Questions on CHEMICAL rust prevention in new vehicle

Submitted: Friday, Jan 01, 2010 at 13:40
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Heya Folks
HAPPY NEW YEAR! ;)

Anyways, have a question on wether people are still getting chemical rust prevention applied to their cars?

I'm not going down the "Electronic rust prevention" debate track. I'm not convinced they work, since the scientfic evidence is pretty much lacking, and I don't go down the "anecdotal" statement path anymore. If you like them, then go for it. But I want to see hard, scientifically backed evidence before I'm convinced.

However, I have had chemical protection added in the past. Specifically, I had Endrust applied underbody and in the panel cavities many years ago, and it seemed pretty good (apart from the reapplication annually). That was 17 yeas ago, and haven't had a new car with it on since ;)

On the other hand, my current car I'm about to sell for the new Triton, a Holden Frontera, while having done little offroad or beach work, shows basically no corrosion underneath after 10 years, so it's clear the way cars are now manufactured plays a big part in their corrosion resistance.

Spoke to RACQ technical 2 days ago, and they suggested a chemical treatment is the way to go, IF I wanted extra corrosion protection over the standard vehicle manufactured protection. So, anyone still using this stuff? How do you find it?

Thanks
Scott
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