My R is a 6 years old and it has never seen winter and I intend on keeping it this way. Anyway, I am worried about rust since hondas & acuras are known to rust and was wondering if krown rust proofing is necessary since it doesnt see salt.

im thinking a little extra protecting is always better than none

yay or nay??

what do u guys think

 

I would go with no. In the rear fenders there is a piece of weather stripping lining the inner fender, take that **** off and you should be fine. That is the infamous rust spot on hondas and its all because of that weather stripping. Salt, water, sand, dirt, and everything else gets in there and doesnt get a chance to dry, it just sits and slowly eats your car.

So the moral of the story is to TAKE THE WEATHER STRIPPING OFF OF THE INNER REAR FENDER!!!

 

Hey dude,

We had this convo at the Toronto meet, with Frank.

Sure, rust proofing does it's job, but kiss your good looks under the hood goodbye. Rust proofing captures dirt and dust and will always look dirty. You wont be able to get your engine bay clean ever again, and door sills and latches will always look dirty. It's really what you want out of the car. If you're an **** bastard like me, I wouldn't do it. If you definately are going to be driving it in the winter, than go ahead, but you can never take it back once you go ahead with it.

My advice .... don't do it and grab a cheap civic hatch for the winter. This is what I'm doing. I'm only going to spend like $1500 on a winter car, than storing my R which has never seen winter .. let alone rain.

 

unless you have a heated garage this can be different
as condensation can cause rust too
from getting the metal to cold and ****. but nevertheless it never hurts imo.
better safe than sorry and you can easily clean the bay with some simple green and steam cleaner.

 

i do it to mine, once a year. The oil really gets in everywhere, it can't hurt thats for sure. Mine is a 98 with only 2 winters under her belt, no rust (knock on wood)

 

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as condensation can cause rust too
from getting the metal to cold and ****.
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my garage has a/c in the summer, and heat in the winter. The R has never been winter driven and will never be winter driven. As for not spraying it b/c of fears of dirt is not really valid. My old gsr was rust proofed and that car was spotless.

im still debating whether or not $120 to get it sprayed is worth doing or not

any more opinions??

 

IMO, i don't think there is a need for it as long as you do not drive your car in the winter. That oil spray stuff will be beneficial to the metal but it will expand all rubber peices (weather stripping) that it comes into contact with. If you use it long enough, you will eventually have to replace all of them.

 

I have the Type R done every year since purchasing it in 2000. I also clean the
engine bay at least once a year so it's pretty clean (not a clean as Doug's though).
I do have a winter beater but I do drive the car on nice clear days in the winter. I would say you should do it.

However the only way to prove to you that this was a good decision is for you to come by in ten years time and have a look.

 

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And than again, my old B16 Civic Hatch was rustproofed since day one and no matter how hard I tried, It wouldn't come off and was covered in dirt.

Ask Amused for a shot of his engine bay ... that is what I'm talking about.

If you're not driving it in the winter than don't bother, there's no point. My car is 8 years old with no winters and I'll give you the car if you can find any rust starting on the body .... no rust proofing. The secret is to wash it very regularily. Make sure to soak up any water in door sills, detail under the hood every time you wash, and flush out any water or dirt in the fender wells so it doesn't have time to sit and start rust. And yes, remove the fender liners if you haven't already ... those things are rust traps.

Just my $0.2

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98 ITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey dude,

We had this convo at the Toronto meet, with Frank.

Sure, rust proofing does it's job, but kiss your good looks under the hood goodbye. Rust proofing captures dirt and dust and will always look dirty. You wont be able to get your engine bay clean ever again, and door sills and latches will always look dirty. It's really what you want out of the car. If you're an **** bastard like me, I wouldn't do it. If you definately are going to be driving it in the winter, than go ahead, but you can never take it back once you go ahead with it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can always ask them not to spray in the engine compartment... I always ask them not to and put a note on the hood release handle so they don't release it by accident.

 

^^^ ^I do exactly as stumpy. My engine bay still looks like brand new.

I think Krown is an excellent idea, especially if you live in places where snow could fall.