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What are people doing after driving in the rain... |
dank |
Apr 13 2010, 02:58 PM
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DanielK Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 8-March 10 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 11,440 Region Association: None |
...in terms of preventive rust maintenance, etc.?
Found this on what people who water-wash their car do, so I assume it's the same type of stuff? http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=71280 air compressor to blow out water from any nooks and crannies, after making sure in particular to get (with a towel): - trunk gutters - bottom corners of the front trunk, since water travels from top corners to bottom. - inside edges of the window trim - the black plastic vent plugs in the door jams |
horizontally-opposed |
Apr 13 2010, 10:23 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
Question: "What are people doing after driving in the rain?"
Answer: "Painting their 914s." At least, that was my experience. I've always LOVED driving my 914 in the rain (at least on good roads) but I am sad to say I probably won't anymore. My car had a few VERY minor rust bubbles that didn't change for 10-15 years the car was garaged, used occasionally (and occasionally in the rain), and washed from time to time. Then I pressed it back into service as a daily for a year, in all weather and quite a bit of rain. A few years later, things started bubbling up. Not a lot, but the things that were stagnant previously started making their move. We stripped the car to bare metal and found it is probably one of the less rusty 914s out there (esp. for 250,000+ miles) — but my experience tells me these cars are NOT okay in the rain. They're old, they do not benefit from rust-proofing, and there are a lot of pores and voids for water and moisture to get into that are then not easily or economically fixed. I am VERY surprised I am coming to this conclusion because I am a bit believer in driving the cars, but I'd like to keep this car another 30-40 years, and the best way to do that I can see is to sacrifice the fun of using it in the rain. That said, I know other 914 nuts I respect a great deal who take a very different view — one I agree with if the car is seen as a tool and as a replaceable tool. I don't view my 914 as replaceable. I could (and probably would) get another one, but it's been in the family since 1986 and in my care since 1991. A lot of memories... YMMV! pete |
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