Re: [DML] Stainless rusting thoughts...

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No - the cromium oxide forms instantly over any blemish. Aluminium does 
the same thing (with Al oxide)

304 stainless will corrode in certain circumstances. Parking your 
delorean under an asbestos roof for example is a really bad idea. It 
takes the form of pitting which looks like lots of really tiny holes.

Martin

Tom Porter wrote:

>
>My question is, when a person grinds the top layer off, with a 
>grinder or major sanding, as when a person would do this to paint the 
>DeLorean body, does it now loose its rust-proof ability?  So if you 
>sanded the stainless to that point, and then decided not to paint it, 
>would it then be able to rust, or would it start to develop the film 
>again over time? (more of a stainless question than DeLorean related, 
>sorry)
>
>Tom Porter
>Maine, USA
>
>  
>







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