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Keller Bros. Auto
250 E. Dry Creek Rd.
Littleton, CO 80122

Phone: 303-347-1010
Fax: 303-347-1309
Email: autoexperts@kellerbros.com
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Daily Tips (and more)

Keller Bros. (along with the Monday Morning Mechanic) is excited to present the following daily car tip. Check back every day for a new tip (Have a question you'd like answered in these tips? Contact us!).

Today's Car Care Tip: Magnesium Chloride (Mag) -- What Does It Mean To Colorado Drivers?

Here in Colorado, the roads are kept snow- and ice-free with a compound called Magnesium Chloride, a liquid brine (salt) compound that makes roads look damp when it's a liquid, but leaves a white residue when it's dry.

In Colorado, Mag is sprayed on roads before storms or freezing temperatures, which prevents ice and snow from sticking to the road to all the way down to -10° and which lasts for up to 2 weeks.

Mag works much better than salt and sand, and costs less, causes less road damage, is easier on the environment, and won't kill plant life.

What this means for drivers in areas where Mag is used is a significantly reduced accident rate (50-75% less), fewer closed mountain roads, and less car-related corrosion than salt.

Mag is still quite corrosive, though. As such, I recommend that after driving in conditions where Mag has been used you wash your car as soon as possible with soap and water. A good wax job can help resist corrosion in the first place.

Even if roads near you have been sprayed with Mag, though, you should still drive defensively. Wet, wintery conditions are always unpredictable for drivers, so be careful!

In addition to the daily tips, we recommend these following links for your car-care needs in between visits to Keller Bros.

Monday Morning Mechanic - David Rogers (COO of Keller Bros.) is the Monday Morning Mechanic, a persona he created to help people get the most miles for their dollars in auto repair. Learn more about his weekly TV show and daily radio show on his website.

Shop Tools - Keller Bros. has partnered with Tools By Techs for years to provide quality tools to our technicians for less. Our shop tools page has some of the most essential auto repair tools available for Keller Bros. customers, for the same low price that our technicians pay.

Everything Automotive - Visit our Everything Automotive site when you are looking to buy, sell or donate a car; check for safety recalls for your vehicle; learn about how safe your car is; and more.
We service all makes and models, both foreign and domestic.
To see a complete list of services that we offer, visit our Services page.