Posted by Dan Starnes on March 11, 1999 at 00:35:06:
In Reply to: rust here, rust there, rust everywhere!! posted by Comick on March 10, 1999 at 19:21:46:
The mighty tin worm is alive and well here in west central Illinois, the only way my 76 Stallion has survived is by keeping it out of the snow and rain too. Cheap chrome will rust sitting in my garage as humidity is always high here. One thing that helps here is by using a car cover while the car is in the garage makes it clean all the time and I only have to wash it maybe at the most once a year. Yeah I know its not possible for all cars to be treated like that and I have a daily driver that i fight the mighty tin worm with.
: I just found more rust. It is located underneath the rear quarter-panel where it corners down to meet the trunck lid. There is a small pin hole that goes all the way through, and the underneath side (inside the trunk) has about a 3 inch strip of rust. I don't mean to sound as if my car is some rust bucket (actually, my mechanic says that it is remarkably clean for a car of its age), it is just that rust really freaks me out. I also bought a rear bumper that has a fair amount of rust on the inside (where it faces the car). My question is this: I assume that there is some sort of spray coating that you can buy to cover all these hidden rust areas. What is it called, what is the best brand, and where can I get some? God I hate California! I grew up in Denver where it is dry and we don't really have these problems.