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jakepramsey
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 18, 2018 - 08:20pm PT
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I spilt a bunch of windshield washer fluid on my rope. Is it f*#ked?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 18, 2018 - 08:25pm PT
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No, I don't think it will have sustained any damage. If you wring it out of the rope reasonably soon (before the nylon degrades it), it should still clean your windows fairly well.
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jakepramsey
Trad climber
Yosemite, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 18, 2018 - 08:28pm PT
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Yeah I was not able to rinse it out. It happened on my way to work and sat in the car all day. It wasn’t sitting in a pool of it but it definitely got a bunch on it.
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Bale
Mountain climber
UT
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Aug 18, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
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Good one Ghost, 8/10. Jake, I think that stuff is fairly harmless but I’m no chemist.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 18, 2018 - 08:52pm PT
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Ghost deserves at least an 8.7, but in view of the bait being swallowed a 9.5 is mandatory.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Aug 18, 2018 - 09:33pm PT
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whiper fluid. that's what chalk absorbs
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Aug 18, 2018 - 09:56pm PT
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who's willing to risk their life on a supposition regarding the chemistry of ropes and windshield wiper fluid?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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Aug 18, 2018 - 10:14pm PT
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I spilt a bunch of windshield washer fluid on my rope. Is it f*#ked? Yes- You better replace that windshield wiper fluid.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Aug 19, 2018 - 01:13am PT
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your rope was f0cked way before that.
but, gnowing that you have to ask from behind a computer screen is better than wondering when your looking for it to be your
LIFE LINE.
you'll be fine. Wash it; use 1/4 Dr Bronner's soap & water then rinse.
smell for residue, repeat if necessary.
relegate it to a top rope/rappel - gym cord only
Use it for solo tree work with a chain saw.
What type of rope?
You're gonna die
(I stand to corrected - portray it correctly, & sit down again)
Yer still gonna die, get the rope wet
Pick any number of above recommendations.
delighted edit, on at the same moment, wid'a whos who from da east !!
!!
the picturebelow(wait for it) is "Windshield Whiper*"
[photoid
Thank You for the great name.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Aug 19, 2018 - 02:28am PT
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Your gonna die This is unacceptable. WTF is this place coming to?
Yer gonna die
You're gonna die
You're going to die
These are all acceptable
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MikeL
Social climber
Southern Arizona
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Aug 19, 2018 - 07:29am PT
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Don't bother.
You needed a new rope anyway, didn't you?
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Aug 19, 2018 - 08:21am PT
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Malemute, that chart is fascinating. Speaking as someone who used to use almost all of those chemicals in the lab during my scientific career, I would never have predicted that nylon would be compatible with some of those things. Or not compatible with others. Methanol, although highly flammable and highly toxic if ingested, is one of the least noxious things I used to work with.
From Wiki:
All nylons are susceptible to hydrolysis, especially by strong acids, a reaction essentially the reverse of the synthetic reaction shown above. The molecular weight of nylon products so attacked drops, and cracks form quickly at the affected zones. Lower members of the nylons (such as nylon 6) are affected more than higher members such as nylon 12. This means that nylon parts cannot be used in contact with sulfuric acid for example, such as the electrolyte used in lead–acid batteries.
Personally, I'd be nervous about a rope that sat and soaked in any solvent all day. Like Ed says, do you want to bet your life on a theoretical prediction.
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WBraun
climber
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Aug 19, 2018 - 08:25am PT
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Wiper fluid over spays all over your windshield onto other parts of the car and everywhere else on some cars.
Are those parts corroded or damaged?
I doubt Wildshield Whiper Fluid would do anything to the rope.
Wash the rope !!!
And get a piece of rope off the spool at the store and soak it in the fluid to test under load later ....
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TLP
climber
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Aug 19, 2018 - 09:23am PT
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Something is suspect about the table a few posts above. It shows antifreeze (identified below as water/ethylene glycol/propylene glycol) as D - severe effect. But a few lines down it has ethylene glycol and propylene glycol both as A - excellent. It's not chemically plausible that the combination is damaging whereas either pure compound is not. WTF?
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Aug 19, 2018 - 12:09pm PT
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Just my opinion, but no way would I use that rope.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Aug 19, 2018 - 12:50pm PT
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Yeah, unfortunately, I'm not sure it would be worth the risk. You could try emailing BD or Maxim or one of the other big rope manufacturers and if it's something they have actually tested.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Aug 19, 2018 - 01:40pm PT
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shred the rope. attach it your whiper blade arm like a mop head. now you will truly have a wild shield whiper.
you're welcome
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Aug 19, 2018 - 03:58pm PT
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IM A GUMBY, DAMMIT, U O ME A LAP TOP
SUNDAY IS SPAGHETTI NIGHT #MARINARAEVERYWHERE
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Aug 19, 2018 - 05:23pm PT
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Try yanking a car out of a ditch or muddy bog. If it didn't break, then your rope is fine. Use it.
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