How to save your aluminum and chrome from road salt

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  1. Derailed

    Derailed Road Train Member

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    I'm in upstate NY. Keeping it clean in the winter is hopeless. Even on nice days they're out there spraying salt brine. I deal with it in the spring.
     
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  3. sirjeff

    sirjeff Medium Load Member

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    Yup, I ran a set for 5 years up here with no effort put into them whatsoever and they held up OK. They are a great "good from far" solution if you aren't too picky
     
  4. sirjeff

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    That's them after 6 years, actually. Decent for sure but I would not put them on my Pete
     
  5. drivingmissdaisy

    drivingmissdaisy Road Train Member

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    How do you hook a trailer to that and not ram those tires through your sleeper cab?
     
  6. sirjeff

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    That was right before I left to deliver the truck to its new owner, along with all the spare junk I had kicking around for it :cool:
     
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  7. Cdemars316

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    Ceramic coating them does a pretty good job, but the more you use citrol on that or any other cleaner the faster it degrades also. I just put brand new high polish wheels on about three weeks ago, and they looked so good when I put them on I am not looking forward to this spring and how they look.
     
  8. shatteredsquare

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    the best prevention, winter is only fun if W2 or under warranty. road salt got steel coming apart like minecraft dirt

     
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