♦ Here's how I make clearing snow and ice easier and safer: ua-cam.com/video/kSF4rSKjCRg/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB ♦ Difference between common types of ice melt: ua-cam.com/video/FhDpwnZquVg/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Do yourself a favor look up mosquito sniper. They make it adapter so you can do your liquid with that. It works unbelievable. After testing you can thank me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
YOUR TITLE SAID NO SALT, WHEN IN FACT YOU'RE USING SALT, MOLASSES? WHO ON EARTH WOULD PUT THAT DOWN,THEN STEP ONTO IT, TO TRANSFER IT FROM YOUR SHOES TO YOUR HOUSE OR GARAGE, AND THE FLOOR BOARD OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE? SINCE THE ROCK SALT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED IN WATER, USING MOLASSES IS NOT GOING TO MAKE LIQUID SALT STICK BETTER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OMGosh, YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME. YOU'RE ADMITTING TO USING A CHEMICAL SPREADER CONTAINER, THAT YOU'RE NOW USING TO SPRAY SALT WATER ALL OVER YOUR DRIVEWAY? GEEZ, YOU AMAZE ME. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THOSE LEECH INTO THE PLASTIC? THEN YOU HAVE TO POUR HOT WATER IN THE TANK TO GET ALL THAT GOOP OF SUGAR OUT OF THAT TANK. NO WAY THAT ONE TANK SPRAYED THAT LONG DRIVEWAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? OMG, THE COMICS CONTINUE, YOUR ANIMALS ARE WALKING ON IT TOO? LOL LOL POOR KITTY CAT. GEEZ LOUISE. LICK THOSE PAWS LADEN WITH POISONOUS CHEMICALS, SALT WHICH CRACKS THEIR PAWS, GOING INTO THEIR STOMACH, CAUSING "CANCER".WOW I CAN'T HELP IT, BUT HONEY, YOU'RE NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE DRAWER. I'M NOT HATING ON YOU, BUT DANG, YOU NEED A BABY SITTER! HA HA HA HA FURTHERMORE, YOU NEVER SHOWED HOW IT WAS BETTER, LOL LOL WHEN IN FACT IT IS SALT, JUST WATERED DOWN. :)
@@gordonshelby8476 You couldn't even tell the molasses was on the driveway a week later. It helped with immediate-term traction but didn't have any long term problems like stickiness or bug or wildlife attraction.
@@JD-kg3mx The insects are prehistoric, i swear. I do have a screened in porch that covers my pool as well. Hurricanes suck but I've been spared major damage. I just flee to my other house up north.
i just did a shoveling job for a Woman. She was just having me do the sidewalk. But the path swept on her back deck was narrow so I grabbed my broom and widened it for her. She said be careful that Trex is deadly. Holy Crap even just wet that Trex was more slippery than an ice skating rink with a layer of water on it. I'm rethinking using PVC deck board on my back step landing area.
@@vickigonya9432 But once you get off the main path you could still slip on the deck even in the rain. And they make clear nonslip adhesive, but covering the whole deck seems extreme.
What's actually going to happen is the grass along the edge of the driveway will grow taller, thicker and greener than the rest of his lawn. The molasses feeds all the good soil microbes and has all kinds of micronutrients.
@@maggiepatterson7949 you might want to comment under your own so the video poster can see your question instead of under someone else's comment. It's not my video and my comment was just joking around.
Boy you're not kidding. My neighbor barley touches his and let's the sun do all the work. The sun doesn't like my side and hardly melts anything. I always say to wife wife if we ever buy another house that's one of the things i would look at.
Northern Wisconsin here. Salt brine from cheese manufacturing is used on our roads and it takes the lettering off license plates. Some people love that.
Partially due to our state using the cheapest license plate coating possible. I've seen plates on cars never driven in winter peeling like crazy. I've been using license plate covers to protect mine for as long as possible.
The brine works well here in SE Wisconsin too. Plus, not only is the state cheap in how our license plates are made. Pretty darn cheap in sending out new ones too.
A brine solution like that are used by many towns and states as well as contractors to pre treat and post treat after plowing. The solution mix should be anout 23.3% salinity. And yes, molasses and even beet juice is used in the mix.
@@TurfMechanicHi, I checked your community wall (going back a year) for your follow-up commentary. However, I didn’t find anything. What were your second day thoughts?
For those needing to deep clean a glass top stove, the manual to my first one recommended to use a one sided razor blade held at a low angle to get rid of the thick stuff. After that, I use baking soda to get rid of the residue. Used that regimen for the 23 years I had that stove and didn't notice any problems with surface
They sell plastic single edged razor blades. You don’t want to gouge that enamel. Or worse scratch it so it rusts. Try spray lime remover. Our local grocery store Wegmans has their own brand of fixture cleaner. It works great on the bathroom fixtures. Also on stove tops. Spray let it set. We use old dishwashing sponges that have an acrylic scratcher on one side. If it’s real tough a stainless steel scrubber. Wipe clean. Wipe again until clean with damp paper towels until no streaks or residue.
I use scratch free comet and a green 3 m pad. The surface of my stove is smooth and clean. I even did that to remove some plastic that melted on a burner when my son put bread on top. Plastic gone, the painted area is fine.I have had my glass top stove for 15yrs, still looks like new.
Yes I now have a rice coal self feed furnace & them ashes are great for all that kinda stuff it's not fine but no big clunkers like a soft coal furnace!! Only thing I miss about wood ash is being great for compost!
Quick tip drill a hole in the top of the sprayer tank and pop a car tire valve into it. You can now use an air pump or compressor and fill it in seconds. 40psi is the max pressure any higher and it won't stop spraying.
