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OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-03-2006, 09:31 AM

I just got another blazer. And i think it took a bath in the ocean. There is sand and white salt residue everywhere. I ripped out the soggy carpet and started using sopey water to clean everything. ..Is there some thing that neutralize's salt that i can use down it the cracks and rockers?
Looks like i also need to change all the fluids.

Longhorn Man · 02-03-2006, 03:49 PM

Randy....great to see you back on here man!
A real good washing should do OK, but a good scrubbing with a stiff hand brush on the back sides of the panels and underneath wouldn't be a bad idea... a power washer or even steam cleaner would the awsome, but 10 bucks at the coin op car wash would suffice.

Now you KNOW we need pics man.

cwilli84 · 02-03-2006, 04:11 PM

Was/is it a Katrina or Wilma victim? Be a good idea to find out.

Longhorn Man · 02-03-2006, 04:33 PM

I think Randy is refering to gobs of rust all over the blazer, like it came from here or Detroit.
At least, that's what I thought anyways.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-06-2006, 08:54 AM

Hey Andy... .Its not a hurracaine truck. I think the thing was a surf fishing truck or towed boats and drove in the water or something like that. The sill plates were all krusty with white salt and the bottoms of the seat brackets were too. I ripped out all the carpet and the floor had been fixed at one time, but is rusting out again. So i washed and scrubed everything with soapy water and hozed it out and it comes back....? I hate to think what the inside of my rockers look like. I need a salt neutralizer.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-07-2006, 08:21 AM

what do you guys that live at the beach do?

cdowns · 02-07-2006, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by OLDCHEV4X4

what do you guys that live at the beach do?

buy new !!! from experience i've learned a surf-fishing truck is basically disposable once started that type of salt cancer is near impossable to stop

OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-07-2006, 01:12 PM

Is there some kind of boat paint i can brush on? Shure is tough for me to just watch my blazer rust in front of my eyes.

*MisterMan* · 02-07-2006, 05:10 PM

buddy hydrolocked his yota, it then got yanked out to sea....he barley got it back....over 20,000 bucks worth of damage done. they torched it. bahahaha

CG · 02-07-2006, 09:05 PM

after you do a good cleaning like that cant you spray it down with rustmort or some similar product? just tossing it out there, i have no idea if that will work.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-08-2006, 08:35 AM

rustmort?? whats that.

Steelawork'n · 02-08-2006, 12:42 PM

Sounds like a real project to me. Got to take it down to bare metal and then fix all the cancer from there. Sounds like dipping for paint and rust removal is getting real popular. Check that out. It strips the truck down rust and all from what I hear. Then the holes can be patched, body anodised, primed and painted.

**Palf70Step** · 02-08-2006, 01:55 PM

Unless you separate all the panels and clean and recoat them, dipping is the only way I know of that has a chance of killing it. Anything strong enuff to clean up the effects of the salt, will most likely take the paint with it.

I would definitelly redo it with POR-15 or Eastwood Encaspulator or Rustmore to stifle any return.

stllookn · 02-08-2006, 02:51 PM

ALMOST impossible. I sold my truck that a friend gave a salt water bath launching and recovering his boat (I only discovered the results later). You will have to dip the body in a chemical solution to remove all traces of salt before you coat it with anything. Dried salt has such an affinity for moisture that it will attact moisture in the air through paint. Here is a link for more info on salt corrosion.

http://www.terrific-scientific.co.uk...orrosion-6.htm

OLDCHEV4X4 · 02-08-2006, 03:16 PM

Thanks guys.....not what i want to hear. No wonder the thing was so cheap. I'm gonna paint brush the floor and hope for the best. When the rockers woulnt pass inspection any more, ill replace them and that will take care of part of the problem. Eventually i'll replace everthing......hmmm.....mabey i'll just sell it. I'm undecided.

stllookn · 02-08-2006, 04:07 PM

Acutally your approach is probably not a bad idea. If it runs well just high pressure wash, clean it as best as you can, shake a spray it, drive it and enjoy it. Wait for the bad rust to show up and just replace that sheet metal as needed. You might find a Blazer with great sheet metal with a blown engine and running gear that you could switch all of your components to later on.

