winter salt

hi is it just me or does anyone else have any problem with salt corrosion on parts of your landy .
I know its just a landy offroad it ,the thing is after re building underneath it with powder coating and electro plating various bits last summer ,and the fact ive not had time with my missus having a brain tumour in december ,the 3 rd time shes had cancer , i dont get much time for green laning ,
anyway i do go and wash off most but have noticed a fair bit of corrosion on parts again i really hate the amount of salt they use here .

Hi It knocked the hell out of my galvanised chassis left it textured and course to touch, if I ever get another galvanised chassis it will be painted.

yes i was wondering what it would do to galv i chopped off the rear crossmember 2 years ago for a 3mm thick galved one it ok but had a battering the rest of the chassis was stripped and painter last year its ok at the moment but the thing is new cars have plastic arches so it does not bother them but a landy with bf at tyres chucks up alot of spray soo annoying

The thing with salt is every time you wash it off you are reactivating it and give it a fresh surface to work on. I found it better to spray some sort of oily barrier on at the beginning of winter(pound shop maintenance spray or light sray grease worked well) and keep respraying until the salts gone and then give a good thorough wash, this protected the magnesium alloy on my bike(which like to dissolve in front of you) so should work on coated steel

At the end of the day salt is always going to be an issue and regardless of how well protected you think your vehicle is there is no better solution that regular cleaning. Of course paint and anti-corrosion products have a serious part to play (personally I have always been a great fan of Waxoyl) but they can only do so much.
During the salt season (which usually lasts between November-March) I usually get out and give my 90 a thorough wash every couple of weeks. By thorough I mean a good wash on top with a quality wax shampoo and a serious underside rinse with a hose (anything up to 15-minutes) getting into all the nooks & crannies.
31-Years old and still on its original (un-welded) chassis so I must be doing something right. Bulkhead and many steel parts are galvanised.

The bike (Guzzi Stevlio NTX) gets a good pre-clean at the end of the autumn and is then covered in copious amounts of ACF50, as it gets ridden regularly throughout the winter I give it a general wash down every now and again and touch up the ACF50. Just coming into its fourth year and no tell-tail signs of corrosion on out of the way fixings etc.

hi litch my chassis is the same its a 1987 90 30 or so years old now still going strong i do wash it well underneath

My 1990 still has original outriggers and rear crossmember and I live by the sea and salt is in the air any time its blowing all year round.
As Jam 1 says a greasy oily coating gives good protection along with rubber flaps to keep the worst of the crud away.
I also give mine a good power wash and recoat at the start of winter.

mine is a 1991 on its original chassis aswell, and apart form a 1 inch square patch its unwelded. i jetwash the chassis often, i think it makes a big difference.
I also havent got the chassis coated with anything, i like to be able to see exactly whats going on and just keep it clean.
I stuff the inside every couple of years with waxoyl or dinitrol though