I got an electric backpack fogger to spray my cannabis plants with nutrients and preventatives when I could have just done this lol. Would have saved alot of money lol.
@@matts.9330 Most tanks are rated max 60-90 psi you can get high pressure tanks that work 150 to 400 psi. 40 psi is the recommended pressure for I think all garden pump sprayers zero risk of burst at 40psi leaks over time at the o rings yes.
Two words that works better and easier. Sawdust it doesn’t matter what sawdust. Just spread it out 1/2 inches over the surface or just the steeper areas. The heat from the sawdust will melt the snow and provide traction. Also the sawdust will turn into into fertilizer for lawns and unlike salt or brine it will not decay blacktop or concrete. Try it and see. Sawmills are happy to give it away for free.
Thanks for that info. I was hoping for an alternative to salt on the asphalt, which seems like it would degrade it over time. What’s a good way to spread the sawdust over a driveway?
I work at a sawmill and have add two guys come in for sawdust for their sidewalks getting to their house. Idk if it really works but people do use this technique
Used the pet safe stuff in my backpack sprayer over new year and made a video on it too. It definitely works. You can see after the snow fall where I did and didn't apply it. Really like this system vs throwing salt everywhere. It doesn't track into the house as much and the dog can't eat it or kick it all over the place like the granulated stuff. Takes a little longer but the results are better so I'd call it a win!
I use windshield washer fluid and 91% isopropyl alcohol 80/20 ish and put it in these sprayers for use on windshields. Don't have to scrape much of anything or waste a bunch of gas heating the vehicle up to melt the windows. Works great!
Airplanes use propylene glycol aka RV Antifreeze, it's non toxic, biodegradable and won't damage your vehicle. The isopropyl Alcohol you're using is damaging long term to all rubber seals, that's why washer fluid uses methanol alcohol instead.
@@100pyatt I don’t think it’s going to be more corrosive than the salt from the roads, plus as it’s already diluted into the windshield washer fluid and diluted further once it mixes with the water from the melted ice, I don’t worry about that too much.
I have a simliar driveway, I made a curb( 6 inches high) on each side of the asphalt driveway and that prevents the vehicle from sliding off into the ditch in ice and snow.
That's a project I have slotted for the spring for the end of my driveway 3ft walls w lights but now will continue up the driveway with 6" curbs too❤ great idea
@@anthonyg4671what's that got to do with tracking molasses into the house onto the carpet ? Buying one has nothing to do with dirtying one with that solution.
This is cool! Its also the same method used 1986 when Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew. The "Liquidators" would wash the radioactive dust off the streets using a product called “bourda” meaning molasses, however the bourda chemical that was used at the time was industrial waste from soviet distilleries. Helicopters would also spray the area to use as a dust suppressant.
Regarding comments on the scratch post. The cat scratch post is old and needs replacement. Or stripped and recovered. I have 3 tiny cats with needle nails. I then adopted a much larger 4th kitty with big nails she destroyed that post. I bought a new post as tall as I could find for her to get a good stretch while scratching.
Have you considered planting sugar maple trees along your laneway to help break the wind and as they grow older they'll cover your laneway like a canopy? Really helped us.
Perhaps off topic a bit, but I just learned how valuable a Leaf Blower can be to clear snow off sidewalks, and vehicle widow's ! Obviously, if you're expecting heavy snow amounts, you may want to hit it before large amounts fall ! But really helpful for those with back issues ! And it makes quick work, of an otherwise time consuming task ! Try it..... You'll like it ! 👍😉
Salt will only Harm Brand New Concrete, Salt won’t Damage Asphalt at all. We use The Left Over Sugar Beet Juices to Spray along with Salt So Just as You have said It’s used for the Sticky effect. We Pre Spray Mixture before a Snow Fall Here in Michigan, it cuts down On The Salt Use By Depending on the amount also what it will be Rain or Snow.
Salt breaks down the carbonites in concrete, new and old it's destructive. Mag Chloride is safe for concrete.... calcium Chloride is almost as good as magnesium Chloride
@@SusanKay-you can use old lawn fertilizer (it diminishes in strength as it ages so less useful to your lawn) but not sure if it’s good to dilute this way.
Someone in the comments suggested sawdust. That is a good choice. They also asked how to spread the sawdust. A broadcast spreader will help spread the the sawdust.
This is done as a pre treat on roads in Ontario. They have full size tanker trucks spraying the roads in the morning and it is effective up 12 hours before the storm. And to clarify it won’t eliminate the need for salt, but it does reduce the amount needed. I think it cuts the amount by 20%.
The Virginia DOT pre-treats highways in a similar fashion. The salt brine will prevent the snow and ice from sticking to the pavement and facilitate the removal by the snow plow trucks.
That's a cool idea Turf. Sending this off to relatives up north. I would watch your DIY video on restoring your stovetop. I have a glasstop also and it's a challenge to keep factory fresh.
Just as a suggestion, when you need to clean hard stains on your stove use some Totally Awesome all purpose cleaner and cover it with plastic wrap for a couple of hours and then just wipe clean. I did this on the broiler and it worked great. I learned it from a UA-camr named Aurikatarina.
