Shannon..It's not the areas that you can see, that is the
problem with rust and corrosion..those can be easily
washed off and cleaned..it's the areas you cannot see..the
hidden cavities..like the frame areas around the gas tank
for example and the inside of the gas tank cover
plate..that cannot easily be washed or cleaned..the boxed
in frame areas around the engine another area of
concern..the seizing from corrosion of the Tabs on the
rear of the car..I have even seen the condensers and
radiators corrosion rot and leak..and lets not forget all
the rivitnuts(in the fiberglass black-bodies) and their
infamous seizing from corrosion over the years..it's not
just a simple Plasti Dip in a few areas to solve the
problem of rust and corrosion on Deloreans, if you add in
that it is a British car..that only makes it worse..since
you also have to worry about the wiring harnesses and
their poor quality on their wiring connections..prone to
corrosion..it just goes on and on..that is why it is a bad
idea to drive Deloreans when the winter roads are prime
for salt spray on the undercarriage.Not saying not to
drive them in the winter..but wait till the roads are
clear sunny and dry to avoid the spray of the salts to the
under-carriage..
Claude
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Bric
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Shannon Yocom
<ssdelorean@...> wrote:
>
> For the past 3 years I have been driving my beater
car with rims that I plasti dipped. Two coats were applied
from a hand held spray can and it looks the same as the
day I put it on (minus a little color fading). Here in
Ohio cars turn white from the salt that is put down in the
winter time. I am amazed how well it has held up. I also
use a high pressure washer and a scrub brush to clean this
car with no ill effects to the plasti dip.
>
> Don't know if plasti dip is the end all be all but it
is certainly no "voodoo".
>
> Shannon Y
> 16506
>
>
>
>
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> Re: Driving DMC on salted roads
> Fri Jan 3, 2014 7:48 am (PST) . Posted by:
> djdanwilson
> Plasti dip? How about you plasti dip your
undercarriage, drive it on salt for a winter or two and
let the rest of us know what happens. I know one absolute
sure-fire way to guarantee that road salt will not affect
your car, and that is to never ever drive on it. It's
working for me. Bottom line is it's your car. Experiment
with all the plasti dips, sacrificial anodes and voodoo
you want. If your car is damaged you can take the
financial hit and go and find another D if things don't
work out as you hope. Dan W. VIN 16192
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