02-03-2006, 09:31 AM	#1
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	how to neutralize salt I just got another blazer. And i think it took a bath in the ocean. There is sand and white salt residue everywhere. I ripped out the soggy carpet and started using sopey water to clean everything. ..Is there some thing that neutralize's salt that i can use down it the cracks and rockers? Looks like i also need to change all the fluids. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-03-2006, 03:49 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: how to neutralize salt Randy....great to see you back on here man! A real good washing should do OK, but a good scrubbing with a stiff hand brush on the back sides of the panels and underneath wouldn't be a bad idea... a power washer or even steam cleaner would the awsome, but 10 bucks at the coin op car wash would suffice. Now you KNOW we need pics man.

02-03-2006, 04:11 PM	#3
cwilli84 1FINE69 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 239	Re: how to neutralize salt Was/is it a Katrina or Wilma victim? Be a good idea to find out. __________________ Had a 69 swb fleetside 350zz3 w 400turbo trans oak lined bed with rhino coated sides red exterior. SOLD

02-03-2006, 04:33 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: how to neutralize salt I think Randy is refering to gobs of rust all over the blazer, like it came from here or Detroit. At least, that's what I thought anyways.

02-06-2006, 08:54 AM	#5
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to neutralize salt Hey Andy... .Its not a hurracaine truck. I think the thing was a surf fishing truck or towed boats and drove in the water or something like that. The sill plates were all krusty with white salt and the bottoms of the seat brackets were too. I ripped out all the carpet and the floor had been fixed at one time, but is rusting out again. So i washed and scrubed everything with soapy water and hozed it out and it comes back....? I hate to think what the inside of my rockers look like. I need a salt neutralizer. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-07-2006, 08:21 AM	#6
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to neutralize salt what do you guys that live at the beach do? __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-07-2006, 01:12 PM	#8
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to neutralize salt Is there some kind of boat paint i can brush on? Shure is tough for me to just watch my blazer rust in front of my eyes. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-07-2006, 05:10 PM	#9
MisterMan Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Visalia, California Posts: 286	Re: how to neutralize salt buddy hydrolocked his yota, it then got yanked out to sea....he barley got it back....over 20,000 bucks worth of damage done. they torched it. bahahaha

02-07-2006, 09:05 PM	#10
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,044	Re: how to neutralize salt after you do a good cleaning like that cant you spray it down with rustmort or some similar product? just tossing it out there, i have no idea if that will work.

02-08-2006, 08:35 AM	#11
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to neutralize salt rustmort?? whats that. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-08-2006, 12:42 PM	#12
Steelawork'n Just hang'n around Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camano Island WA Posts: 248	Re: how to neutralize salt Sounds like a real project to me. Got to take it down to bare metal and then fix all the cancer from there. Sounds like dipping for paint and rust removal is getting real popular. Check that out. It strips the truck down rust and all from what I hear. Then the holes can be patched, body anodised, primed and painted. __________________ Driving a '68 Chevy C20 and a '93 Astro Van. Lots and lots of mileage that I deduct each year.

02-08-2006, 01:55 PM	#13
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,268	Re: how to neutralize salt Unless you separate all the panels and clean and recoat them, dipping is the only way I know of that has a chance of killing it. Anything strong enuff to clean up the effects of the salt, will most likely take the paint with it. I would definitelly redo it with POR-15 or Eastwood Encaspulator or Rustmore to stifle any return. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

02-08-2006, 02:51 PM	#14
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: how to neutralize salt ALMOST impossible. I sold my truck that a friend gave a salt water bath launching and recovering his boat (I only discovered the results later). You will have to dip the body in a chemical solution to remove all traces of salt before you coat it with anything. Dried salt has such an affinity for moisture that it will attact moisture in the air through paint. Here is a link for more info on salt corrosion. http://www.terrific-scientific.co.uk...orrosion-6.htm __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

02-08-2006, 03:16 PM	#15
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to neutralize salt Thanks guys.....not what i want to hear. No wonder the thing was so cheap. I'm gonna paint brush the floor and hope for the best. When the rockers woulnt pass inspection any more, ill replace them and that will take care of part of the problem. Eventually i'll replace everthing......hmmm.....mabey i'll just sell it. I'm undecided. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

02-08-2006, 04:07 PM	#16
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: how to neutralize salt Acutally your approach is probably not a bad idea. If it runs well just high pressure wash, clean it as best as you can, shake a spray it, drive it and enjoy it. Wait for the bad rust to show up and just replace that sheet metal as needed. You might find a Blazer with great sheet metal with a blown engine and running gear that you could switch all of your components to later on. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)



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