Ever heard of a Rust Inhibitor for car/truck????
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Ever heard of a Rust Inhibitor for car/truck????
When i bought my truck i was screwin around under the hood and i see this little box up on the top right of my firewall and i didn't know what it was. well when i had problems with my factory 6 disc in dash i went back to ford to get it fixed and i asked them about this and they told me it was a rust inhibitor. are they actually worth a $hit??? this one on ebay seems kinda cheap, but my salesman whom i know quite well says mine wasnt cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAND...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAND...spagenameZWDVW
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Originally Posted by firefighterjosh
I can't see it working. But it might. You would think if it did then everyone would have one. PLus these days vehicles are built pretty good and as long as you wash you truck every week or so and wax it atleast 3 times a year you won't have any problems for a long long time.
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Originally Posted by Morph
I'm not sure, but I know on steel bridges that out Zinc plates underwater and give them a small current so that the replaceable zinc will corrode and not the steel. It may be something similar to that.
I read 3% of the worlds economy goes to rust prevention.
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Originally Posted by graygooseranger
We had a long debate about this on the Bonneville web site and it does not work. Some have speculated that it slows down the rust, but it wont stop it.......
Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).
I would say if all it does is slow down the rust process, which is always for the better, then it is doing what it's advertised as, and as a result, WORKS.
On the other hand, if you're worried about rust forming under neath your truck(s), take some time durring the summer and POR15 everything you can under there. Simple, relatively fast to do, maybe not so cheap, but it will last forever granted you don't smashing the under body over rocks on a regular basis. I would think $200 spent on POR15'ing the frame, under body, suspension, and inner body metal would be more than worth it instead of replacing body panels later on down the road at 100 times the cost of a little prevention now.
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According to dictionary.com Inhibit means to:
Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).
Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).
To "INhibit" means to slow down the process.
To 'PROhibit" means to stop it altogther. Since this device is advertised as a rust INhibitor, it will never fully prevent rust. It may slow the oxidation process, but I wouldnt use it as a primary defense against rust.
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Originally Posted by CadiLLacPimPin
You beat me to it, its good to see that somone else has the sense to do some homework on a subject.
To "INhibit" means to slow down the process.
To 'PROhibit" means to stop it altogther. Since this device is advertised as a rust INhibitor, it will never fully prevent rust. It may slow the oxidation process, but I wouldnt use it as a primary defense against rust.
To "INhibit" means to slow down the process.
To 'PROhibit" means to stop it altogther. Since this device is advertised as a rust INhibitor, it will never fully prevent rust. It may slow the oxidation process, but I wouldnt use it as a primary defense against rust.
, just helps to keep from having debates based on gray areas that aren't explained.
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It is altogether impossible to stop metal from rusting all we can do is slow it down. My truck came with a set of these electronic rust inhibitors. What they do is send a current through the metal they are attached to which interferes with the corrosion process and slows it down. They only work on the area they are placed, a better idea is to strap on some aluminum or zinc plates to your frame. These will do the corroding because they are more anodic than steel.
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Originally Posted by TBarCYa
Boats in salt water use zinc anodes to prevent corrosiion of the drive... The zinc corrodes leaving the drive free from corrosion. Works pretty well but the zincs need to be replaced routinely.
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Originally Posted by D94R
On the other hand, if you're worried about rust forming under neath your truck(s), take some time durring the summer and POR15 everything you can under there. Simple, relatively fast to do, maybe not so cheap, but it will last forever granted you don't smashing the under body over rocks on a regular basis. I would think $200 spent on POR15'ing the frame, under body, suspension, and inner body metal would be more than worth it instead of replacing body panels later on down the road at 100 times the cost of a little prevention now.
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