Do the new cars rust out?

[ESOXER]

I agree. My take is to wash the underside and frame really well after the winter. The other thing is to very carefully find and check all weep holes to make sure they don't get plugged with leaves and crap and hold moisture.



Interesting - I have never used this stuff. So spray on in the fall and wash off in the spring? What happens if you drive in wet weather in the winter? Appreciate any details you can offer.

It holds up to just water, its lanolin based and is difficult to get off but even after washing it soaks into metal. I spray it on thick a gallon should last about three winters. You can buy a kit with the gun and everything. Theres YouTube videos too.
Google also has some good links. Compare to LPS3 if you want but I use FF alot. They have some naval creds on their site aswell if I remember correctly

 

[moparedtn]

My 2004 Ram is just now starting to need some attention over the left rear wheel. Typical wheel arch rot
as water/road salt/car washing gets water trapped between inner and outer sheetmetal layers.
I've fetched some POR-15 and a Dremel party will soon commence, as my friend who owns a body shop
tells me the only way most of 'em will touch it is to replace a goodly portion of the bed side panel.
It doesn't need all that...

Our 2012 Charger has shown zero corrosion to date - and yes, all the main body panels are metal of some
sort.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Anybody who is in the trades knows all about rust problems with MB Sprinter vans.

 

[Lefty71]

Anybody who is in the trades knows all about rust problems with MB Sprinter vans.

I've been wondering about this for years....glad you brought it up. The pix you show are actually a Dodge and I do believe the other is a Freightliner. Do the Mercedes rust out just as bad/fast?? Is the quality and process of body treatment handled by the parent manufacturer, like I assume the drivetrain is?? Those pix look like they were never dipped for sure. Or are these bodies made by a third party manufacturer, much like Sterling Truck used to make the Prowler bodies for Plymouth?? I think Sterling is a Ford brand handed off to MB somehow during the Daimler/Chrysler era anyway. Now that Frod no longer makes an E series van, I have a decision to make coming up soon.

 

[Richard Cranium]

They are all MB vans & when they were brought over here, they were rebranded with Dodge or Freighliner grilles and respective badges. As we all know, MB owned Chrysler at the time, but I don't know what the association is/was with Freighliner.

 

[moparedtn]

They are all MB vans & when they were brought over here, they were rebranded with Dodge or Freighliner grilles and respective badges. As we all know, MB owned Chrysler at the time, but I don't know what the association is/was with Freighliner.

Yup. Mercedes Sprinters, imported over here in pieces and assembled in South Carolina - least, the first gen ones
were. Not sure if that's changed nowadays...
Freightliner was supposedly in on the engineering changes made for the US market on them along with Mercedes.

 

[G.V.Charger]

The consequences of salt and brine.....Life in Ontario..

 

[ricks_RR]

MAYBE THIS WILL HELP

 

[ESOXER]

I love this guys channel, I'm nerd for this stuff and like clockwork here we are. I still will use FF, I use the stuff out of a gallon wich is different from an aerosol can. Like I posted before you can use an undercoat gun and wand or even brush it on.

 

[slimt]

Thats what will make new cars rare. Find one in 35 years thats rust free.

 

[khryslerkid]

ToyYoda's do

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Driving by the local Toyota dealership and noticed stacks of truck frames. Yep, they were for replacements.