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How do you keep your car from rusting into the ground?

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jompcock
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I live and ski mostly in the northeast where it's wet and the roads are heavily salted. Most cars I've owned have basically died from rust before their motors croaked. I just bought a gallon of fluid film for my truck which I've heard lasts 6ish months but I'm skeptical with the amount of time I spend driving on newly salted roads.
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partyandBS
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best bet is to move out of that shit hole. time to head west
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Rparr
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I know you can get the bottom of your car sealed, but I believe it is best done right after you get the car.
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jmabes
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Get the frame sealed. If it’s already rusting you’ll need to grind the rust off then seal
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Farmville420
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partyandBSbest bet is to move out of that shit hole. time to head west


"Northeast" and "shithole" don't belong in the same sentence unless they are separated by the word "isn't"
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partyandBS
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Farmville420"Northeast" and "shithole" don't belong in the same sentence unless they are separated by the word "isn't"


lmao dont you live in colorado now?

here is a revised version: the northeast isnt a shithole as long as you hate the sun, are apathetic towards others, love replacing rusty cars, enjoy the company of pill heads and addicts that never left their home town, and are egotistically charged in your fight for the almighty dollar.
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Farmville420
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partyandBSlmao dont you live in colorado now?

here is a revised version: the northeast isnt a shithole as long as you hate the sun, are apathetic towards others, love replacing rusty cars, enjoy the company of pill heads and addicts that never left their home town, and are egotistically charged in your fight for the almighty dollar.

Living somewhere thats nice doesnt mean the northeast isnt nice lol, more jobs and better skiing but thats about it
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muffMan.
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partyandBSlmao dont you live in colorado now?

here is a revised version: the northeast isnt a shithole as long as you hate the sun, are apathetic towards others, love replacing rusty cars, enjoy the company of pill heads and addicts that never left their home town, and are egotistically charged in your fight for the almighty dollar.


Colorado is just that minus rusty cars and the sun, at least I could afford a house outside of here.
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partyandBS
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muffMan.Colorado is just that minus rusty cars and the sun, at least I could afford a house outside of here.


the apathetic people are typically transplants or are mad that you are one, the pill heads and homeless people are also primarily but not exclusively transplants, and the egotistical and money hungry people are either transplants or you’re in colorado springs lol.

if the northeast wasnt a shit hole then they’d stop leaving there to come here and bringing their trash tendencies with them. i wanna be able to go to a coffee shop, hear about the baristas day and favorite thing on the menu without some fuck from boston getting mad that my order is taking 45 seconds instead of 7.12 seconds.

also to be clear, i want people to be able to move here and enjoy the lifestyle that i grew up in with tons of neighborly love, appreciation for outdoor sports, pork green chili, and unruly quick yet harmeless shit talk. i think there tons of beauty and lots of space to figure out how to accommodate more people. im def not gonna throw a native sticker on my car or hold some sort of superiority because i got somewhere before someone else (those people admittingly do suck) but that being said these fucks bring their bad tendencies and ignoring the established culture fuckin sucks. be cool, use the left lane for passing, leave cali in cali, the northeast in the northeast, and come tell me how rad your day/weekend was.
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jompcock
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partyandBSif the northeast wasnt a shit hole then they’d stop leaving there to come here and bringing their trash tendencies with them. i wanna be able to go to a coffee shop, hear about the baristas day and favorite thing on the menu without some fuck from boston getting mad that my order is taking 45 seconds instead of 7.12 seconds.


I don't think I've experienced a belligerent bostonian yelling at me to hurry up ordering outside of south boston lmao. New England has a pretty good balance of proximity to the ocean/mountains, job opportunities, and cost of living. I live in a place I can afford where I people don't lock their doors, and at any given time I can either sail surf or bike in prime conditions. Couple hours north and I have tolerable skiing without insane traffic or lift lines. Idk maybe I'll move eventually but I like it here.

I made this thread to ask if anyone had any experience with rust prevention measures.

Anyway, just coated my truck with fluid film. Sprayed inside each door, rocker panels, tailgate, frame rails, and basically anything made of metal. Buying by the gallon is definitely the way to go, it was like $50 for the gallon and I didn't even use half. My sprayer had smaller hoses that I used to get into the drain holes of the doors and frame. Bought it in rattle cans and for the same price barely covered the forklift.
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partyandBS
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sorry to be the guy who derailed your thread. my b

when i served my time in vermont, we bought a new car and they did some sort of spray that had a 6 year warranty of something like that. im sure the dealer cost more than doing it yourself. they also say frequent car washes which was hard to justify cause you just go drive on mud immediately after lol.
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dognutsdogfart
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just wait till its rusts and then rip it off and then fill the really bad holes in the floor with spray foam

also i have no jack spots left
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SofaKingSick
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partyandBSlmao dont you live in colorado now?

here is a revised version: the northeast isnt a shithole as long as you hate the sun, are apathetic towards others, love replacing rusty cars, enjoy the company of pill heads and addicts that never left their home town, and are egotistically charged in your fight for the almighty dollar.


this seems like a very incomplete picture of the northeast lmao where'd you live in the NE that gave you this impression?
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partyandBS
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SofaKingSickthis seems like a very incomplete picture of the northeast lmao where'd you live in the NE that gave you this impression?


i lived in stowe but i was just kinda being a bitter fuck yesterday more than anything. my whore ex wife was from connecticut so i spent a decent amount of time there too. the northeast is fine. its just not for me
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armchair_skier
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partyandBSthe apathetic people are typically transplants or are mad that you are one, the pill heads and homeless people are also primarily but not exclusively transplants, and the egotistical and money hungry people are either transplants or you’re in colorado springs lol.

if the northeast wasnt a shit hole then they’d stop leaving there to come here and bringing their trash tendencies with them. i wanna be able to go to a coffee shop, hear about the baristas day and favorite thing on the menu without some fuck from boston getting mad that my order is taking 45 seconds instead of 7.12 seconds.

also to be clear, i want people to be able to move here and enjoy the lifestyle that i grew up in with tons of neighborly love, appreciation for outdoor sports, pork green chili, and unruly quick yet harmeless shit talk. i think there tons of beauty and lots of space to figure out how to accommodate more people. im def not gonna throw a native sticker on my car or hold some sort of superiority because i got somewhere before someone else (those people admittingly do suck) but that being said these fucks bring their bad tendencies and ignoring the established culture fuckin sucks. be cool, use the left lane for passing, leave cali in cali, the northeast in the northeast, and come tell me how rad your day/weekend was.


We send our most unbearable cunts westward and the real ones never leave

i agree that Boston is a toilet
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partyandBS
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armchair_skierWe send our most unbearable cunts westward and the real ones never leave

i agree that Boston is a toilet


there actually is validity to that. people ‘escape’ to the mountains. they go through some tough shit back home and develop mental/substance issues and then as a reset they say ‘oh ill go do a season in the mountains’ but they havent fully addressed the root of the problem and that problem just moves with them and gets worse.

anyway, most cars after 2015 should have pretty
decent paint that deters rust including the chassis.
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ajbski
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WD-40.

lots of it. every year.

Literally Stands for Water Displacement

Also wash your car and underbody after long drives in salt.
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SofaKingSick
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partyandBSi lived in stowe but i was just kinda being a bitter fuck yesterday more than anything. my whore ex wife was from connecticut so i spent a decent amount of time there too. the northeast is fine. its just not for me

reminds me of this


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oldmanski
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ajbskiWD-40.

lots of it. every year.

Literally Stands for Water Displacement

Also wash your car and underbody after long drives in salt.


Came here to say this as it works wonders.
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devstacks
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partyandBSi lived in stowe but i was just kinda being a bitter fuck yesterday more than anything. my whore ex wife was from connecticut so i spent a decent amount of time there too. the northeast is fine. its just not for me


I fucking hate your ex wife
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partyandBS
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devstacksI fucking hate your ex wife


all my homies hate my ex
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edai
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find an installer for safe t caps: https://www.autorust.com/safetcap-installer-network/
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KilaTsunami
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I've heard of ppl spraying old engine oil all under the car to seal it for cheap. I've never done it... I'm upstate but not THAT upstate haha
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Butterytips69
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partyandBSi lived in stowe but i was just kinda being a bitter fuck yesterday more than anything. my whore ex wife was from connecticut so i spent a decent amount of time there too. the northeast is fine. its just not for me


As a northeast lover I can say Connecticut stinks
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jompcock
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KilaTsunamiI've heard of ppl spraying old engine oil all under the car to seal it for cheap. I've never done it... I'm upstate but not THAT upstate haha


my 97 land cruiser has a valve cover gasket oil leak and the whole engine bay and front half of the frame is rust free and coated in dirt/oil. I have heard that long term it can become acidic and cause issues but who knows.
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hi_vis360
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KilaTsunamiI've heard of ppl spraying old engine oil all under the car to seal it for cheap. I've never done it... I'm upstate but not THAT upstate haha


Yeah I’ve heard of this too, just spray it down with oil and then go muddin lol
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Lonely
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It's a ford. Came with rust on it from the factory
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MichiganCatFart
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Get underbody oiled, then if you happen to have an automatic car wash with underbody rinse, go through that a few (or a bunch) times through out the winter to clean off the road salt and grime
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Poikenz
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Clean and coat your car when the temp rises above freezing- that's when the salt really starts to work. Most places that offer rust proofing will advise to get it done in the spring and not the fall, but if it's never been done the fall it isn't a bad time to start.
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SendyMcSendyface
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Once it starts to rust, you can't really do anything besides cut it out and weld new metal in place (if it's possible). There's plenty of undercoating systems available, but if they can trap water underneath, and cause even more problems. Realistically, the only solution is to move.
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jompcock
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SendyMcSendyfaceOnce it starts to rust, you can't really do anything besides cut it out and weld new metal in place (if it's possible). There's plenty of undercoating systems available, but if they can trap water underneath, and cause even more problems. Realistically, the only solution is to move.


very original and profound
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