DiezNutz
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"Zinc as in galvanized iron: yields hydrogen gas, which may explode under these conditions"
So much for the "non-flammable" argument. I guess you'll be allright as long as you don't run over any HD galv nails.
Rimguard vs. Methanol
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So much for the "non-flammable" argument. I guess you'll be allright as long as you don't run over any HD galv nails.
IslandTractor
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RimGuard has nothing to do with calcium chloride. RimGuard is beet juice sugar solution and is indeed about as non toxic as water and vegetable juice. OSHA classifies it as acceptable for animal feed (!) and states it is biodegradable. I don't know what this other info is about but it seems like possible counterfit.
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DiezNutz
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I was having too much fun to want to point this out
but......evidently there are (or were) two products referred to as "Rim Guard".
The link is to a somewhat outdated Ballast Star website (unrelated to RimGuard, Inc.) , and even though the site says "Rim Guard" the actual MSDS is for a product called CITRASTAR-50.
Google strikes again. :laughing:
Here's the MSDS for the "real" RimGuard, which tells you next to nothing about it. Obviously a different compound, though.
http://www.rimguard.biz/Documentation/MaterialSafetyDataSheet.pdf
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k0ua
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Well, I got the stuff off of their web site. Ballastar. ie RimGuard..
go to this link and check out the MSDS sheet in the upper left hand corner.
BallastStar - RIM GUARD Spec Sheet
does not say a thing about beet juice.. looks like Rimguard is calcium cloride, and a propriatary rust inhibitor, and a dye according to the MSDS sheet.
I for one sure dont know, I am just going by what is on their web site, Unless this is some plot to discredit Rim Guard.
James K0UA
go to this link and check out the MSDS sheet in the upper left hand corner.
BallastStar - RIM GUARD Spec Sheet
does not say a thing about beet juice.. looks like Rimguard is calcium cloride, and a propriatary rust inhibitor, and a dye according to the MSDS sheet.
I for one sure dont know, I am just going by what is on their web site, Unless this is some plot to discredit Rim Guard.
James K0UA
k0ua
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I was having too much fun to want to point this out but...
...evidently there are (or were) two products referred to as Rim Guard.
The link is to a somewhat outdated Ballast Star website (unrelated to RimGuard, Inc.) , and even though the site says "Rim Guard" the actual MSDS is for a product called CITRASTAR-50.
Google strikes again.
Maybe it is a plot to discredit RimGuard.. I see now what you mean:thumbsup:
James K0UA
...evidently there are (or were) two products referred to as Rim Guard.
The link is to a somewhat outdated Ballast Star website (unrelated to RimGuard, Inc.) , and even though the site says "Rim Guard" the actual MSDS is for a product called CITRASTAR-50.
Google strikes again.
Maybe it is a plot to discredit RimGuard.. I see now what you mean:thumbsup:
James K0UA
IslandTractor
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k0ua
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Yep, I stepped in it...bought in to the scam.,
tnxJames K0UA
djradz
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YEP, Rimguard is from beets, essentiall beet-juice, nothing more. Made right here in the farmlands of Michigan. Used some on my cereal just this morning - yum!
That link to that other stuff of the same name should be deleted - just leads people to bad information.
According to the MSDS un the OSHA hazards section, it even says it's "approved for animal feed use".
Rim Guard - Liquid Tire Ballast
That link to that other stuff of the same name should be deleted - just leads people to bad information.
According to the MSDS un the OSHA hazards section, it even says it's "approved for animal feed use".
Rim Guard - Liquid Tire Ballast
Johnny_B
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I guess the devil is in the details. Make sure when you request Rimguard from your dealer, you request the "Rimguard" spelled as one word, made from beet juice, by the company w/ the same name, and not the "Rim Guard" as two words (aka Citrastar). Seems like a little copyright infringement going on here.
Johnny_B
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I also noticed something funny on the Ballast Star website where it lists their phony version of è¿*im Guard as:
Biodegradable / Corrosion Resistant / Non-Hasardous. I guess the are being truthful that it is non-hasardous (whatever that means), but it is hazardous.
If you can't even use a spell-checker when developing your website...maybe you shouldn't even bother.:laughing:
Biodegradable / Corrosion Resistant / Non-Hasardous. I guess the are being truthful that it is non-hasardous (whatever that means), but it is hazardous.
If you can't even use a spell-checker when developing your website...maybe you shouldn't even bother.:laughing:
