Re: [Paddlewise] roof rack rust

From: Mark Z <seakayaker_at_dotzen.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:04:00 -0700 (MST)
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Jolie Smilowicz wrote:

> Steve in Athens, GA, says to try AZ.  I used to live there.  It will bake the
> paint off your racks and your car!  Besides the fact there is no real salt
> water there, although there is a river called the SALT.
>
> Jolie

even in "dry" colorado, my racks have started rusting at the end. one is
so "swollen" under the plastic that the only way to take the rack apart
was cut the end off. 72" now 56"  ;-)

mark

ps i have a Christmas webpage for all my firends to visit, including a
photo of my wife on her first canoe trip ... during which i proposed to
her ;-) plus a link to more paddling photos!!

http://www.dotzen.org/folks/Christmas2001/

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