automobile rust protection?
automobile rust protection?
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I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything in this forum. Saw these ads in flyers for electronic rust protection. Seems it uses cathodic/anodic/electrostatic electicity. See counteractrust.com .
My first impulse is 'snake oil!' But I'm still open minded. With all the different kinds of metal in an auto, I could see this thing actually promoting rust. I wonder what it would do to the electronics/computers.
Then I got to wondering about something else. In autos, we use the frame and sheetmetal for ground. So, is it possible, by using things like headlights, fans, and other electrical devices, there are galvanic reactions going on all the time? Is simply using our cars promoting or inhibiting rust? It probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans, but it might be interesting conversation in, a forum, for example. Thoughts?
I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything in this forum. Saw these ads in flyers for electronic rust protection. Seems it uses cathodic/anodic/electrostatic electicity. See counteractrust.com .
My first impulse is 'snake oil!' But I'm still open minded. With all the different kinds of metal in an auto, I could see this thing actually promoting rust. I wonder what it would do to the electronics/computers.
Then I got to wondering about something else. In autos, we use the frame and sheetmetal for ground. So, is it possible, by using things like headlights, fans, and other electrical devices, there are galvanic reactions going on all the time? Is simply using our cars promoting or inhibiting rust? It probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans, but it might be interesting conversation in, a forum, for example. Thoughts?





RE: automobile rust protection?
I've seen these ads for devices for cars also, but I've always assumed they're in the same category as the 'instant engine rebuild' pills that you drop in each cylinder, or the magnets you put in your carburetor to ionize the fuel and increase mileage. A fool and his money soon go seperate ways.
RE: automobile rust protection?
RE: automobile rust protection?
If anything, I remain amazed at how good the automotive finishes actually are.
RE: automobile rust protection?
Reported experience was that it did actually create some pretty severe rust in areas away from where it was attached, as you mention it might.
RE: automobile rust protection?