Rust in the East

[feerocknok]

Excuse my ignorance (I'm full of it), but why does the East have such a rust problem? Is it the ocean, or the climate, or what they put on the roads?

[Pete M]

Salt. Under much of Ohio and southern Michigan is a huge salt dome, and since the salt is so cheap, they use it in abundance on the roads. Bastards. :wall: :mad:

[feerocknok]

Crap! Is it just in the winter? A certain lady wants to move back there since that's where her family is, and well... that means I go too. That's in time though.

[Pete M]

Crap! Is it just in the winter?

 

Uh, yup. That's generally when the snow/ice hits. :D

[DirtyComanche]

Rubberized undercoat. It works wonders!

 

My truck looked like hell when I got it, but not a spot of rust on the underbody. Why? It was factory undercoated. However, inside the old rubber inner fenders where it wasn't coated was a different story.

 

 

 

BTW, they salt the hell out of the roads for 4-5 months a year here.

[feerocknok]

Rubberized undercoat. It works wonders!

 

Is it just like bedliner? All 3 of my trucks'll get it, if that's what it takes. They salt here, but the only thing that seems to show it are rims.

 

Uh, yup. That's generally when the snow/ice hits.

[DirtyComanche]

It's not like bedliner, it never really dries. It stays kinda tacky. Well, until it gets dirty. Well, it's rubbery. But it won't chip off, and it's hard to scrap off. I just touch mine up every now and again as I tend to drag my belly over things. But it'll only save your underbody! Any paint chips anywhere else will start to rust...

 

If you don't get it done professionally, just make sure it's nice and clean before you spray it. Think lawn sprinkler...

[feerocknok]

K. I'll keep this in my head. I think it's beautiful out there, but I'm not looking forward to the move just yet.

Perhaps I can coat my underbody with French fries.

[Stumpy]

Think lawn sprinkler...

 

i wonder what would happen if i hooked mine up to a pressure washer?? :eek: hehe

[Eagle]

Think lawn sprinkler...

 

i wonder what would happen if i hooked mine up to a pressure washer?? :eek: hehe

That's the right idea. I have had three Cherokees professionally rust-proofed (by people I know and trust, not just any fly-by-night operation or dealership add-on), and even with a new vehicle the prep was a pressure washing. When I go back for an annual inspection & respray, it's the same drill -- pressure wash, air dry, inspect, spray.