Rust Inhibitors Options

[Zeke]

You guys are pretty tough, especially when I come up with an idea. But I have been pursuing information on a process of rust protection and arrest for inaccessable areas like the rockers, doors, lower rear portions of the front fenders and rear edge of rear deck lid. Things like that. Not to mention the whole 914!

I know there are fleet applications for the military and the likes of UPS. I have found a few candidates for the job. One is sold under the name Carwell Rust Cop.

Another is a cosmoline based product that hardens and seals. Has a fantastic life span as opposed to the Rust Cop which must be renewed periodically. (And that makes marketing sense beacuse Carwell is really in the application business so why would they feature a one time process when they can come back time and again?)

A third is a lanolin base that can be used safely around the interior and taillight housings where it might get on the paint. The cosmoline formula is tough to remove once on.

There is even another 'Vaseline,' or petolatum, based one for a lighter more temporary use in the shop.

Comments? Anyone have any additional info for this type of thing? Seems like with our older cars, we would need as much rust protection as we can get.


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[RON S.]

When I had to redo all the flooring,inner & outer long,shift tunnel,firewalls,etc.on my 6 some years back.My boss here at work told me to try a product called OSPHO.
It's a green liquid rust converter sold at any commercial paint store.Glidden,Sherwin Williams,etc.
It's about 12.00,and comes in a quart bottle.
If ya spray it lightly on surface rust,let is dry overnight,it turns the surface rust a dark black,cause it becomes iron oxide.
You ever tried welding,and hit a spot w/rust.It pops a hole in the sheetmetal,right.After I used this stuff, I found I could actually weld right over the affected area.No problem.
I sprayed the stuff into all the problem areas,let it do its thing,and then top coated the area w/POR-15.Or in my case I used Eastwood's Corroless.
Yes,once this stuff dries,you can paint right over top of it.
You should try it,you got nothing to lose.

Ron