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[zcacogp]

I think it's partially to do with what they call "Salt" too. The stuff thrown on the roads in the UK is a mix of Sodium Chloride (table salt) and grit, which is cheap. There are much better alternatives available which don't cause any car bodywork rot, but they are about 70-80% more expensive. (However this increase in expense is only for the cost of the material itself - there is no increase in the price of the machines to do it, the fuel to drive the spreaders, the cost of the guy driving it etc etc etc, which are all much bigger factors in the cost.) Last set of costings I saw showed that that increase in the price would be offset many tens of times over by the savings made by individual car owners in not having to repair rust. However this is a cost paid by us, not by local authorities who choose what to spread, so the situation will never change .... Oli.

 

[Alpine]

ORIGINAL: Alpine I don't think the underseal was ever body colour. Looks pretty normal, just give it a good clean up.

I was wrong, it is body coloured. I was under mine yesterday scrapping off rust and applying wax (Bilt Hamber)

 

[George Elliott]

even if it doesn't hit you as you pass the flippin' spreader!

I have been driving for 30 years now, and I still cringe every time I get grit blasted. Totally understand that Paul George 944t

 

[lacedr]

well i got underneath my car today and treated it to a pressure wash and indeed there are bits of red abound. next job to apply some underseal. Dave

 

[os951]

We even sprayed 3 layers clear coats after we painted son's project car's underseal. Clear coat is so slippery, that dirt won't stuck much to it. It's also easier to keep it clean, so Diamond Blue color can be seen longer. Underseal was in perfect condition, so no need to fix it in our case.