Rust Prevention Spray?
- Thread starter yankees1
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Hi, if you are storing your car over the winter,and you don't have a carcoon system,i would recommend that you spray any bare metal parts with Dinitrol 1000,which is a transparent,thixotropic rust preventetive spray,which can be removed in the spring.Just make sure you coat the bare metal areas completly,or you may trigger rust on any uncoated parts,hope this helps.
you can leave the product on,but be aware that it will most likley attract dust/dirt,as it is quite sticky.It all depends on how you wan't to maintain your cars underside,but having said that,it is easily removed.As for availability in the us,this may be a problem as it is a european product,widely available in europe.I would try to contact them direct at Dinitrol.com,to disscus shipping.If availability is still a problem,try to get hold of some 3 in 1 oil spray,from the makers of wd40 as this will do the same job,but leaves a thinner coating.Good luck.
deadlock32
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velobard said:
It does help rust from forming but does not last very long because its very thin and runny... if there was some kinda wd-40 gel or something that would probably work.
Accumulator
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Velobard- I've heard (weirdly) conflicting opinions as to the rust prevention properties of WD-40 :nixweiss. I sprayed a steel machinist's ruler with it and then neglectfully left it in a non-climate-controlled garage and the ruler had minimal corrosion after a few years.
yankees1- That sure doesn't sound overly anal to *me* as I'm the same way about even some of my drivers! I'd just clean it once more (very thoroughly) apply wax/sealant to stuuf, run a dehumidifier, and not worry about it.
IMO the dehumidifier is the best thing anybody can do for a vehicle in storage.
The last 'vette I had ('99) never got any corrosion on its undercarriage spots when I left it garaged, and that was *without* a dehumidifier (it *was* heated storage though, so it wasn't damp or anything like that). I just put it up on stands and waxed everything under there (working on my back on a creeper) and it worked out fine. The undercarriages of Corvettes are so cool it'd be a shame to *not* keep it all detailed! Easy to *keep* it detailed once you get some LSP on there too.
Your car will be fine in storage as long as you keep the humidity under control.
yankees1- That sure doesn't sound overly anal to *me* as I'm the same way about even some of my drivers! I'd just clean it once more (very thoroughly) apply wax/sealant to stuuf, run a dehumidifier, and not worry about it.
IMO the dehumidifier is the best thing anybody can do for a vehicle in storage.
The last 'vette I had ('99) never got any corrosion on its undercarriage spots when I left it garaged, and that was *without* a dehumidifier (it *was* heated storage though, so it wasn't damp or anything like that). I just put it up on stands and waxed everything under there (working on my back on a creeper) and it worked out fine. The undercarriages of Corvettes are so cool it'd be a shame to *not* keep it all detailed! Easy to *keep* it detailed once you get some LSP on there too.
Your car will be fine in storage as long as you keep the humidity under control.
sneek
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in Canada we have something called "Rust Check"
salty
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I have read that Fluid Film works well. Not sure if it is just in Canada or in the US also.
Black240SX
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Cars are designed to resist (up to a point) corrosion from road salt. If you never get salt on your car, you shouldn't have any rust issues at all.
Something you may be able to use is a spray laquer that chip producers use to protect their PCB's. Alternativley you could try something called "spray wax" heres a description of it;
"Offers long lasting protection from corrosion, oxidation and dirt. After the wax has dried up, there remains a sticky, plasticine like, water repellent film which is almost colourless. Salt water and heat resistant up to +100°C."
Seems to me like the spray people use to protect their wheel wells etc. Good luck
"Offers long lasting protection from corrosion, oxidation and dirt. After the wax has dried up, there remains a sticky, plasticine like, water repellent film which is almost colourless. Salt water and heat resistant up to +100°C."
Seems to me like the spray people use to protect their wheel wells etc. Good luck
I was checking into this awhile back and the Eastwood products were well spoken of. You might call them to see which products they would recommend. They have a full Rust Prevention Kit, but you might not need that much.
http://forum.eastwoodco.com/showthread.php?t=1431
Eastwood Rust Prevention Kit
http://forum.eastwoodco.com/showthread.php?t=1431
Eastwood Rust Prevention Kit
Accumulator
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Yeah, that Eastwood stuff works great for me.
No way he (the original poster) needs that on the 'vette though. Remember that he's storing it...I don't even need that sort of treatment on the MPV and I drive it all winter.
I would rather keep the underside of the 'vette detailed with normal LSP-type products and reserve the messy stuff for vehicles that're gonna get abused and neglected (or ones that weren't properly treated at the factory).
No way he (the original poster) needs that on the 'vette though. Remember that he's storing it...I don't even need that sort of treatment on the MPV and I drive it all winter.
I would rather keep the underside of the 'vette detailed with normal LSP-type products and reserve the messy stuff for vehicles that're gonna get abused and neglected (or ones that weren't properly treated at the factory).