[Land-speed] Land-speed Digest, Vol 2, Issue 227

[Hot Rod Racing]

I heard that also, about the coin wash that they recycle the
water.........so you are washing you car with "salt
water"........hmmm......I we wondered why the roadster p/u had brake issues
from the Bonneville loctite.........Oh yea, for the guy that is bringing the
32'.......drive it and enjoy your car on the salt and when you get back
home, put a lawn sprinkler under the car on LOW pressure and let it do the
dirty work.......we run the sprinkler pretty much most of the day after
getting home from the Salt while moving it around thru out the day.

Chris Nelson
Kansas

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> For those who intend to use the Wendover coin wash....   Caution:  "Expert
> Opinion"  in progress -  I haven't spent a night in a Holiday iInn Express
> recently, but  I was an engineer with  a company that  designed and
> constructed carwashes  of every ilk ....
>     Because of EPA issues with road and engine oils and grease, etc
>  getting into  either greywater or storm drains, most  carwashes nowadays
> use recycled water.  While some  "treat" the water (a scrubber system
> followed by a  shot of bleach and an antibacterial to kill  the stench from
> the cistern)  unless Wendover doesn't recycle its water, or has a fairly
> sophisticated, large capacity distillation system (and some actually  do) ,
> it's probably not removing much, if any of the salt  from the runoff.
> Generally, if the "last step" is an "anti-waterspot" rinse, it   means that
> the "wash/rinse" water isn't all that contaminant or mineral free, and low
> volume, low- pressure distilled water is used -  sometimes they will add
> "Jet Dri" to the distilled rinse for the "sheeting action".
>    So,  before putting any money in the slot and  getting down-under with
> the wand, I recommend tasting the  rinse water coming out of the wand for
> salts (for those with compromised immune systems, or just wanting to be
> safe.....  follow  with  a liberal dose of Tequilla or some other medicinal
> of choice JUST IN CASE....
>   At any rate,  there's  no sense in replacing salt crystals with a briny
> "clear coat"   that will get into cracks and crevasses where  the salt might
> not ordinarily go.    Might be better to bring a 110v pressure washer and
> hose,  and hook it up to the motel's garden hose spigot (Gee, I've NEVER
> done that before, ever... I swear)
>     Mark C
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