That's because rock salt only works to -6 degrees. But there's more to it than that.... Salt will “work,” i.e. it will melt ice, all the way down to its eutectic temperature of -6⁰ F. However, the “practical working temperature” of salt is generally considered to be higher than this. In the highway deicing world the practical working temperature of salt is generally considered to be above 15⁰F or even 20 ⁰F. There are two reasons for this. One is that the amount of ice that can be melted per pound of salt (or any other deicer) decreases with temperature. At 30⁰F , 1 pound of salt will melt about 46 pounds of ice. At 20⁰F, 1 pound of salt will only melt about 9 pounds of ice. And at +1⁰ F, 1 pound of salt will only melt about 4 pounds of ice. So the colder it gets, the more salt is needed to provide a given amount of ice melting action. once you get past -6 f you need to use something else use calcium or magnesium
Yes, superglue and baking soda. Worked very good on plastic shower head hose end. Can be sanded. Doesn't look spiffy, but it never broke again and now 4-5 years later.
HERE IN CANADA WE DO THIS ON OUR MAJOR HIGHWWYS JUST A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE STORMS . 9NLY PROBLEM IS THE OVER SPRAY FROM 6HE SALT ON WINDSHIELD EATS WIPERS ..AND IS CORROSIVE ON WIRES OF YOUR CARS 😊
I'm connected with a car wash, and the wash has to increase the concentration of chemical in the prewash cycles during de-icer season. (in the US, it's a magnesium chloride based deicer with anticorrosion chemicals instead of straight salt.)
You need to experiment with lime, as the lime used by dairy farmers on their walkways that keeps the cows from doing damage to themselves as they walk into and out of the milking parlors. As a topical coating to the salt, you will be surprised what it does….
That looks like the area I live around. Deer heights. Lots of ice and humidity from the river. But not a crazy amount of snow there. We use a mag brine for the roads there.
On our stove I use a wide window paint scrapper and it works great. Then I scrub it with Mr. Clean and paper towels, comes out looking new. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya,,,,,,, ps thumbs up on the video.
Any "contaminant" will make water thaw at a lower temperature. Molasses or sugar might make you brine stick around longer, and it also makes the snow melt sooner.
If you get a packed snow/ice build up try wood ashes and sweep it across the driveway with a push broom. It has an incredible traction bite with some melting power. Please stay safe on that driveway
Will definitely be doing this at my house in DFW Texas. We've been shut down because of rain and ice on roadways last 2 days. My driveway and street are just impassabl when the temp drops.
My mountain home is up very high and we have two driveways the first is mostly flat but then a sharp hairpin turn left is extremely steep...this is the worst..had used regular road salt for a few years...not good..would melt the snow but come nighttime it would all freeze to ice...but then if found a product called...calcium chloride..this product was in a different form, more like flakes from the regular stuff..never let the melt freeze over night..don't know as to why..it was more powdery than regular salt melt...so come winter time i buy 8 bags and place 4 on oneside and 4 on the other side of the upper driveway....then take a shovel and throw it on the drive....every once and awhile...kept it open all through winter......from what i understand about this product it does not allow the water to freeze when temperatures drop below freezing....but hard to find sometimes..works great for me..
@yolo_burrito... don't live in snow country eh? Come to any conclusion you want but salt in just about every shape way & form has been used on private, municipal, county, state & national roads for DECADES!
@yolo_burritto... people in glass houses shouldn't speak to subjects they're clueless about. Winter-wise folks don't have to put up with hurricanes & king tides. At least snow can be shoveled away where as 'salt' water washes away buildings & infrastructure and dramatically increases property insurance fees...which if you're unawares is about to take an epic leap in cost
Where I live the state puts molasses stuff on highway when there is a sleet storm coming. I don’t know is there’s salt in it. But it thing brown on the street interesting video.
Must be similar to our towns pre treatment solution. Bi product of alcohol production. Trucks hit the roads before snow flies. Awesome for here in northeast!
I have a 1/8th mile long driveway. I prefer the gravel for the flat area out to the road. The 300 feet or so up and down to the house is blacktop. We have 2 rules around here. #1 Don't ever drive up or down if the blacktop is all white. #2 If it might snow and you need to get out early in the morning, park up on the hill. I make sure to scrape the blacktop before allowing any use. So long as the vehicles don't pack the snow, it's like a 15-minute job to clear. I then just use a saltbox up on the hill. That is just a rubbermaid bin with 50-100lbs of rock salt and a sturdy plastic cup. I just toss a few cup fulls of the rock salt down the top of the hill, and it keeps any ice from forming. If someone loses it on my hill, they're going 80 feet down a steep ravine if a tree doesn't stop them.
I understand that safety on your driveway is critical; for three years I had a house with a steep driveway in an area with snow on the ground from Thanksgiving (or earlier) through Easter! What are the short and long term effects of the salt regarding lawns, trees, shrubs, floral and vegetable gardens?
Even with that salt content you have to imagine the molasses runoff will eventually contribute to soil recovery if there is salt damage to a lawn, so this just seems like a more productive method all around.
Was looking forward to the follow up video but couldn't find it. This one didn't seem like a very good test of how well this stops snow and ice from accumulating on the driveway. Did it work in snowy conditions? Are you still using this?
Not any boulders or anything to crash into, my driveway much more dangerous & about 900' long, down the hill & then back up hill when i get alot of ice i put some salt down wait a little while strap on my backpack blower & blow air under the ice & it starts popping up off the driveway, temperature effects how it works. Save my back a lot from chopping ice. The worst is when i get a flash freeze water doesn't have time to run off but the hill can be you friend because the water flows downhill. Timing the removal is key for me 36 yrs on this property there are times when we couldn't get up & down ,but if its gonna be a big storm i put one car at top of driveway just in case of an emergency.
