Safe to use baking soda against road salt?

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corrswitch

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Hi,



Just wanted to get your opinions and experience on using baking soda to neutralize Winter road salt.

Searched through the forum and saw people using it on carpets but nothing so far on the car wash itself.



Here is a link I found describing to add some baking soda into your wash solution to handle a very salty car to prevent rust:



Preventing Rust Caused by Road Salt - How To Guides - DMV.ORG



Does it make sense to use it and safe?

Or just a normal wash is fine?

I believe ONR will handle this just fine.



Thanks.
 
Road salt won't react with baking soda... ONR will obviously remove the salt where it can be applied, but a thorough rinse is best to get all the areas that are affected, like suspension, pan, etc.
 
A solution of baking soda would be a weak alkaline solution. You would want to use it to neutralize acids. Baking soda will not help prevent metal corrosion from road salt.
 
Baking soda can be used as an abrasive cleanser for tubs and such. I'd be worried about a few grains not dissolving in the water and scouring the paint.
 
Hey, I just got this in an Eastwood email: Eastwood Co. - Eastwood Road Salt Neutralizer Gallon



Perhaps a foam gun full of this stuff on the undercarriage...



What about you guys with the undercarriage sprayers...do you ever use anything to proportion in some chemicals or wash? I saw a pavement washer in a catalog that I was thinking about turning upside down for undercarriage...unless we get a group build going on making a PCV one...need a hose adapter and some nozzles...the tricky part is going to be putting wheels on the end without creating a leakpath...
 
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