[DeTomaso] rusting issues

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

Yes, but....

I had a 67 Mustang in the Dallas area stripped to the metal.  It sat in my garage for maybe 2 years, with no primer, no oil, just the dust from the soda blasting.  It no rustie - 'cept for the part where the neighbor cat marked it.  Later that afternoon, I reinvented the catapult.  Problem solved.

The only rusting I've noticed on my car in Houston is the 12-point ARP bolt holding my air filter on.  It always rusts, but then again, it's sitting in a little birdbath when it rains.

I'm sure there's rusting going on, but I don't see any on the bellhousing bolts, the starter bolts, the carburetor studs, the intake bolts, the water pump bolts (the heads, some of the shafts rust), and so on.  It just doesn't seem to be an issue.  And I drive my car - a lot - 'cept for 2008.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
>Sent: Feb 23, 2009 10:19 AM
>To: JJD1010 at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] rusting issues
>
>Hi Jeff,
>
>I fight rust in everything I do. Yes I am up north, but it is not a rain
>forest!
>
>If the metal is exposed to the air it will rust, just faster in some places.
>You need to seal the metal from the air that has water in it. We do this
>many ways. Paint, oil, wax etc. You need to first remove ALL of the rust
>that you can see and the small stuff you can not see. This is done by
>sanding, sand blasting and acid cleaning. Once it is clean you need to seal
>it, and keep it sealed.
>
>On your bolts I would clean them and try a wax or a clear coating.
>
>Larry (I take zink so I don't rust) - Cleveland
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of JJD1010 at aol.com
>Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:42 AM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] rusting issues
>
>I am getting rust on most of the nuts and bolts on my car, including all
>the 
>ARP studs and black annodized hex head bolts. I live in Texas so there  are 
>no issues with salt or anything like that. Could there be an electrical  
>problem that could be causing it? The battery seems to need  charging all
>the time. 
> 
>Gratias.
> 
>Jeff
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