Removing underhood rustproofing?

[LennysEleven]

Has anyone stripped the yellow rustproofing and NOT painted and then had it start
to rust and or bad consequences? I am in Michigan by the way.

Also does anyone have a pic of an Alpine white car with white wheels?

thanks
Nick

[BahnE30]

depends
valve cover and intake manifold are aluminum so don't have to worry about rust...

[bimmerphile]

Re: Removing underhood rustproofing?

Also does anyone have a pic of an Alpine white car with white wheels?

ew. no.

[LennysEleven]

Yea I sandblasted my valve cover last fall and teh bracket on top. and the brack has some rust coloration.

[808BMW]

Yellow rustproofing... are you talking about cosmoline? If you are, then taking it off won't cause rust.

Sandblasting a metal object and then leaving it bare will cause rust.

[NC325iC]

if you sandblasted the valve cover theres a good chance you now have sand in your engine

[LennysEleven]

Damn, too bad I never thought of that one.... :shock:

[///M42 sport]

I just posted the white wheels pic in another thread. Its really dirty now. I'll clean it up and post more pics later.
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[UNHCLL]

if you sandblasted the valve cover theres a good chance you now have sand in your engine

Sure, if you sandblasted and put it right on the car.

Only an idiot would do that though, and only a complete moron wouldnt take steps after sandblasting to make sure it was cleaned out.

[Jordan]

If common sense is so common how come most people don't have it?

[BahnE30]

:stupid: excellent question Jordan, mostly because people don't stop and think of the possible outcomes before they pull the stunts they do. then they regret it later and gives everyone else a good laugh