Dive Pacific 171 Oct- Nov 2019

Washing your dive gear made easy
Salt-Away is the cheapest and most
concentrated product available, says
Shane Housley warming up on the
subject of salt water corrosion.
As the Salt-Away distributor in New
Zealand of course he would say that,
but he has the facts to back up the
claim.
With Salt-Away diluted 500 to one
it takes just a few millilitres to
fully protect costly bits of kit like
camera housings, regulators and
BCDs - and you can keep on using
the same bucket of solution for
several months – it’s a persuasive
argument.
“Its water based, a green product,
and you can be 100% certain
you can soak your gear in it at no
risk,” Shane says. “It won’t attack
any metal or alloy and it protects
rubbers too; it doesn’t make them
go hard. I’ve got sensitive skin but
I’ve never had any skin reaction to
it either.”
He said the active ingredient,
Cortec N370, makes the corrosive
properties of salt inert whereas
competitor products attempt to
dissolve or counteract the salt.
A keen diver himself Shane says he
always squirts it into his BCD, forcing
it up the dump valve. You can use the
Salt Away mixing unit attached to a
garden hose back at home, swishing it
around and over the tank, putting the
GEARBAG
regulator into a bucket of diluted Salt-
Away overnight then just letting it dry.
No rinsing in fresh water required.
For regulators he recommends first
blowing water off the first stage inlet
using air from the cylinder, replacing
the dust cap, then soaking it overnight
in the same way. The same general
process should be followed for
wetsuits, dive computers, goggles,
flippers, tanks and other gear.
For outboards he recommends
adding 200 to 250 ml to salt
water then rinsing it through the
heat exchanger. Salt-Away also
supplies collapsible flush bags
for the purpose in varying sizes,
which are also ideal for dive gear.
But head to their website for more
comprehensive info on washing
engines, boats, and fishing gear.
Salt-Away products are widely
available, probably at your nearest
boat or dive shops but it's just as
easy to shop online at
www.salt-away.co.nz
FLUSH YOUR DIVE GEAR WITH
MULTI-FUNCTION
ENGINE FLUSH
AND SPRAY GUN
KILLS SALT CORROSION
SALT REMOVING TREATMENT
Best value for money • Most concentrated (500.1)
Making it perform best with outstanding results
WARNING Dive gear fails due to salt
corrosion. ACT NOW AND FLUSH YOUR REGS!
WHOLESALE MARINE DIRECT
0800 272 589 www.salt-away.co.nz
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