Seems like the cold weather makes the molasses stiff enough that it doesn't flow off the surfaces you spray the brine solution. That is probably what makes this method "long lasting" as compared to just a salt brine solution that runs off as the snow and ice melts.
i have a saltwater aquarium. when i do water changes, i use the water i have taken out, as a driveway cleaner. have to be careful not to get it on where grass would grow, because you will find that grass no longer grows there. in addition, since it kills grass, it also kills weeds that grow in the cracks of the driveway
I'm sure you could but you will cover far less ground with the brine and the stickiness will be much more concentrated. Could be a solution for a small area that is particularly bad for ice buildup though.
♦ Here's how I make clearing snow and ice easier and safer: ua-cam.com/video/kSF4rSKjCRg/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
♦ Difference between common types of ice melt: ua-cam.com/video/FhDpwnZquVg/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Do yourself a favor look up mosquito sniper. They make it adapter so you can do your liquid with that. It works unbelievable. After testing you can thank me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
YOUR TITLE SAID NO SALT, WHEN IN FACT YOU'RE USING SALT, MOLASSES? WHO ON EARTH WOULD PUT THAT DOWN,THEN STEP ONTO IT, TO TRANSFER IT FROM YOUR SHOES TO YOUR HOUSE OR GARAGE, AND THE FLOOR BOARD OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE? SINCE THE ROCK SALT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED IN WATER, USING MOLASSES IS NOT GOING TO MAKE LIQUID SALT STICK BETTER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
OMGosh, YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME. YOU'RE ADMITTING TO USING A CHEMICAL SPREADER CONTAINER, THAT YOU'RE NOW USING TO SPRAY SALT WATER ALL OVER YOUR DRIVEWAY? GEEZ, YOU AMAZE ME. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THOSE LEECH INTO THE PLASTIC? THEN YOU HAVE TO POUR HOT WATER IN THE TANK TO GET ALL THAT GOOP OF SUGAR OUT OF THAT TANK. NO WAY THAT ONE TANK SPRAYED THAT LONG DRIVEWAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? OMG, THE COMICS CONTINUE, YOUR ANIMALS ARE WALKING ON IT TOO? LOL LOL POOR KITTY CAT. GEEZ LOUISE. LICK THOSE PAWS LADEN WITH POISONOUS CHEMICALS, SALT WHICH CRACKS THEIR PAWS, GOING INTO THEIR STOMACH, CAUSING "CANCER".WOW I CAN'T HELP IT, BUT HONEY, YOU'RE NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE DRAWER. I'M NOT HATING ON YOU, BUT DANG, YOU NEED A BABY SITTER! HA HA HA HA FURTHERMORE, YOU NEVER SHOWED HOW IT WAS BETTER, LOL LOL WHEN IN FACT IT IS SALT, JUST WATERED DOWN. :)
Where is the follup post to this video.
In summer does this goo hold all kinds of debris ?
@@gordonshelby8476 You couldn't even tell the molasses was on the driveway a week later. It helped with immediate-term traction but didn't have any long term problems like stickiness or bug or wildlife attraction.
The absolute best way I found to stop ice accumulation on my driveway was moving to Miami.
lol, me too...except I ended up moving to SoCal. Haven't seen a frost since I moved! I even have a North face driveway, like it matters. :D
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How do you deal with the sink holes, hurricanes, fire ants (- really all those damn insects!), and flooding?
Tried that, our driveway in Minnesota still seems to get a coating of ice every winter, while we are in Florida.
@@JD-kg3mx The insects are prehistoric, i swear. I do have a screened in porch that covers my pool as well. Hurricanes suck but I've been spared major damage. I just flee to my other house up north.
I add blue food coloring to my brine, that gives me an indication of where I’m done spraying and how much.
Thanks for sharing.
Also redsigns your customers rugs
i just did a shoveling job for a Woman. She was just having me do the sidewalk. But the path swept on her back deck was narrow so I grabbed my broom and widened it for her. She said be careful that Trex is deadly. Holy Crap even just wet that Trex was more slippery than an ice skating rink with a layer of water on it. I'm rethinking using PVC deck board on my back step landing area.
I didn’t know it was more slippery! I have been leaning towards it for replacement on my deck.
Yeah - that's damn good to know.
Just place commercial stair tread anti- slip pads or strips along the walkway on a trex deck. They have many colors .
@@vickigonya9432 But once you get off the main path you could still slip on the deck even in the rain. And they make clear nonslip adhesive, but covering the whole deck seems extreme.
@@don2deliverand expensive. On top of the expense of Trex!
I can just see spring and summer comes around and the wife asking hubby why there are so many ANTS covering the driveway.
one good rain in the late winter will wash it away
What's actually going to happen is the grass along the edge of the driveway will grow taller, thicker and greener than the rest of his lawn. The molasses feeds all the good soil microbes and has all kinds of micronutrients.
how hard is it to clean the sprayer nozzle?
@@maggiepatterson7949 you might want to comment under your own so the video poster can see your question instead of under someone else's comment. It's not my video and my comment was just joking around.
Indiana uses a molasses brine on their roads to keep ice and snow off the roads.
one of the things you have to think about what buying a home, whats the driveway like? and what will it be like covered in snow?
Boy you're not kidding. My neighbor barley touches his and let's the sun do all the work. The sun doesn't like my side and hardly melts anything. I always say to wife wife if we ever buy another house that's one of the things i would look at.
@@wsaut yup before i bought my house i made sure it faced south, shady back yard in summer and sun shining on the driveway in winter
And erosion. The driveway will be a runway for water and it's very common for these steep driveways to get blown out in heavy rains
I'll joke (right after cleaning the snow off our driveway) that it didn't look that long or wide when we bought the house in September 😂
Northern Wisconsin here. Salt brine from cheese manufacturing is used on our roads and it takes the lettering off license plates. Some people love that.
