☹️POTENTIAL RUST AREA MG5☹️

[Ian MG5]

Hi all
I found this on YouTube last night
Better keep this area clean n clear otherwise the tin worm will have a feast?

 

[Kithmo]

The tin worm will have a better feast now he's just scratched all the paint off the edge of the drain hole with his screwdriver.

 

[Ian MG5]

Yes he wasn’t very delicate with the screwdriver was he???

 

[Alb]

Alternatively, just wash your car properly (including the arches) so it doesn't get in that state!

 

[Kithmo]

He could've planted some rhubarb in there, it looks like an ideal plant pot shape with the drain hole.

 

[charlie bravo]

The tin worm will have a better feast now he's just scratched all the paint off the edge of the drain hole with his screwdriver.

Thanks will seal

 

[charlie bravo]

Thanks for letting me know, will try sealing, or greasing

 

[Kithmo]

Thanks for letting me know, will try sealing, or greasing

A bit of Waxoyl or Dinitrol should sort it, I believe you can buy both in aerosol form now.

 

[BugEyed]

Sadly I'm not as optimistic as you are about that. Any surface treatment as thin as a slushing oil is likely to get removed by the road shite that gets washed in and out if such an exposed place. Frankly a thicker bitumen coating may be more effective.

You could of course go for something like this as the best of both worlds:

Underbody Seal

 

[Kithmo]

Sadly I'm not as optimistic as you are about that. Any surface treatment as thin as a slushing oil is likely to get removed by the road sh*te that gets washed in and out if such an exposed place. Frankly a thicker bitumen coating may be more effective.

You could of course go for something like this as the best of both worlds:

Underbody Seal

Waxoyl solidifies into a waxy coating when the solvent in it dries off, it also kills any existing rust.
A thick bitumen coating is great if you apply it to a fresh, new, undamaged surface, but applied to a partially rusted surface it allows the rust to propagate under it.