Rust proofting

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by nico_rsx

I thought the hood and trunk on these cars were supposed to be made of aluminium? Did I miss something? Is it only the hood?

Yep, just the hood. The trunk is still light though my guess is they wanted the trunk to be tougher to withstand abuse. The hood is sooo flimsy.

-Josh

[Mr.Impreza]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

I don't know how to break it to you but that is not one of our cars. We also have no clue how well taken care of that one was. A weekly wash goes a long way to preventing rust.

I will go see if I can get a pic of my old 2003 Lancer that is still pristine and rust free after 13 winters.

[pushrod]

LOL at thread.

How old is the oldest twin right now? 5 winters? That's not enough to get any sort of reasonable observation on rust.

Rust protection is the difference between 10 year old cars in the junkyard and 15 year old cars in the junkyard. If you only plan to keep your car for 8 years, who gives a fuck.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by pushrod

LOL at thread.

How old is the oldest twin right now? 5 winters? That's not enough to get any sort of reasonable observation on rust.

Rust protection is the difference between 10 year old cars in the junkyard and 15 year old cars in the junkyard. If you only plan to keep your car for 8 years, who gives a fuck.

Unless it is a Mazda! Visible bubbles in 3 years and rust through in 6.
It is the guys that figure they are going to keep these cars forever and ever because they will be a rare collector's item that are paranoid. I bet 99% of that crowd has moved on well before the first REAL rust ever appears. Little bits of surface rust is not what eats cars it is the stuff that festers behind the paint for a decade or so and then BANG a hole that does. Rust proofing will not prevent that hidden stuff no matter what the companies that do it tell you.
Cars are made of steel. Steel rusts. Even parked in the garage all winter it is rusting. Nothing short of storing it in a hermetically sealed bubble (or Arizona) will prevent it from rusting eventually. It started to rust the minute it rolled off the assembly line. The guys preserving them to make big bucks in twenty years are going to be very disappointed I think.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I don't know how to break it to you but that is not one of our cars. We also have no clue how well taken care of that one was. A weekly wash goes a long way to preventing rust.

I will go see if I can get a pic of my old 2003 Lancer that is still pristine and rust free after 13 winters.

BUT BUT BUT BUT.....

IT'S A SUBARUUUUUUU!

I don't know though....I think you guys are all just liars!

I had a SUBARU WRX and mine had ZERO RUST while other Subaru owners all were experiencing rust issues from winter driving.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

BUT BUT BUT BUT.....

IT'S A SUBARUUUUUUU!

I don't know though....I think you guys are all just liars!

I had a SUBARU WRX and mine had ZERO RUST while other Subaru owners all were experiencing rust issues from winter driving.

Not all cars are created equal. There has been some great jumps in the rustproofing of car materials in the last 15 years. Doesn't matter what the older cars did these are not them.

[Mr.Impreza]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not all cars are created equal. There has been some great jumps in the rustproofing of car materials in the last 15 years. Doesn't matter what the older cars did these are not them.

Whoa whoa whoa......so you call my Subaru WRX not EQUAL?

I'm offended.

In fact I'm so offended that I'm going to go sit down and think about how rough the internet life is....while sucking on my vape of course.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

Whoa whoa whoa......so you call my Subaru WRX not EQUAL?

I'm offended.

In fact I'm so offended that I'm going to go sit down and think about how rough the internet life is....while sucking on my vape of course.

LOL

You forgot your hat!

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

LOL I did frame of restorations on a 64 1/2 Mustang, a 64 Karmann Ghia and a 58 Chev and had less hassles than helping my son in law work on his 2001 Protégé in 2006!

Some how I doubt you did a frame off restoration on a Mustang.

Yup- I am that guy...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by nextcar

Some how I doubt you did a frame off restoration on a Mustang.

Yup- I am that guy...

LOL Well ya the term "frame" is not exactly accurate in that case but saying "frame rail" restoration just sounds funny.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by nextcar

Some how I doubt you did a frame off restoration on a Mustang.

Yup- I am that guy...

..... that's fer be-en picky.




humfrz