electronic rust protection systems - thoughts ? Options

[dale73914]

Hey All,

I'm thinking of fitting one of these systems to my teener.

We have a couple of major brands selling in Australia, and a they are used extensively in the mining sector ( coal mines in particular ) ,in government and also by alot of our surf lifesaving associations.

http://www.couplertec.com/ and http://www.erps.com.au/ are the two mains ones.

I'm thinking of the couplertec system.

I'm also going to look into lanolin or fishoiling as well as a secordary protective system.

i reckon the more i throw at it the better the long term prognosis for keeping the car from deteriorating more, or at least slowing it right down

Has anyone here had a system of this type fitted to slow down the inevitable rot ??

If so, what has been your experience ?


I know these systems work, and work well on a new vehicle. I am trying to gauge their effectiveness on an older vehicle like ours.



Cheers

Dale

[dale73914]

Hey Dave, yeah the old school sacrificial anode stuff ( cathodic ) really is only suitable for things that live in water, hence usse on oil rigs etc where they do a good job.
Not at all suitable for a car.

And there was many a snake oil saleman selling little boxes with a red LED adn not much else happening in the 1970's and 1980's.

The new systems are a long way on from the early stuff.

I just dont know how good they are on an older vehicle that already has established rust. i know they are meant to work, i would just like to know of someone aside from the vendor .....