Repainting rusted parts of the chassis

[HotBoxer]

Here's some repainting I did of rusted parts of my chassis using about $20 worth of supplies.

Rust is my mortal enemy...

 

[RMinNJ]

What kind of paint holds up well down there?

 

[HotBoxer]

What kind of paint holds up well down there?

You want something that is specifically called Rust Paint, there's a few different companies that make it like Rust Check, Tremclad, Rustoleum, etc. This is the one that I used:

 

[Papasonic]

Looks like a nice job, well done! I'm not quite so ambitious, I just spray Fluid Film aerosol on any rust that I see developing to prevent further deterioration.

 

[$ub$onic]

+1 for fluid film


Hose down EVERYTHING

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[mja]

rusty sonics

"Even the first coat of rust-proofing has been reformulated so that it is one-hundredth as thick as — and thereby cheaper than — the coating on other cars."

With Chevrolet Sonic, G.M. and U.A.W. Reinvent Automaking - The New York Times

 

[HotBoxer]

Factory coatings can only last so long...don't forget planned obsolescence!

Better to take matters into our own hands and do it every year.