georgemagana

So i was at the carwash and discovered some rust under the car and almost had a heart attack! i was really surprised since i take my car to the carwash 2 times a week as a minimum! Im taking the car to a shop tomorrow to see what can they do and the estimate. Any suggestions from you guys? what would you guys do on my situation?
Thanks Again

9krpmrx8

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Move to Texas

Grungepup

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^+1

The Reverend

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idk, there are no nice 8s in texas

jasonrxeight

sand, then touch up.

dozer

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this is true best place to be is SOCAL

9krpmrx8

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Jedi54

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9k: this time I didn't even have anything to do with it!

New Yorker

If it were my 8, I'd take it to my favorite body shop and ask for their advice, which might even be "it's not that serious, you don't have to anything right now". Let us know what your shop tells you.

Jedi54

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sounds like the OP is going to a shop already so hopefully he can share that conversation with us and we'll attempt to help.

I'm hoping people with more wet climate experience chime in here as being born and raised on SoCal means I wouldn't know what to do other then go to my shop and say, "now what?"

SayNoToPistons

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It is going to take much more than just sanding and touch up to fix even surface rust properly. If he does touch up the rusted metal, he would have to use a rust inhibitor paint like POR-15, but unfortunately the area is exposed to eye-sight so that wouldn't be a good place for DIY rust repair.

Grungepup

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kinda speaks for itself lol

DocBeech

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Your washing your car way to ****** much! Knock it off lol. All you need to do is put on a good coat of wax and wash your car no more than once a week!!! Go buy this:

http://www.corroseal.com/

treat it, seal it, and stop washing so much.

jasonrxeight

he lives in Canada so I think its not washing thats causing the problem, its the salt on the road.

DocBeech

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washing a car twice a week is a bit excessive though

Twiztog43

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yea

i think spray on wax will do just fine.

jasonrxeight

one from CA one from TX giving winter advices to a Canadian.

DocBeech

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what we have winter, It was 27 deg yesterday in the morning :P and today it was cold, it only got to like 65 degrees.

georgemagana

haha i wish it was that warm here lol! thank you so much for the quick responses guys im definetly buying the wax you mentioned above and im just about to take the car to the shop! ill let you know what happens with my baby! Thanks for the help

Jedi54

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the amount of washing has NOTHING to do with this problem. Besides, he lives in Canada which means snow which means salt which means he needs to wash that stuff off.

terch1

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+1 I wouldn't waste any time either because once it starts its going to continue to get worse.

zoom44

yes it does.

200.mph

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im in north east pa and i put my baby away for the winter. in the summer i do wash it often tho. winter sux! is it spring yet?

xun4gvn4everx

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+1

terch1

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^+1 Same hear. No road salt is going to attack my 8.