Partially due to our state using the cheapest license plate coating possible. I've seen plates on cars never driven in winter peeling like crazy. I've been using license plate covers to protect mine for as long as possible.
The brine works well here in SE Wisconsin too. Plus, not only is the state cheap in how our license plates are made. Pretty darn cheap in sending out new ones too.
😂 I love it for y'all
That's pretty resourceful but oh lord I'm sure it works better than a metal crusher to break down cars and trucks lol.
They use salt brine in northern Minnesota too, it suck! This will make your vehicles rust faster and it will destroy the seal on aluminum car rims.
A brine solution like that are used by many towns and states as well as contractors to pre treat and post treat after plowing. The solution mix should be anout 23.3% salinity. And yes, molasses and even beet juice is used in the mix.
Township save big money while the Towns peoples vehicles are rusted to junk in 5 years
5 years wow in Canada we get our cars undercoated with a non drip oil KROWN rust control.about 175 per car
@@boilermakerslash8166I use Corrosion free on my truck every yrar
23.3%. Glad it’s not 23.4%. Whew.
@@boilermakerslash8166 I use corrosion free in Western NY
I’m picturing the neighborhood bears coming out of hibernation and licking my driveway… 😂😂😂
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Free food coming to your doorstep, and keeping your in-laws away....win win
The comments are pure GOLD.
I know right! Lol, this video just exploded this week after being online for three years! 😆
@@TurfMechanicHi, I checked your community wall (going back a year) for your follow-up commentary. However, I didn’t find anything. What were your second day thoughts?
Am I the only one cringing over you messing up the finish on the pot LOL?
Nightmare driveway BTW 😫
Feeds right into the road!
Glad it worked!
For those needing to deep clean a glass top stove, the manual to my first one recommended to use a one sided razor blade held at a low angle to get rid of the thick stuff. After that, I use baking soda to get rid of the residue. Used that regimen for the 23 years I had that stove and didn't notice any problems with surface
Just use oven spray or a stovetop cleaner
They sell plastic single edged razor blades.
You don’t want to gouge that enamel. Or worse scratch it so it rusts.
Try spray lime remover.
Our local grocery store Wegmans has their own brand of fixture cleaner.
It works great on the bathroom fixtures.
Also on stove tops. Spray let it set. We use old dishwashing sponges that have an acrylic scratcher on one side. If it’s real tough a stainless steel scrubber. Wipe clean. Wipe again until clean with damp paper towels until no streaks or residue.
@@sarah06ish The cooktop is ceramic.
I use scratch free comet and a green 3 m pad. The surface of my stove is smooth and clean. I even did that to remove some plastic that melted on a burner when my son put bread on top. Plastic gone, the painted area is fine.I have had my glass top stove for 15yrs, still looks like new.
Dont be dumb they make scotch pads for stove tops that dont scratch, and they're cheap
Why did the mole follow the other moles down the hole? Because he smelled molasses.😊
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I’ve always loved that joke.😂😂😂
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That is both the dumbest and funniest joke I have ever heard.
Firewood ashes worked fine for me
Yes I now have a rice coal self feed furnace & them ashes are great for all that kinda stuff it's not fine but no big clunkers like a soft coal furnace!! Only thing I miss about wood ash is being great for compost!
Quick tip drill a hole in the top of the sprayer tank and pop a car tire valve into it. You can now use an air pump or compressor and fill it in seconds. 40psi is the max pressure any higher and it won't stop spraying.
Great idea!
I got an electric backpack fogger to spray my cannabis plants with nutrients and preventatives when I could have just done this lol. Would have saved alot of money lol.
Assuming the sprayer valve acts as a pressure relief then we'll under the burst pressure of the rest of the tank.
@@matts.9330 Most tanks are rated max 60-90 psi you can get high pressure tanks that work 150 to 400 psi. 40 psi is the recommended pressure for I think all garden pump sprayers zero risk of burst at 40psi leaks over time at the o rings yes.
Clever idea thank you for sharing doesn’t salt also provide traction? Makes me think I would maybe try to get both.
Sidenote, porch scene at cat scratching post. A cat post for what? “a bobcat”! Holy cow!
Two words that works better and easier. Sawdust it doesn’t matter what sawdust. Just spread it out 1/2 inches over the surface or just the steeper areas. The heat from the sawdust will melt the snow and provide traction. Also the sawdust will turn into into fertilizer for lawns and unlike salt or brine it will not decay blacktop or concrete. Try it and see. Sawmills are happy to give it away for free.
Thanks for that info. I was hoping for an alternative to salt on the asphalt, which seems like it would degrade it over time.
What’s a good way to spread the sawdust over a driveway?
How does sawdust create heat?
I work at a sawmill and have add two guys come in for sawdust for their sidewalks getting to their house. Idk if it really works but people do use this technique
Please, I don't understand how the sawdust has heat. Are you warming it before putting it on the driveway? How are you warming it? Thanks
There is actually a bacteria that lives in the sawdust that while it’s eating the byproduct is heat
The town I live in uses beat juice for de-icer and it works great
Beets make blood pressure go down to
@@trukngal that's because good traction ease people's nerves. 😂
Must be in a beat harvesting area
Dwight Schrute approves
@@jasons7070that’s what she said
where's the follow-up link to show how this solution repelled the snow and ice?
