Rust Proofing Car

[james t kirk]

Some cheap guy I know had his vechile rust proof every year. He kept the receipts. Always did it at the same place Lubricare. Then 8 - 10 years later rust started showing up, went to the manager show him the rust. Then he showed the manager the receipts and highlighted the warranty, the manager wrote him a cheque for 1300+.

Goes to show that rust proofing doesn't work.

 

[tboy]

Well, in '83 the metals used in vehicles isn't the same as it is now....plus now new vehicles are about 30% plastics and plastic doesn't rust.

Yes, rust proofing IS a scam...unless you're going to keep your car for 25 + yrs. Most manufacturers have a 10 yrs + rust warranty.

If it is a used car, with no warranty, and wasn't rust proofed at new, doing it now really won't accomplish much. The damage has already started and if you do it now, you could just lock in any corrision beneath the undercoating and help it along.

 

[KBear]

Wallmart is/was doing rust proofing for about $60. They spray the car with oil, which is as good as anything for preventing rust.

The cars are much better then they used to be, and whether rust proofing is needed on newer cars is debatable. If the car is older, or you intend to keep a car for 10 – 20 years, then some amount of rust proofing might make sense.

Someone mentioned scams. My car's service schedule has the tires being rotated every 10,000 Km, and would bet that some people actually do it.

 

[tboy]

Well K bear, rotating your tires WILL add years to their life because the tire on your left front will wear more than the right (because right turns are harder on the outside tire then the inside) and the same goes for your rear tires.......

Don't rotate your tires and you will see they do not wear evenly and eventually, you will have to replace one or two tires not all four....