Magic Salt® Application Methods
Pre-Treating Stockpiles (rock salt or salt/sand or all sand)
- Application Rates: Between 8 gallons/ton for all rock salt and up to 10 gallons/ton for all sand stockpiles. Rates will vary for mixed stockpiles depending on the sand/salt ratio.
- General Procedures: We bring our tank and spray unit to your stockpile. You will provide a loader and operator to turn the stockpile as the liquid Magic-0 is being applied. This is required to ensure uniform treatment of the entire stockpile.
- Application Time: Estimated 30 minutes for a 25-ton pile (typical tri-axle truckload), start to finish
Application Examples
Anti-Icing
Liquid Magic-0 is used extensively on the New York State Thruway system and the Garden State Parkway (New Jersey) as an anti-icing agent. Liquid is applied using a spray tank system with a spray bar. There are various types of spray patterns which are used, depending on traffic flow and desired effect.
When correctly applied prior to the snow or ice storm event, liquid Magic-0 prevents snow and ice from bonding to the pavement. Plowing removes all packed snow and ice. Black ice cannot form as long as there is no major run off. Magic-0 will not harm vehicles or any type of pavement and is environmentally much friendlier than traditional methods and materials that are presently used.
These significant benefits must be considered only in terms of the substantial commitment to training crews, use of precise temperature monitoring equipment and careful application.
We are carefully trained in the proper application methods and the use of precise temperature monitoring equipment to ensure the best achievable outcome.
Decing
Ordinary rock salt is transformed when treated with liquid Magic-0. Hard pack and bonded ice are quickly eliminated from paved surfaces. Even though rock salt eventually dissolves in the melting process, the liquid Magic-0 remains in the pavement surface and will prevent black ice from forming. This will continue until it is diluted by run-off or precipitation, also blended mix can be used at a higher rate. The treatment process is accomplished by one of these two methods.