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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / November 2006

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How protect scratched car?

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aspasia - 10 Nov 2006 08:59 GMT
Dern!  Every time I work at the polls on election day,
I have car trouble..

In 2004, I got my first-ever  speeding ticket (barely over the limit!)
rushing from a class to card-table at the polling place.

In 2006, I was on my way home in the dark from a polling place
up in the hills in the middle of nowhere, when I had a minor
fender bender on a dark street.  Other driver was very
nice.  I am going to take care of his  damage
without reporting it to insurance. On his Lexus, I shudder
to think what even his very minor damage will cost me.

So I can't afford to repair my own damage -- deep scratches
along driver side of rear panel -- at the moment.

After this lengthy preface, comes the question:

How can I prevent rusting, etc. until I can get body work done?
I Googled using keywords "protect against rusting"
but didn't get much info.

One site mentioned Lithium.  What does group think of that, and do
you have any other suggestions.

TIA

Aspasia
common_ sense@netscape.com - 10 Nov 2006 18:43 GMT
>Dern!  Every time I work at the polls on election day,
>I have car trouble..
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>
>Aspasia

I would get a bottle of touch up paint at Nissan, or a parts store if
they can perfectly match your color, and fill in the scratches with
that. It comes in a little nail polish like bottle, with a built in
brush.

I would not put grease or wax over it, that would just make things
worse.
wiikinki - 11 Nov 2006 10:22 GMT
Never heard of lithium in rust protection...

Patchin with paint may work for few years, then rust is going to peek out
one day, waxing 4x per year has a preventing effect.

Oily metal never rusts; ultralight airframes are not allowed abs none
hidden rust, so they fill/empty the structure tubings with oil. Oil is
nasty if one may touch/stain oneself... I have ancient vw van which
typically have rusty vertical seams: waxing the rusty spots on that paint
area, lettin oil run down into the sidewall element seams (in&outside) has
stopped any continuity... Those seams looks great if one doesnt put nose
into it(who would do that?). So if u postpone repairs, wiping the spots
with oily rag and/or waxing keeps rust off until u do smtg better.  Once a
month, depending on vehicle usage.

If/as/when the coatings/paint inside has been damaged, oily spray will
ACTIVELY keep moist from rusting the surfaces, also it actively displaces
water out from element seams where paint bends/cracks continuously while
car is driven. Stciky rust preventing sprays will cover water droplets
contained in any ambient air, and that may destroy a car door in 1 yr, I
have very bad experience with a stanza...

One product link
http://www.ruststop.ca/rust_stop_products_corrosion_control.htm
aspasia - 13 Nov 2006 00:49 GMT
>Never heard of lithium in rust protection...
>
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>One product link
>http://www.ruststop.ca/rust_stop_products_corrosion_control.htm

Thank you.  This sounds like a good interim solution.

I went to URL.  It is a Canadian company.  I didn't find
any links to retailers.  Does anyone know who in the U.S. might carry
this product?  I'm not sure it is legal to ship it...anybody know?

Aspasia
wiikinki - 14 Nov 2006 05:45 GMT
I dont know about that product, just picked it out to u to support my point
of view. Seek more; I use www.vivisimo.com as search engine. You dont hear
too often oil used as rust protection (still widely used) - maybe too
cheap? At least my maxima is 100% rust free -with oil- even though winter
carage in/out moisture condensation attacks chassis aggressively; see
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/17
 
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