Paint damage by grit lorry

[andy_k]

I'm wondering how fast this gritter was supposed to have been going in order to damage the paintwork and what sort of corrosive material they were using that caused rusting within 24 hours.

We haven't seen any gritters down here this winter - I suppose that's one thing to be grateful for if they are hurling bricks around

 

[lynall]

Well the one i overtook was doing about 55/60 it was an old foden with the plough on the front, the ones around the medway area tend to be smaller dafs and i see them about quite a bit they never seem to be hanging about but i wouldnt say they were speeding.



Lynall

 

[Mercedes cozy]

the bread thing im not sure about? lol. weird..
off topic a bit but anyway...
thanks guys much appreciated,
i have checked in with the council and they have actually paid out before this is a issue at the moment, as a lot of contractors are driving too fast, and not having there lights on..
the woman i called at the council is hopeful as other people have claimed.
Its actually via the local council ..
the answer is simple,...
if u got some idiot lorry driver drving too fast, gritting the road, then he should follow procedure, if not, claim, simple,
im not paying for a respray for something whiich someone else is liable for..
my adivce to anyone who has ben in the same situation, is to find out your rights...!

thanks guys, will keep you posted.

Good to see my advise may work after all.

 

[Uberwagon]

Don't be worried about the Gritters, be worried about your paint made of cheese.

Dave!

 

[robert.saunders]

Do we have an update from the OP?

 

[pete vee rod]

Well I`m sure they don`t call it rock salt for nothing, I`ve had to replace a fog lamp and a head light before now. You hear the whack but don`t notice anything `til the next day, a necessary evil? I`m not sure, but it is a pain in the asset

 

[big x]

Well I`m sure they don`t call it rock salt for nothing, I`ve had to replace a fog lamp and a head light before now. You hear the whack but don`t notice anything `til the next day, a necessary evil? I`m not sure, but it is a pain in the asset

Correctly ground down and mixed with 3% molasis, rock salt causes no damage as it's a softish power.
Unfortunately, it's clear this doesn't always happen and cars with inferior soft paint like Mercedes do suffer.
Many countries don't use salt due to it's corrosive nature.Sand is used in some US states and in places like Japan's north island where they get meters of snow nothing is used.
I keep a £27 set of snowchains in my boot. I've used them twice in 8 years.

 

[andy_k]

Unfortunately, it's clear this doesn't always happen and cars with inferior soft paint like Mercedes do suffer.

unless your paint is softer than Philadelphia cheese there should no way that it could be affected at normal (or even reasonably excessive) speeds.

As to being rusty the following morning - well IMHO that's pushing the bounds of what's plausible never mind possible

 

[whitenemesis]

unless your paint is softer than Philadelphia cheese there should no way that it could be affected at normal (or even reasonably excessive) speeds.

As to being rusty the following morning - well IMHO that's pushing the bounds of what's plausible never mind possible

Agreed, but MB paint is soft

Slow down and all will be ok....