twistedmooch Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 i live in michigan and i just purchased a 89 reatta a few months ago. the under body of the car is almost spotless suprisingly with michigan weather. i was hoping to keep the underbody as rust proof as i can. my friend suggested to sand blast it clean then use some type of clear coat to prevent rust from coming back. i just got out of school and only plan on driving on nice days. so i thought this would be a good step in preserving the car.any suggestions or advice is extremely appreciated. Thanks Alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 when i bought my 89 it had a rust evader installed on it by the dealer when the car was new. i checked it out and the car does not have a speck of rust on it anywhere so it must work. the rustevader runs a current through the body of the car and it interferes with with oxygens ability to couple whith ferrous metals according to the company. i dont know how it allworks but it seems to. it runs off of the battery and uses very little elect and it does not seem to run the battery down as my car sits for months at a time and it always starts. i dont even know if the company is still in business but it was being sold by the dealer in ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Scroll down to the second article in this link,http://www.lawpublish.com/june.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 You could drive it to Arizona. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry yarnell Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Whatever you do, DON'T sandblast the underbelly!! Modern cars are treated better at the factory (galvanized?) than the 'old' days. Sandblasting will remove that treatment. Besides, sand gets EVERYWHERE. Trust me, it's not pretty. I've been there. '58 Chevy, yea, but not a Reatta. You say there's no rust underneath? How old is the car? That should tell you something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedmooch Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 there are some parts that have rust and i wanted to get rid of them before they spread, and the car has been exposed to salt due to the michigan weather, i assume the car hasnt seen to many winters and i dont want it to be effected by this past winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedmooch Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 how would you go about cleaning these areas and protecting them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry yarnell Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Treat the affected areas with POR-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBS0 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 The only product! use after this has completely removed the rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry yarnell Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Ya paint right over the rust; this stuff is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDBS0 Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 I have also used it, yes it is amazing BUT I like to remove as much of the old rust as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedmooch Posted May 22, 2003 Author Share Posted May 22, 2003 thanks alot guys thats exactly what i was looking for! good luck with your reattas <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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