Used the pet safe stuff in my backpack sprayer over new year and made a video on it too. It definitely works. You can see after the snow fall where I did and didn't apply it. Really like this system vs throwing salt everywhere. It doesn't track into the house as much and the dog can't eat it or kick it all over the place like the granulated stuff. Takes a little longer but the results are better so I'd call it a win!
Save big money and buy bulk MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE... That's what the Pet Safe stuff is....
Yeah I figured I'd do that on the next trip to town. Waaaaayyy cheaper!@@100pyatt
Safe Step 8300 pure Mag Chloride. Good for your baths too.
I'm from Buffalo NY and i think this video is absolutely adorable! 😂
I use windshield washer fluid and 91% isopropyl alcohol 80/20 ish and put it in these sprayers for use on windshields. Don't have to scrape much of anything or waste a bunch of gas heating the vehicle up to melt the windows. Works great!
Airplanes use propylene glycol aka RV Antifreeze, it's non toxic, biodegradable and won't damage your vehicle. The isopropyl Alcohol you're using is damaging long term to all rubber seals, that's why washer fluid uses methanol alcohol instead.
@@100pyatt I don’t think it’s going to be more corrosive than the salt from the roads, plus as it’s already diluted into the windshield washer fluid and diluted further once it mixes with the water from the melted ice, I don’t worry about that too much.
@@100pyattI have to ask but r u saying they use rv antifreeze on windshields?
I have a simliar driveway, I made a curb( 6 inches high) on each side of the asphalt driveway and that prevents the vehicle from sliding off into the ditch in ice and snow.
That's a project I have slotted for the spring for the end of my driveway 3ft walls w lights but now will continue up the driveway with 6" curbs too❤ great idea
My wife would just love for me to track molasses into the house.
Only put it where it's important...and fwiw we never saw anything sticky in the house.
Let her shovel the driveway then.
Some rain will take care of that. Sugar dilutes very well.
@percyfaith11 You could take your shoes off, before you walk all through the house
Ever hear of this thing called “taking your boots off”?
Anyone notice the cat scratch post in the background? Thing is shredded. Is he raising mountain lions or what?
10:12 Looks like he is! Look at that thing trying to get out at the end of the video!
Wonder how much the artist gets from the sales? 😜
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Cat scratch post looks like my recliner.
@@icebergtrails I saw that too and thought Lynx? Bobcat? Sheesh.
I like how you drag a heavy pot over a layer of salt on your glass top stove.
Excellent method for coating your carpet with molasses.😊
@phazerboy I take it you have never paid for a carpet.
@@anthonyg4671what's that got to do with tracking molasses into the house onto the carpet ? Buying one has nothing to do with dirtying one with that solution.
@@Freeman-Dl70 if you had paid for it you wouldn’t be standing on the carpet in shoes in the first place.
i wonder how many critters were attracted to it.
i wonder how many animals come and lick the driveway and get an excess of salt intake
here in Alberta Canada I just use studded tires to get over icy roads in the kills .
This is cool! Its also the same method used 1986 when Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew. The "Liquidators" would wash the radioactive dust off the streets using a product called “bourda” meaning molasses, however the bourda chemical that was used at the time was industrial waste from soviet distilleries. Helicopters would also spray the area to use as a dust suppressant.
Love the tuxedo cat , they are cool cats .
Regarding comments on the scratch post. The cat scratch post is old and needs replacement. Or stripped and recovered. I have 3 tiny cats with needle nails. I then adopted a much larger 4th kitty with big nails she destroyed that post. I bought a new post as tall as I could find for her to get a good stretch while scratching.
I had a rough sawn cedar 6x6 x3 in the house. My cats never clawed at anything else.😊
Did you wake up the next morning to a herd of deer licking your driveway?
Have you considered planting sugar maple trees along your laneway to help break the wind and as they grow older they'll cover your laneway like a canopy? Really helped us.
in the winter? how long before trees would be big enough?
Psh...how much time do you spend in the fall raking/blowing leaves and in the spring pulling maple starts.
Lol...I guess there are trade offs.@@tonis204
About 4-6 years@@davidjones-vx9ju
Leaves!! Lots and lots and lots of leaves… and don’t forget about the “helicopter” seeds EVERYWHERE!
Perhaps off topic a bit, but I just learned how valuable a Leaf Blower can be to clear snow off sidewalks, and vehicle widow's !
Obviously, if you're expecting heavy snow amounts, you may want to hit it before large amounts fall !
But really helpful for those with back issues !
And it makes quick work, of an otherwise time consuming task !
Try it..... You'll like it !
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Mag chloride works well, TSC has the solution in bulk. Good for dust as well on gravel drives.
Beet juice works as deicer. We spray it on Hwys in Canada works great
Salt will only Harm Brand New Concrete, Salt won’t Damage Asphalt at all. We use The Left Over Sugar Beet Juices to Spray along with Salt So Just as You have said It’s used for the Sticky effect. We Pre Spray Mixture before a Snow Fall Here in Michigan, it cuts down On The Salt Use By Depending on the amount also what it will be Rain or Snow.
Salt breaks down the carbonites in concrete, new and old it's destructive. Mag Chloride is safe for concrete.... calcium Chloride is almost as good as magnesium Chloride
@@SusanKay-you can use old lawn fertilizer (it diminishes in strength as it ages so less useful to your lawn) but not sure if it’s good to dilute this way.
Could that be used on the tires?
Someone in the comments suggested sawdust. That is a good choice. They also asked how to spread the sawdust. A broadcast spreader will help spread the the sawdust.
This is done as a pre treat on roads in Ontario. They have full size tanker trucks spraying the roads in the morning and it is effective up 12 hours before the storm.
