trees and do a bit of pinstriping!

Anyone else enjoy the daily salting?

Is that salt brine, granular salt or a combination of the two?

 

[Udy2554]

One of the perks living in the sticks is that they don't have the funding to use salt brine.

Is that salt brine, granular salt or a combination of the two?

Granular salt, or a mix with sand! I have a little bit of every kind of living around me! Dirt roads, multi-million dollar lake homes(look up the Sands Castle), villages, state highways! They all use something a little different!

 

[Udy2554]

did you know H*****n Chevrolet owns hundreds of acres of land on that road? personal/ private hunting grounds

and, yes, CR33

Yuppers, I worked on a couple of the cabins there a few years back! I know a couple of the caretakers quite well…Lou and Scott!

 

[Udy2554]

hey..where's that front license plate? Hochul will have you arrested! lol

A deer stole it a few years back! I’m not sure they’re needed now that the registration and inspection get read remotely!?!)

 

[markabby]

Yuppers, I worked on a couple of the cabins there a few years back! I know a couple of the caretakers quite well…Lou and Scott!

lou is my cousin

 

[Dusty]

And that is the reason I moved out of the rust belt. A friend of mine back in the Midwest tried a product this year on his truck called "Salt-Away". He had been extremely happy with the results and will continue to use it. He buys it in the concentrate and mixes it, and then uses a pump sprayer to apply it. Apparently it was designed for Marine use, but is perfect for removing road salt from vehicles..



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Vinegar mixed with water will do pretty much the same thing.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 127303 miles.

 

[Wild one]

Black vehicles are a love/hate relationship for me lol.

Blacks not a colour,it's a flipping career

 

[markabby]

Blacks not a colour,it's a flipping career

absolutely true. If you don't own a black vehicle, you have no idea how true those words are.

 

[Udy2554]

lou is my cousin

You’ll have to give me a heads up when you’re back in town!

Lou is an awesome guy! I used to shoot bow with him and the guys at the scout camp! He’s good friends with my aunt Mary(Makepeace)! You can ask him about the heating guy in Naples! I look forward to meeting you!

 

[Wild one]

absolutely true. If you don't own a black vehicle, you have no idea how true those words are.

I owned a black vehicle when i was young and alot more ambitious at keeping it clean,not now though

 

[markabby]

You’ll have to give me a heads up when you’re back in town!

Lou is an awesome guy! I used to shoot bow with him and the guys at the scout camp! He’s good friends with my aunt Mary(Makepeace)! You can ask him about the heating guy in Naples! I look forward to meeting you!

we live in southern kentucky....our trips back up there are limited to maybe once a year now, but, next time, i'll take you up on that.

 

[Gemeni06]

Granular salt, or a mix with sand! I have a little bit of every kind of living around me! Dirt roads, multi-million dollar lake homes(look up the Sands Castle), villages, state highways! They all use something a little different!

It's fairly predictable what they use here. I don't recall seeing sand on the interstate or county highways. If they do use it, they must use very little. Most of the time after the state and county plow trucks are done the roads appear to be bare pavement. It looks like they use 100% salt. But things change dramatically once you hit the town road. You're in a whole new world then. There's usually a layer of sand on top of packed down snow or ice. They must use some salt but it has to be very little. It's about six miles to my house from where the town road starts. Many times after snow the town plow truck hasn't even been through there yet. More than once I've used 4WD for the trek. Once late Spring hits and no more possibility of snow the town uses a street sweeper to clear the sand from the road in our hamlet. I don't know how far from the hamlet they use the sweet sweeper but I know they don't use it on the miles of roads once you leave the hamlet. I guess that over time the rain clears the sand or at least most of it. In early Spring on a nice day some bikers will jump the gun and come out to enjoy the scenery on the back roads. What they don't realize is that there is still sand on some of these roads or realize what sand can do to traction when rounding a corner. Been more than one bike spill as a result of it.

 

[Gemeni06]

It's fairly predictable what they use here. I don't recall seeing sand on the interstate or county highways. If they do use it, they must use very little. Most of the time after the state and county plow trucks are done the roads appear to be bare pavement. It looks like they use 100% salt. But things change dramatically once you hit the town road. You're in a whole new world then. There's usually a layer of sand on top of packed down snow or ice. They must use some salt but it has to be very little. It's about six miles to my house from where the town road starts. Many times after snow the town plow truck hasn't even been through there yet. More than once I've used 4WD for the trek. Once late Spring hits and no more possibility of snow the town uses a street sweeper to clear the sand from the road in our hamlet. I don't know how far from the hamlet they use the sweet sweeper but I know they don't use it on the miles of roads once you leave the hamlet. I guess that over time the rain clears the sand or at least most of it. In early Spring on a nice day some bikers will jump the gun and come out to enjoy the scenery on the back roads. What they don't realize is that there is still sand on some of these roads or realize what sand can do to traction when rounding a corner. Been more than one bike spill as a result of it.

I forgot to add. My brother-in-law calls these bikes Organ Donors but I reserve that term for crotch rockets.

 

[Udy2554]

we live in southern kentucky....our trips back up there are limited to maybe once a year now, but, next time, i'll take you up on that.

My sister and bil are in Kennesaw Ga. I’m pretty sure they drive through Kentucky and Tennessee when they visit! It’s a long drive!

A buddy of mine is in Kentucky working on something with the electrician’s union! Couldn’t tell you where though!