2001 Chevy Malibu, rustproofing tips Dec 22 11

It is possible to keep an old car running for many years, and with that to keep the body and under structure in decent, safe order as well. To do this, it is required to have the vehicle sprayed with oil. It does not have to be done in a major way every year, eventually the coating is sound enough not to wash away. And expecting this, I was told by the garage where I usually get the job done that the car does not need a complete respray this year, it only needs a few touch ups. Touch ups or not, it is important they get done, for a rust hole only will become larger if allowed to get started period. In this dizzying clip, as the camera had a mind of its own for a change, with the help of an attentive assistant, the fender edges, pipes under the hood and inner rocker panels were addressed. To get to the inner rocker panels, an old hose from an air conditioner duct air freshener kit was used. The tip of it spays the oil in a diffused pattern, so the hole panel gets a coating. As stated, the car looks grungy over the winter with the oil seeping, but there is always a car left in the spring at least. I hope the viewer on their own monitor will be able to see a little more then showed up on my older unit, it was very dull outside. The product used is called Rust Check.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 2001 Chevy Malibu
• spikedpunk
• oil undercoating on a car
• Rust Check

[462ANIMAL]

I wish my car had been rust proofed when new, but the last owners never did it at all :(

[spikedpunk]

@462ANIMAL I was fortunate with this one, I got it as a nearly new car that never saw much inclement weather. So the oil treatments have preserved it from there on. But even if you have a vehicle that has nothing more then a little surface rust, the light oil treatments go a long way in helping to prolong the life of it.

[462ANIMAL]

@spikedpunk Yeah I will oil spray the crap out of it.. When I get time, I did some metal work on the rocker panel and never got back to it, it's still just spot welded. LOL