Salt and salt damage on new RV's
... telling me the salt is washed off of all the RV's delivered in the winter and they don't accept any responsibility for the rust caused by the caked on salt under my 110,000 Landmark,... ...
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I have an aluminum enclosed snowmobile trailer. Only use it a few times a year for a couple of thousands of miles. Usually only a small portion of those miles are on salt. You folks that don't do your own work or rarely inspect the brakes and suspension have no clue.
That salt destroys aluminum and steel. Brakes are rusted so bad that I get to replace parts every year or two. Friend I travel with has a similar trailer and he had an axle break loose due to the bolts rusted thru inside the rectangular aluminum frame.
You can wash, scrub, use cleaners and pressure wash all you want, but that salt creeps into every cavity and you will never get it out. I have a pressure washer and do the best I can after each use, but that is only a little help. Travel trailers have floors that rest right on top of the frame and you can't clean the salt from there or paint it.
I have been using Fluid Film the last few years and believe that is the best you can do. I use it on the TT and it stops suspension rusting, but then I will never take the trailer out till the Spring rains wash the road. I agree with those that say to not buy an RV that was driven on salted roads. Check the build date. Around here there are winter RV shows where the units are pre-destroyed for you.
That salt destroys aluminum and steel. Brakes are rusted so bad that I get to replace parts every year or two. Friend I travel with has a similar trailer and he had an axle break loose due to the bolts rusted thru inside the rectangular aluminum frame.
You can wash, scrub, use cleaners and pressure wash all you want, but that salt creeps into every cavity and you will never get it out. I have a pressure washer and do the best I can after each use, but that is only a little help. Travel trailers have floors that rest right on top of the frame and you can't clean the salt from there or paint it.
I have been using Fluid Film the last few years and believe that is the best you can do. I use it on the TT and it stops suspension rusting, but then I will never take the trailer out till the Spring rains wash the road. I agree with those that say to not buy an RV that was driven on salted roads. Check the build date. Around here there are winter RV shows where the units are pre-destroyed for you.
