- rust problems - treatment?
- Posted by Yuri Nebogatov
I've recently discovered, having my car (civic) on jackstands to change
break pads, that a lot of the underbody components have serious rust
problems. I live in Canada, so this is to be expected I guess.
It's most pronounced in the area of the exhaust manifold, it's litereally
rusting and breaking apart.
Is there anything I can do to stop/inhibit rust growth, aside from just
cleaning what I can with a wire brush? I am talking about parts that were
not originally painted, metallic surfaces.
TIA, any advice/experience is appreciated
- Posted by tflfb
Its called a weekly wash!
Tom
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- Posted by Yuri Nebogatov
thank you for the advice, very appreciated
I bought the car 2 months ago, during winter.... weekly wash u say?
any other, REAL advice?
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- Posted by dg
Undercoating may help some parts, but that weekly wash really is the best
PM. Don't you have those "touchless" washes that have the undercarriage
spray?
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- Posted by tflfb
If you undercoat a dirty under carriage, you are trapping dirt under the
undercoat, causeing a bigger problem.How old is this car?
At this point all you can do is a search for a rust inhibitor, that can be
sprayed on after the undercarriage has been cleaned and wash the salt off as
much as possible in the winter.
Tom
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