Re: [DML] Driving DMC on salted roads

[Adam Troy <abtphd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very interesting Lee.  Let me know if you hear anything more about it. Certainly sounds easier. One popular method that I've researched for rustproofing with 80s cars seems to be the 3M rubberized undercoating ( http://www.shop3m.com/3m-body-schutz-rubberized-coating-black-08864-1-quart.html ) which I am going to encourage my mechanic to use in addition to some of the tips others here have mentioned.

Adam

On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:18 PM, <katduck23@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Hi Folks!

I'm (very) new to the group, and doing my best to soak up as much know-how as I can.

Would a sacrificial anode help with this situation?  I seem to remember a car-maker using them in the past, but I can't recall which one.

http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Analytical_Chemistry/Electrochemistry/Case_Studies/Corrosion/Sacrificial_Anode

If this works as I (in my non-technical level of comprehension) understand, then the current is carried to the zinc anode, which proceeds to do the rusting (oxidizing) before the iron would.  I suppose you would need to make sure that all the rust-able pieces have connectivity.  Does someone here have more info on this possibility?

I would much rather clip one or two of these somewhere on the undercarriage and replace them now and then.than confine my (someday) DMC-12 to the New England driving season.

Lee D>

VIN #tbd

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