Hi George & Greg
I'm a firm believer in oil spraying cars (using a reputable company, not the
cheap used-motor-oil people). My 1988 non-LBC has been sprayed every year
and shows very little rusting underneath, despite living in the Toronto
salt-belt, not washing the car much, and parking in an attached garage,
which is supposed to be deadly due to the warmer temperature. (Hey - the
wife doesn't like frigid car seats ;-). The beauty of oil-spray is that it
will seep into the crevices, and even if some corrosion has started, it will
seal it again.
FWIW, I've used Krown (NFI). I have my Mini done every 2nd year as a
precaution, although it doesn't see winter.
Park on a plastic sheet for awhile because it will drip oil (more than usual
;-).
Jeff
> >.... I would
> >like to spray something in the cavities that would prevent rust and seal
> >any
> >cracks that might exist in the hard black undercoating. Any suggestions
on
> >materials with which list members have had good results....
> >
> >Greg Wolf
>
> When living in the snowbelt I had used a product called Rust Check, it was
a
> light oil that was supposed to creep into places and cling there. They
had
> outlets that did whole vehicles and also sold the product for home use.
>
> Did it work? Well I only drove the cars for about a dozen years in that
> climate and was careful of salt, dirt accumulation, etc and had no rust
> problems.
>
> http://www.rustcheck.com/
>
> They've been in business in Canada for 30 years and I think Canadians
ought
> to know a bit about avoiding rust [NFI].
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
> 64 TR4
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