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rust protection - should I start thinking about it??

Matt

Matt

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was thinking the other day that even though the rs stays off the road when the roads are salty, and even though its all galvanised, and only does a few thousand mainly track miles every year....its probably worth doing some preventative work on ensuring theres no rust problems a few years down the line..

when i was younger all the classic car boys used to get waxoyl (sp?) injected into their cavities (as so to speak) and swore blind that it was a good thing to do.

your opinions please:
1. is it worthwhile thining about rust protection or should i just leave it?
2. if the answer to (1) is yes, then what form should the protection take?
3. can people recommend a company to carry out (2) if (1) was a yes...

and its no use saying i should jetwash the underneath after every drive and use a chamois leather after it rains etc.. i've still not got round to cleaning it after Spa from 5 weeks ago..[:mad:]
 
Some people are under the mistaken belief that galvanised cars don't rust. The sensible ones will realise that's row locks. Yes to anything that counts as rust prevention basically. My own thinking is that keeping the wheel arches clean and touching up the paint in that area and others and then applying waxoyl is a good idea as a once a year type thing. As well as that try to keep the floorpan painted too (not as easy given how low the cars sit and therefore how easy they are to scrape). At some time or another trackday use will eventually mean a respray and is practically par for the course really. Just my view.
 
Matt

Unless your car has never been out in the wet or has been used on salty roads, it'll have rust underneath. Every RS I looked at when searching for my eventual purchase was rusty (even the garage queens!!!).

In order to prevent the rust from spreading/getting worse you need to either get your hands dirty or employ some to do so on your behalf. Ideally, you need to remove all unbody shields and, if possible, the plastic sill covers, plus the front wing liners. The spot welds on the underside of the car will probably be rusty, the flat area between the front wheels will probably be scraped and/or rusty and you ought to carefully clean out the areas behind the headlights in the front wings and around the rear lights too. Everywhere underneath and within the wheel arches will need to be cleaned up, rust preventative applied, painted and then waxolyed (the best way of doing so, is by using a compressor).

You'll probably also notice that the tin wear around the engine is on the way out, as are some/all of the supports for the engine shield/cover. Replacing all this is a big job and expensive.

Cleaning and waxolying is a boring job, and nor does it take five minutes to do. You'll have no visuals signs of any of the work either, well not for the next few years!!! But you will have peace of mind that its been done. It's something I repeat every year.

A final word of warning. Pressure washing a car is not a good idea unless you know its covered in salt and you want to wash it away. Water is the biggest problem for our cars. The best thing you can do after washing your car/getting it wet is to take it for a run in order to dry it off.

Good luck.

Damen
 
Oliver

I have a very good contact based in Nottingham (I live in London but still go there as the work is excellent and well priced). Let me know should you require the details.

Damen
 
Thanks Damen. Nottingham is a bit far. There's another specialist in Newbury, which is closer, but I've got a number of vehicles that could be done, so a mobile service would suit me best.
 
I have taken rust protection to a whole new level. I moved the car to a country that doesn't use salt and where the weather is warmer so the car dries out quickly after rain.[:D]

I have always been told that my car was in good nick, even underneath, yet when I had the car serviced over here, the first mechanic who started work on the car was horrified! He said it was the worst conditioned car he had worked on. However, the garage also employed a UK mechanic (ex Jaz) who took over and told everybody tat all British cars were like mine.

I am going through a slow process of replacing rusty nuts and bolts and painting bits to get it back to prestine.

Maybe the answer is for you to all install a sprinkler system at the entrance of your garages, plus a heater and dehumidifier. Or maybe you should just let them all rust away as it will help the values of my car[;)]
 
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