Your car certainly had the benefit of storage in its youth when most cars
were out there as daily drivers. Now current owners are paying the price for
the sins of previous owners, particularly when there is little or no known
history about a car's past. Rusty floors in this case are often the result
of rain getting in through & around the windshield, where wet carpets acted
like humidifiers, keeping metal wet for days afterwards. If you know
yourself the car will never get that sort of treatment, no problem. BTW -
where are you? The SW U.S. should never see a rusty car, even a British one.
Coastal states & provinces have salt & humidity worries.
Enjoy!
JD
-----Original Message-----
From: Radley, Jack [SMTP:JackR@SHRIVERCO.COM]
Sent: January 8, 1999 3:27 PM
To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
Subject: Why all the rust?
I am new to the TR6 world, but the one thing I have learned with
certainty is that I have to protect my TR6 from rust. Currently my
car
is original and basically in like-new condition. I have read all
the
posts about the rust repair products, but what should I do to
protect my
car?
I have a handle on the basics like no salt, avoid rain, keep it
clean,
dry, waxed, etc., but why all the rust?
Is the steel in the TR6 overly susceptible to rust or is this all
simply
a function of 20+ years of exposure.
Is there more that I should know?
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