Having moved to the north with texas cars, I'm kinda paranoid about rust prevention now. Ive been wondering why rust typically forms on the rocker panel and bottom of the doors? Anyway to prevent this?
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rust always in rockers, bottom doors?
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rust always in rockers, bottom doors?
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does salt eat through paint? Doesnt make sense to me.Renting my rear wheel bearing tool kit. SIR
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Take it from somebody who has always lived in the rust belt. Buy a winter beater if you want to keep a vehicle nice. Because there is no avoiding it. You drive it in the winter, it will rust eventually.
Driving on a salt/sand covered road is like getting your car constantly sand blasted. Your paint thins and rust grows. Only takes a chip for rot to creep up on you.sigpic
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i live in south jersey and these bastards salt the piss out of the roads ant just the hint of snow. even on 40 degree days. rust is starting to creep in on my baby too. put shock mounts in last week and when i pulled out the left side trunk liner, there was a whole the size of a silver dollar looking straight through to the ground. i went the por15 repair rout and it turned out pretty well. shit that stuff is pricy though.sigpic
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There are things you can do like Waxoyl in the door cavities and any exposed seams but as stated...get a winter beater. I have had winter beaters since I was 17. The plus side is every spring its like getting a new car when you first get them out. The down side is storage for all your nice cars.
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does salt eat through paint? Doesnt make sense to me
My first E30 was a coat of paint over a large blob of rust in the shape of an E30, but the paint looked great. "These cars rust from the inside out.", somebody told me too late.
It starts at the front jack points, the rear wheel arches, under the back seat squab at the aft corners, the rear towers, the front towers, and on and on. Eventually all the floor pan is rust with no structural integrity but the paint still looks great.
Rust never sleeps, and it hates your car.
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Originally posted by dannyyisntt View PostTake it from somebody who has always lived in the rust belt. Buy a winter beater if you want to keep a vehicle nice. Because there is no avoiding it. You drive it in the winter, it will rust eventually.
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