Road salt/liquid calcium on synthetic rope

[Diesel550]

Looking at synthetic rope for a winch, havent decided on what winch yet.
Wondering if anyone knows what, if anything road salt spray and calcium spray do to degrade synthetic rope.
I live in CT and during the winter months they use so much of the stuff on the roads here large parts of my black Jeep are bone white.
Even using a cover there is that short portion of line that is exposed, that's my main concern.

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[stil2low]

Northern Ontario Canada here, no issues over the years.
Word to the wise, try to keep a cover on and the line dry before it gets cold. Had a few times my rope freeze up from not running my cover before it got real cold

 

[Diesel550]

Northern Ontario Canada here, no issues over the years.
Word to the wise, try to keep a cover on and the line dry before it gets cold. Had a few times my rope freeze up from not running my cover before it got real cold

I gotta say I'm surprised. Road calcium/chloride mix does some nasty stuff to many different car parts. Shocked it doesn't hurt synthetic rope.

 

[roaniecowpony]

I gotta say I'm surprised. Road calcium/chloride mix does some nasty stuff to many different car parts. Shocked it doesn't hurt synthetic rope.

Someone on this forum is a plastics engineer. He should be able to provide some factual insight. My bet is that it has little effect on that synthetic rope.

 

[Beachcomber72]

Dyneema and Spectra and other HWMPE ropes/lines are not affected by salt or calcium. That being said it’s always best to keep your lines clean and free of any debris that may pose “grit” rubbing risks.

 

[jac04]

Even if the salt spray won't deteriorate the synthetic line, it is always a good idea to keep it as clean & dry as possible and keep it out of the sun. On my JK, I got creative and made a few 'shields' that have worked great.

 

[Terrymo]

Someone on this forum is a plastics engineer. He should be able to provide some factual insight. My bet is that it has little effect on that synthetic rope.

@jimcoffey62 ?

 

[Sparty]

Be more worried about what it does to your winch. I'd get a cover (cheap one at least) to keep the crap off it

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