Then you would have assumed wrong. Have you ever driven in a northern state where salt is used on the road to help melt the ice and snow? The entire vehicle is covered in salt all winter. Even when it's not snowing, there is salt on the road and melting snow causes a constant spray all winter. My truck gets washed once a week and it only lasts until I drive it again. One commute to work and salt spray all over the side and undercarriage again. I've been to Hawaii and Florida. Cars are emaculate in comparison. So Cal is probably the same. The only salt spray in the air would be if you park right next to the ocean. 1/4 mile in or so and you would be spotless.DCabTaco said:
I beg to differ...We have a major problem with corrosion here in Hawaii, and not just while parked on the beach. By no means have I done a scientific study on the rate which metal rusts, but it's a fact that our fridge in our house at the 1500' elevation probably 10 miles away from the ocean has little rust spots on it. Try and explain your theory to the rust that was constantly forming on the stainless sink and also the stove that were fortunately replaced recently. No, we don't live in a hut and yes we have windows that are always open to receive the warm salty ocean breeze into our home. We live on tiny little islands in the middle of a huge ocean so I would assume that the salt breeze is difficult to avoid.Tufemup said:
There is just no comparison between your corroded stainless sink and stove (probably over the course of a decade or so) to the abuse a vehicle is subjected to in a northern winter. Maybe your sink and stove are rusting but salt does not evaporate into mist like water. Ever heard of distillation to purify salinated water. Water spashing up will have salt in it but there is no salt in the air. Salt is a disolved solid in water. Your rust in the house is probably due to some other issue like high humidity and everything constantly being damp from all the water in the air. Salt only speeds up the process of corrosion but water alone will do the trick over time.JLtaco said:I beg to differ...We have a major problem with corrosion here in Hawaii, and not just while parked on the beach. By no means have I done a scientific study on the rate which metal rusts, but it's a fact that our fridge in our house at the 1500' elevation probably 10 miles away from the ocean has little rust spots on it. Try and explain your theory to the rust that was constantly forming on the stainless sink and also the stove that were fortunately replaced recently. No, we don't live in a hut and yes we have windows that are always open to receive the warm salty ocean breeze into our home. We live on tiny little islands in the middle of a huge ocean so I would assume that the salt breeze is difficult to avoid.
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