New FG falcons rusting already!
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From: hippo on 28 Sep 2009 02:33 Je�us wrote: > > In article <h9phob$jaq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au said... > : > :the_dawggie wrote: > :> You can't galvanise car panels - crystal structure will feck with > :> paint. > :> Slightly different process galvanealled. Galvanised is for posts and > :> for traditional sheet metal house/water tank metal. > : > :Plenty of galvanised Mokes around. Some of them are left in native gal. > :This one wasn't :) > :http://fat.ly/23fxg > > Better yet: http://fat.ly/ik1qd > > > > > Nice one! Thanks. Cheers -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: Kev on 29 Sep 2009 04:05 D Walford wrote: > Jeßus wrote: >> In article <02ce8a7d$0$20634$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, >> dwalford(a)internode.on.net said... >> : >> :They must have changed their production techniques for a cheaper >> option :because rust hasn't been a problem with locally made Ford's >> until recently. >> :Seems a stupid way to cut costs, rust in a late model vehicle isn't >> :going to make for return business. >> :Ford seem to be going out of their way to spoil the Territory which >> :despite its faults is still one of the best vehicles designed in this >> :country for many years. >> >> IMO Fords have always rusted quicker than Holdens, or at least have so >> since the XD was released anyway. > > I had an XD and a VK at the same time and neither had any rust to worry > about. > Quite a few Ford's (2 EF's, EA, NC11 Fairlane and an ED owned by > youngest son's girlfriend) in our family over the years and no rust on > any of them so I don't know what you mean. > Rustiest vehicle I've ever owned was a Toyota, 79 BJ40 Landcruiser was > full of cancer when I bought it (nothing structural), panel beater mate > of BIL did a great job getting rid of the rust and repainting it, a > little bit of rust had returned when I sold it 4yrs later but it still > looked quite reasonable. > > > Daryl XD-XF were bad for rust worst places in them was the top of the firewall where it joined the A pillar, and where the air vent intake went through Under the plastic cover on the C pillar(B pillar on utes) rear guard behind the rear wheels bad or non existent coating and blocked drain holes were the main problem when buying these vehicles the first thing one did was get a bucket of water and throw it over the windscreen, if water started to drip over the foot pedals then you just walked away, unless you wanted it for parts My first XD Spac was an 80 model and was rusted around the air vents when I bought it in 84(before I knew about the problem) I did however have an 84 XE that I bought in 94 for 9 years that had no rust at all, it came from Griffith NSW and had been rust proofed from new, sadly the Atlantic blue metallic paint had done the usual fading and had one too many polishes. Eventually by 2002 the roof had started showing signs of surface rust through the now visible primer coat, so I traded it in. Kev
From: the_dawggie on 29 Sep 2009 04:54 On Sep 29, 6:45 pm, Athol <athol_SPIT_S...(a)idl.net.au> wrote: > Kev <kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: > > and I can't remember the last time I saw ANY post 1990 > > Landcruiser/patrol etc. with rust > > Take a look at any of the 2 to 3 year old vehicles coming out of coal > mines and going to auction... Troopies with side windows literally > falling out, etc.. > > -- > Athol > <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 > I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. Abused vehicles. -- Kip.
From: jonz on 29 Sep 2009 05:02 Athol wrote: > Kev <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: > >> and I can't remember the last time I saw ANY post 1990 >> Landcruiser/patrol etc. with rust > > Take a look at any of the 2 to 3 year old vehicles coming out of coal > mines and going to auction... Troopies with side windows literally > falling out, etc.. ~~~~~~ and?......... > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: Noddy on 29 Sep 2009 05:33
"Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message news:4ac1c239$0$5424$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Weird but I Agree with the Dawg nuts here > But it's not just Toyota > many new vehicles have good rust preventative coatings applied > and not many vehicles from the early 90s rust like they used to They're generally pretty good these days, but more often than not it's a case of keeping water out of where it's not supposed to be rather than the material being significantly better at corrosion resistance. That said they're a damn sight better today than they were 20 years ago. > My cuiser has been on the beach many times and only ever had nothing more > than a rinse with fresh water on returning Personally I don't care what vehicle it is you're talking about, but *anyone* who exposes one to salt water should consider it expendible. > It has rust > but the rust is only in places where the protective coating has been > damaged(stone chips and a few minor offroading scratches) > other than that there appears to be no rust in body or chassis > and I can't remember the last time I saw ANY post 1990 Landcruiser/patrol > etc. with rust A few weeks ago when I was up your way helping a mate look for a crew cab ute one of the things we looked at was a late '90's Navara turbo diesel that had obviously spent a shitload of time at the beach. The whole underside of the vehicle was rusted. Not to the point of perforation, but it was clearly a problem, with the chassis being the worst of it. -- Regards, Noddy. |