[Tigers] Rust never sleeps

Steve Laifman SLaifman at SoCal.rr.com
Mon Aug 31 14:17:49 MDT 2009


Jim, and Tigers,

I believe that once the "rust cancer" gets it's start, "overcoats" of a 
perfect sealer wouldn't cure existing deposits unless they are TOTALLY 
removed before application. In "sealed", and difficult access, areas 
this could be a very large problem.

So, if it wasn't done before it's first salt encounter, it may never 
work. I have not heard of anyone cleaning internal and boxed areas 
before application, except (maybe) factory jobs. My 911S was low mileage 
California version, so no pockets of salt existed.

Haven't we all heard of removed undercoat showing the rust beneath? 
Today's "factory jobs" have a significant head start over later applied 
materials simply because they trapped no previous salt.

Steve

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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
<http://www.TigersUnited.com>



Rollright at aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I've had my Tiger since 1976 and had the rust cut out and new metal patched 
>  in twice. With the compulsory new paint job. Massachusetts winters.
>     In our parts, there have been a number of anti-rust  products with 
> muffler-shop style sales presentations: 
> Ziebart, Rusty Jones, Tuffcoat Dynal are just three that come to mind. As  
> one of our Listers pointed out, application was a variable that had a great  
> effect on the long term outcome.
>  
>  With today's superbly treated cars, all shops that I know  of have 
> disappeared. There is no real rust problem with modern cars even in  the salty 
> winters of our area.
>
>   

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