MossRoad
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- South Bend, Indiana (near)
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- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
Well, unless you drive fast and splash the heck out of your underside, salt products shouldn't cause a rust problem on your driveway or parking lots. And if you wash your vehicle once on a while in winter, it should be fine, too.
The only place I use any ice melter is our back walkway and a path to the garage so my wife doesn't slip and fall. I just use solar salt, the same thing I use in our swimming pool. I get it for about $4.50 a 50 pound bag and 1 bag lasts all winter and anything left I dump in our pool in spring.
For my in-laws, who are elderly and cannot afford a fall, I use Prestone driveway heat. I find it on sale in bigger bags. One or two bags last all year. Works really, really well! They have north facing house, so their front porch, walkways, driveway, etc... are always in the shade and never get sun, so its a must.
Prestone Driveway Heat 9.5 lb. Concentrated Ice Melt-95J-HEAT - The Home Depot
The only place I use any ice melter is our back walkway and a path to the garage so my wife doesn't slip and fall. I just use solar salt, the same thing I use in our swimming pool. I get it for about $4.50 a 50 pound bag and 1 bag lasts all winter and anything left I dump in our pool in spring.
For my in-laws, who are elderly and cannot afford a fall, I use Prestone driveway heat. I find it on sale in bigger bags. One or two bags last all year. Works really, really well! They have north facing house, so their front porch, walkways, driveway, etc... are always in the shade and never get sun, so its a must.
Prestone Driveway Heat 9.5 lb. Concentrated Ice Melt-95J-HEAT - The Home Depot