i'm moveing to the beach in a few weeks, i'll be right at the water, and i want to protect my chevelle from rust, whats the best way to do this? i have a car cover but i probly won't have a garage...

thanks for the info i appreciate it

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Mike, No surefire cures here
1. Park it where it is sheltered from the Ocean winds as much as possible.
2. Use the car cover as much as possible.
3. Freshwater baths first thing in the morning, including the radiator.

Other than that you are at the mercy of Mother Nature.

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[This message has been edited by Daytona Jeff (edited 09-04-2001).]

Buy one of those portable garages if you cant garage it elsewhere. That Sea spray is equivilent to a sandblaster. Wax your car good and hope for the best.

geeze not the reasurance i was looking for! :-P maybe i should just rinoline the entire body? heh

thanks for the advise i guess i will wax my ride every other week then!

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Mike M.
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Stay in Temecula! The girls on the coast will distract you from your car!

Seriously, Daytona Jeff has the best advice. If you are truly right on the beach, the marine layer will cause rust - usually where you can't see it and wax don't reach. Hosing down with fresh water every morning works well to remove the salt water. Just keep your body panel drain holes open so the water doesn't pool.

If you just mean moving to a beach city and will not actually be on the waterfront, then there is less to worry about. Just keep it waxed. There are lots of members here from the beach cities who manage just fine.

Here is an option that works, is old fashioned, and I don't recommend it. In northern places like Detroit you used to be able to have your car treated with a tar substance - frame, inside trunk, under trim etc. This stuff absolutely prevents rust. The problem is that after a few years it will start to separate and "melt" leaving greasy drips and smears. Its a mess and #ell to remove!


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Have aslo heard of people using marine wax on their cars with good prevention results. Guess it has properties to counteract the deteiorating properties of saltwater,more so than other waxes. Havent researched this myself but my Uncle lives in S.F. and he uses it, paint is still in good shape.

thanks guys, i'll look into both of those,

thanks everyone for the quick responces :)

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Mike M.
KingNor@hotmail.com

Forest Green '72 Mali 350 with imposter stripes and pins!
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