And to clarify it won’t eliminate the need for salt, but it does reduce the amount needed. I think it cuts the amount by 20%.
The Virginia DOT pre-treats highways in a similar fashion. The salt brine will prevent the snow and ice from sticking to the pavement and facilitate the removal by the snow plow trucks.
New Brunswick does basically the same thing on the main highways
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That's a cool idea Turf. Sending this off to relatives up north. I would watch your DIY video on restoring your stovetop. I have a glasstop also and it's a challenge to keep factory fresh.
Just as a suggestion, when you need to clean hard stains on your stove use some Totally Awesome all purpose cleaner and cover it with plastic wrap for a couple of hours and then just wipe clean. I did this on the broiler and it worked great. I learned it from a UA-camr named Aurikatarina.
That's because rock salt only works to -6 degrees. But there's more to it than that....
Salt will “work,” i.e. it will melt ice, all the way down to its eutectic temperature of -6⁰ F. However, the “practical working temperature” of salt is generally considered to be higher than this. In the highway deicing world the practical working temperature of salt is generally considered to be above 15⁰F or even 20 ⁰F. There are two reasons for this.
One is that the amount of ice that can be melted per pound of salt (or any other deicer) decreases with temperature. At 30⁰F , 1 pound of salt will melt about 46 pounds of ice. At 20⁰F, 1 pound of salt will only melt about 9 pounds of ice. And at +1⁰ F, 1 pound of salt will only melt about 4 pounds of ice. So the colder it gets, the more salt is needed to provide a given amount of ice melting action. once you get past -6 f you need to use something else use calcium or magnesium
I had heard that spraying fertilizer will also clear ice
What state is this? It's beautiful! ⛰
You can seal that leaky sprayer with superglue and dust with baking soda and then add more superglue.
Yes, superglue and baking soda. Worked very good on plastic shower head hose end. Can be sanded. Doesn't look spiffy, but it never broke again and now 4-5 years later.
HERE IN CANADA WE DO THIS ON OUR MAJOR HIGHWWYS JUST A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE STORMS . 9NLY PROBLEM IS THE OVER SPRAY FROM 6HE SALT ON WINDSHIELD EATS WIPERS ..AND IS CORROSIVE ON WIRES OF YOUR CARS 😊
I'm connected with a car wash, and the wash has to increase the concentration of chemical in the prewash cycles during de-icer season. (in the US, it's a magnesium chloride based deicer with anticorrosion chemicals instead of straight salt.)
Take it easy with the all caps writing. You’re scaring me..
@@John419 NEED MILK!😁
NEED MILKERS. @@AudreyWortman
No, actually we use magnesium chloride.
If your sprayer leaks, white grease the gasket. The white lithium stuff. It will likely seal again.
You need to experiment with lime, as the lime used by dairy farmers on their walkways that keeps the cows from doing damage to themselves as they walk into and out of the milking parlors. As a topical coating to the salt, you will be surprised what it does….
That looks like the area I live around. Deer heights. Lots of ice and humidity from the river. But not a crazy amount of snow there. We use a mag brine for the roads there.
I love the rolling hills..
Do want ants? Because this is how you get ants.
Here in Ontario Canada they use a beet juice mixture on the roads and highways in the big road sprayers
As in sugar beets?
When I tried this, I couldn't get the damn deer off my driveway..... It was like a giant sweet/salty salt-lick....Unreal!!
That is so funny!
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After watching 10 minutes wondering about the results , we deserve a results video
I've heard of cities using cheese brine which ordinarily would have to be diluted and disposed of! Yes, i live in Wisconsin.
On our stove I use a wide window paint scrapper and it works great. Then I scrub it with Mr. Clean and paper towels, comes out looking new. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya,,,,,,, ps thumbs up on the video.
Any "contaminant" will make water thaw at a lower temperature.
Molasses or sugar might make you brine stick around longer, and it also makes the snow melt sooner.
But that will attract mice
@@flickboogers9325 Your cat can bag them while they try licking it up.
Those braces are encouraging great dental health and they are saving your life. You are on your way to becoming one of UA-cam’s greatest influencers 🎉
I was just wondering about the critters tha may come around cool idea though
I use Bare Ground solution,it’s great available at Home Depot and Lowes,about $20 a gallon.Been using it for 30 years.
Dawn dish soap would work for the stick factor, but molasses sounds like it might be more effective, good idea
If you get a packed snow/ice build up try wood ashes and sweep it across the driveway with a push broom. It has an incredible traction bite with some melting power. Please stay safe on that driveway
Will definitely be doing this at my house in DFW Texas. We've been shut down because of rain and ice on roadways last 2 days. My driveway and street are just impassabl when the temp drops.
Let me know how it goes! I've only tried it this one time and I liked the result but I think I need a couple more tries to have a strong opinion.
Google mosquito sniper and there's an adapter for doing salt it will be really cool
Every deer, 🦌 raccoon, 🦝🐿🦫🦨🦡🐕🐈🐎🐄 and every other critter around for 10 miles gonna be at your house 🏠 licking your driveway 🐻
That is exactly what I was thinking
She will know, trust that she has eyes behind her head like every other wife and mom lol😊❤
the deer will love it .
But get hypertension from excessive salt ??? I don’t know , not a vet
My mountain home is up very high and we have two driveways the first is mostly flat but then a sharp hairpin turn left is extremely steep...this is the worst..had used regular road salt for a few years...not good..would melt the snow but come nighttime it would all freeze to ice...but then if found a product called...calcium chloride..this product was in a different form, more like flakes from the regular stuff..never let the melt freeze over night..don't know as to why..it was more powdery than regular salt melt...so come winter time i buy 8 bags and place 4 on oneside and 4 on the other side of the upper driveway....then take a shovel and throw it on the drive....every once and awhile...kept it open all through winter......from what i understand about this product it does not allow the water to freeze when temperatures drop below freezing....but hard to find sometimes..works great for me..
