Rust...or the threat of it!
Submitted: Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 at 20:40
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Robyn R4
How do you stop your van rusting away in coastal neighbourhoods?
We live about 12 houses from the ocean (as the seagull flies). Life is idyllic if you ignore the constant corrosion of your possessions!
We have a double garage and a carport that has a 6' fence between it and the salt winds, but things rust over time in the carport... Our motor for our split system air con was rusty and yuk looking after 18 months.
We'd hate to invest hard-earned cash on a van of any sort and watch it rust away...and neither of us is prepared to park our cars outside and watch them rust instead of the van...!
We could hire a storage unit in the nearby town but that isn't always practical ("just want to fine tune the way we packed the...ooops, I'll drive 15km to get the van first..")
Those of you who have vans in corrosive neighbourhoods, how do you do it?
Is a caravan cover the solution, or do they rust under there as
well?
Do you religiously hose it off on some sort of regular basis?
Or do we simply stay with a rust-proof tent (heehee)
Reply By: Axle - Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 at 21:53
Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 at 21:53
Depending on age and construction of van, ..eg Gal chassis, ally frame cuts the rust prob dramatically, If early model with un treated chassis could be a problem, frame is either timber or alluminium,so its only untreated metal bits that will corrode quickley.
Brake area would need constant matainance, to beat corrosion,, there used to be a product called cold gal which metal fabricaters used on steel beams etc, But Yeah Preventative matainance is the way in coastal areas,with anything!,....or move....LOL.
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Robyn R4 - Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 at 22:09
Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 at 22:09
Thanks for the words of advice, guys.
It's no LOL suggestion-it's very sensible! As soon as the market picks up again, we're heading "inland" a bit. Currently researching how far the salty winds extend! One km or two...or five?
The sea breezes come with a price (even parts in
home computer printers are known to rust from the salt air permeating the house! True!)
:)
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