Sounds good. Maybe I should think of something like this. I am glad that this year nearly no salt was sprinkled. The last years they put tons of salt on the road here in the Schwarzwald. Maybe @Maverick knows what I mean.
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I watch the Youtuber SavageGeese. He regularly puts cars on a hoist to discuss the running gear etc. These cars are basically new but you can see surface rust when he does some reviews during winter. It was mentioned that after some time you cannot even dismantle some undercar components due to rust. Just got me thinking when you mentioned the 10kg of salt on your car. You guys do it tough up there with your weather conditions.
@Mightymoo mentions a fluid film which I too have seen on various YouTube channels. I would have thought this was almost mandatory should you want to keep your car for a few years.
We only have heat and dust to contend with. Easy.
It's not so dramatic to be fair. If you maintain a car properly it won't rust on you so that pieces fall off, like cars won't melt under the sun into a pile of molten plastic.
I would take it seriously and get rust protection. There are lots of articles in Norwegian papers describing rust problems on new cars. I would go for lanolin based protection, not Tectyl or similar. Tectyl should only be applied on a brand new car, by experts. Otherwise rust can develop/continue under the coating. Using Tectyl is a trick some use to cover up a rusty car before sale. Lanolin creeps into seams and cracks and you can easily repair the car without breaking the coating like Tectyl. Also lanolin can easily be applied to an already rusty and not clean car.
If you live where they salt the roads in the winter, it is very hard on the cars. Here are some examples from Norway:
3 year old Mitsubishi Outlander:
5 year old Volvo XC60:
3 year old Land Cruiser:
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Those photos just scare me. You would need to drive on our famous Australian beaches for some time to get rust like that here. Second hand cars must be worth nothing.I would take it seriously and get rust protection. There are lots of articles in Norwegian papers describing rust problems on new cars. I would go for lanolin based protection, not Tectyl or similar. Tectyl should only be applied on a brand new car, by experts. Otherwise rust can develop/continue under the coating. Using Tectyl is a trick some use to cover up a rusty car before sale. Lanolin creeps into seams and cracks and you can easily repair the car without breaking the coating like Tectyl. Also lanolin can easily be applied to an already rusty and not clean car.
If you live where they salt the roads in the winter, it is very hard on the cars. Here are some examples from Norway:
3 year old Mitsubishi Outlander:
5 year old Volvo XC60:
3 year old Land Cruiser:
Holy sh*t, that is mad.I would take it seriously and get rust protection. There are lots of articles in Norwegian papers describing rust problems on new cars. I would go for lanolin based protection, not Tectyl or similar. Tectyl should only be applied on a brand new car, by experts. Otherwise rust can develop/continue under the coating. Using Tectyl is a trick some use to cover up a rusty car before sale. Lanolin creeps into seams and cracks and you can easily repair the car without breaking the coating like Tectyl. Also lanolin can easily be applied to an already rusty and not clean car.
If you live where they salt the roads in the winter, it is very hard on the cars. Here are some examples from Norway:
3 year old Mitsubishi Outlander:
5 year old Volvo XC60:
3 year old Land Cruiser:
That's just a tad on the extreme end of what can happen. I've never had problems with rust on a car, and we all know how often I wash mine...
Do they salt the roads where you live too @_Emma ? I would say that does most if not all the damage.
Do they salt the roads where you live too @_Emma ? I would say that does most if not all the damage.
Yeah, atm it's just salt everywhere. It's a pain in the bum, car just ends up with a film of white dirt on it all the time. Clean it, and then it's filthy within two minutes. The gritter got me driving home on Sunday, I hate it when they drive past you firing lumps of grit at your car
I think I will stay in AUS. that salt does not sound nice. Only forecast for 45 degrees here on Thursday. I don't think the car will melt but the road might. No salt, just black spots of tar on the paintwork. At least that does not cause rust. We all have our crosses to bear it would seem.
@Stash-N Tar is the worst!!! I would melt at 45 deg, that's tooo hot. The salt washes off easily, just hose it down. Like I said, I've never had a problem with a car rusting, if I got a stone chip down to the metal I sorted it out and then it's all good. Old car was 9 years old, not a spot of rust on her driving on the roads here (I cleaned her just as much as I clean new Umz). It's not a biggie
@Stash-N Tar is the worst!!! I would melt at 45 deg, that's tooo hot. The salt washes off easily, just hose it down. Like I said, I've never had a problem with a car rusting, if I got a stone chip down to the metal I sorted it out and then it's all good. Old car was 9 years old, not a spot of rust on her driving on the roads here (I cleaned her just as much as I clean new Umz). It's not a biggie
Have you been under the car for inspections
. Anyhow, how much you are affected by rust depends how much you drive on salted roads, how often you wash the car underneath, if you have a heated garage (bad combo with salt on metal), if you have any kind of coating/protection.
I gladly spend the 400 Euros to get my car better protected against rust.
Have you been under the car for inspections
Anyhow, how much you are affected by rust depends how much you drive on salted roads, how often you wash the car underneath, if you have a heated garage (bad combo with salt on metal), if you have any kind of coating/protection.
I gladly spend the 400 Euros to get my car better protected against rust.
Yep, I check my car underneath a couple of times a year, normally if something needs doing. Still it had no rust spots at all. Cleaning my car, I'm useless so underneath was only if it got cleaned properly (I mean by someone else) so once a year. Of course the variables will make a difference, and different climates/garages etc will increase or decrease the chances of rust.
I do about 400 miles a week on salted roads...say it's 4-5 months of the year roughly (as a guesstimate 7000+ miles a year).
Nothing wrong with spending the 400€. I've just found in my experience, I haven't needed to.
I'm sure you forgot something?
No, to be honest, these pics are really bad :/ Is it because they are not that good protected? Or what kind of salt do you use up there to melt the snow on your roads? I'm sure you forgot something?
On the larger roads in Norway they use over 325 000(!) tonnes salt every winter.
In England about 1.2 million(!) tonnes of salt was used in 2010.
12 years as per post from @Maverick earlier in this thread.
"Hyundai gives you a 12 year warranty against parts rusting all the way though. The warranty is without mileage and is counted from the first registration date. The warranty covers unforeseen corrosion damage starting from the back / inside of the vehicle body panel, including hidden areas, and rusting through to the front. The guarantee requires that body paint and corrosion control be carried out and that any deficiencies are rectified continuously."
Note a lot of parts under the car are therefore NOT covered by the warranty. Also the warranty leaves plenty of room for disagreements with Hyundai if your car have rust damage. Also note that the car may not pass through EU-vehicle controll, since many parts under the car are not covered by Hyundai warranty. Also the car may be stopped even if body panels are not rusted all the way through.
My conclusion is that anyone driving on salted winter roads and who wants to keep the car in good condition should seriously consider treating the car with extra rust protection. It is a low price to pay.
@Maverick Please feel free to move the rust discussion to own thread, if you feel that it does not belong in your thread.
Note a lot of parts under the car are therefore NOT covered by the warranty. Also the warranty leaves plenty of room for disagreements with Hyundai if your car have rust damage. Also note that the car may not pass through EU-vehicle controll, since many parts under the car are not covered by Hyundai warranty. Also the car may be stopped even if body panels are not rusted all the way through.
My conclusion is that anyone driving on salted winter roads and who wants to keep the car in good condition should seriously consider treating the car with extra rust protection. It is a low price to pay.
@Maverick Please feel free to move the rust discussion to own thread, if you feel that it does not belong in your thread
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I'll agree with @_Emma. It won't fall apart for the next 10 years. What happens after that doesn't concern me to be honest. I'd rather spend the 400 next time I'll need new tyres.