I enjoy watching these videos even though I’ll never need to use this in South Florida
@yolo_burrito... don't live in snow country eh? Come to any conclusion you want but salt in just about every shape way & form has been used on private, municipal, county, state & national roads for DECADES!
@yolo_burritto... people in glass houses shouldn't speak to subjects they're clueless about. Winter-wise folks don't have to put up with hurricanes & king tides. At least snow can be shoveled away where as 'salt' water washes away buildings & infrastructure and dramatically increases property insurance fees...which if you're unawares is about to take an epic leap in cost
@@artsteadman2230 what do you think I said?
@@yolo_burritoDon’t take Art too seriously; nobody does. He’s easily triggered this time of year.
Where I live the state puts molasses stuff on highway when there is a sleet storm coming. I don’t know is there’s salt in it. But it thing brown on the street interesting video.
Must be similar to our towns pre treatment solution. Bi product of alcohol production. Trucks hit the roads before snow flies. Awesome for here in northeast!
Does it stick to the bottom of your shoes when you walk to your car or enter your house?
Canadian here and they spray beet juice on our roads here. ❤
Have you tried Beet juice? Try it with your salt brine mixture w/o the molasses.
What is the freezing temp for this? We have temps dropping to -40 so wondering
Plant more Hedges in the dangerous areas as buffers to stop you if you slide off
I have a 1/8th mile long driveway. I prefer the gravel for the flat area out to the road. The 300 feet or so up and down to the house is blacktop. We have 2 rules around here. #1 Don't ever drive up or down if the blacktop is all white. #2 If it might snow and you need to get out early in the morning, park up on the hill. I make sure to scrape the blacktop before allowing any use. So long as the vehicles don't pack the snow, it's like a 15-minute job to clear. I then just use a saltbox up on the hill. That is just a rubbermaid bin with 50-100lbs of rock salt and a sturdy plastic cup. I just toss a few cup fulls of the rock salt down the top of the hill, and it keeps any ice from forming. If someone loses it on my hill, they're going 80 feet down a steep ravine if a tree doesn't stop them.
so help me god!!! when you said i might make a sticky mess !! i blow on the pot on my screen!!!!lol
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QUESTION will this work on gravel?
I understand that safety on your driveway is critical; for three years I had a house with a steep driveway in an area with snow on the ground from Thanksgiving (or earlier) through Easter!
What are the short and long term effects of the salt regarding lawns, trees, shrubs, floral and vegetable gardens?
Salt kills plants. Sugars (molasses)feed plants!❤
Salt kills lawns,shrubs etc
How many gallons do you use to do your entire driveway?
A great idea I think I’ll try that our 25 acre
how many moles does it take to it take to get 12 ounces? how do you process the asses?
Even with that salt content you have to imagine the molasses runoff will eventually contribute to soil recovery if there is salt damage to a lawn, so this just seems like a more productive method all around.
Spring in here in Michigan in April, cross your toes, and keep them warm till mid-May.
I thought he said he was going to do a follow up in his blog, but I can’t find the link
Was looking forward to the follow up video but couldn't find it. This one didn't seem like a very good test of how well this stops snow and ice from accumulating on the driveway. Did it work in snowy conditions? Are you still using this?
Dawn soap also works as a surfactant.
Not any boulders or anything to crash into, my driveway much more dangerous & about 900' long, down the hill & then back up hill when i get alot of ice i put some salt down wait a little while strap on my backpack blower & blow air under the ice & it starts popping up off the driveway, temperature effects how it works. Save my back a lot from chopping ice. The worst is when i get a flash freeze water doesn't have time to run off but the hill can be you friend because the water flows downhill. Timing the removal is key for me 36 yrs on this property there are times when we couldn't get up & down ,but if its gonna be a big storm i put one car at top of driveway just in case of an emergency.
Seems like the cold weather makes the molasses stiff enough that it doesn't flow off the surfaces you spray the brine solution. That is probably what makes this method "long lasting" as compared to just a salt brine solution that runs off as the snow and ice melts.
You should get yourself a backpack sprayer. They’re really cheap at Harbor freight.
I think investing in some gravel for beefing up the shoulders on both sides of your drive. Eliminate those problems. That’s such a steep incline.
Cat scratch stand in the background? You must have a Bobcat or a small Puma, eh?
i have a saltwater aquarium. when i do water changes, i use the water i have taken out, as a driveway cleaner. have to be careful not to get it on where grass would grow, because you will find that grass no longer grows there. in addition, since it kills grass, it also kills weeds that grow in the cracks of the driveway
We use brine but no molasses & it works just great. Not sure I want stiky molasses on my laneway.
Ha, i had a stove exactly like that at one time But yes, it does work, other countries that have extreme winter weather use a sugar beet brine mix
How much molasses will you track into the house/garage during the winter season?
Could you use metal watering can if no sprayer available?
I'm sure you could but you will cover far less ground with the brine and the stickiness will be much more concentrated. Could be a solution for a small area that is particularly bad for ice buildup though.
Gonna try this over this winter good video
I’d use an induction cook top in the garage to make that brine
They spray the roads in my area before snow storms. When it dries you can see the thin coat of salt
My driveway is the same but not paved. I wonder how this solution would work on bare ridge rock. It couldn’t hurt to try.