Rust... fixable?
Discussion
Apologies if this is in the wrong section - it's underbody rather than overbody. Admin please move if appropriate.
My OH is dead set on getting a Honda S2000. We've been looking for about 18 months now, and everything in her budget has looked fine from the sills up, but as soon as we get underneath it is rusty as anything. I understand this has been a common feature of the S2000 since they were a few years old, and only a few of the concourse-spec ones are any different (I'm assuming... we haven't looked at any £20k cars!!!).
I'm wondering if we're worrying too much about this rust... it'll pass an MOT after all... but I wouldn't want her to spend £10k+ on a rusty car without being able to slow the progress of the oxidation to last maybe another 5 or 10 years, hopefully longer.
The classic technique before galvanised steel was commonplace in cars was an application of Waxoyl. Would this give the extended life we are looking for? Would it be a simple matter of pressure washing the underside to get the salt and crap off and then Waxoyl'ing everything, or is it more involved than that? Are there professional rust-reducer/proofer people who know just what they're doing with this sort of thing?
Or, are we wasting our time with a 10 year old car that's already been rusting for 5+ years?
Any help and advice appreciated
My OH is dead set on getting a Honda S2000. We've been looking for about 18 months now, and everything in her budget has looked fine from the sills up, but as soon as we get underneath it is rusty as anything. I understand this has been a common feature of the S2000 since they were a few years old, and only a few of the concourse-spec ones are any different (I'm assuming... we haven't looked at any £20k cars!!!).
I'm wondering if we're worrying too much about this rust... it'll pass an MOT after all... but I wouldn't want her to spend £10k+ on a rusty car without being able to slow the progress of the oxidation to last maybe another 5 or 10 years, hopefully longer.
The classic technique before galvanised steel was commonplace in cars was an application of Waxoyl. Would this give the extended life we are looking for? Would it be a simple matter of pressure washing the underside to get the salt and crap off and then Waxoyl'ing everything, or is it more involved than that? Are there professional rust-reducer/proofer people who know just what they're doing with this sort of thing?
Or, are we wasting our time with a 10 year old car that's already been rusting for 5+ years?
Any help and advice appreciated
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