Care for some salt?

[Nortoon_imp]

have always wondered how the salt effects vehicles and in this case bikes with chrome fenders ? I see you favor the ST in the cold and can not blame you

Salt makes paint flake, steel rust, chrome pit, aluminum decay, and copper wiring oxidize (turn green). That is why airports use urea on their runways to melt ice instead of salt.

Salt was one of the reasons for for the Rusty Ford era. Hence the old joke about Chevy owners going down to the Ford dealership to listen to the cars rust.

Here in Canada we use white vinegar to remove salt spots from car paint and carpets. It is also handy when you open a flash light or other device and find an old battery has left a white deposit on the terminals. Vinegar on a Q-Tip will make the deposit fuzz up so the terminals can be cleaned.