My CRX has a little rust on the rear quarter pannel, is there anything I can do to prevent further rust in this area? I mean I could always paint it but I think that would just cover it up.

 

Have it repaired then start washing your car and waxing it often. I try to wax my car every week.

 

Make sure you clean out the wheel wells and under the car often and drop the side skirts once in awhile to get all the trapped crap out.

 

[QUOTE=B16CRXT]Have it repaired then start washing your car and waxing it often. I try to wax my car every week.[/QUOTE]

You don't need to wax your car every week. Usually around once a month is plenty! If you're using a quality wax, once a month man. AT times I've gone 2 or so months with a high grade wax and it worked GREAT. Wax just protects the paint from impurities. So long as you don't have unpainted metal exposed/ unsealed you won't have rust. Oh yeah, look out for that rail dust, if so just clay bar it

 

to prevent rust from becoming worst... you got to grind that rust out until you get bare metal and then primer it then paint it...

by just painting it wont help prevent rust... rust will eventually spread more... its like cancer... unless you cut the cancer out it will continue to spread...

 

spray motor oil in quarters panels after you take off the rubber trims pieces. This doesnt let water in and has worked very well on my Hondas.

 

what about the rust converters/killers/fluids/paints. will they help? I have a rust-free CRX but I want to prevent any rust build-up.

BTW: what are the most vulnerable spots and what to do to protect them? Any gurus on the subject ...?

 

Call up Honda and ask them about it, they have this new little device they install on new cars. Basically its a little box that goes under the hood and it creates some kind of charge that is suppose to prevent rust. Its not suppose to be a lot either.

 

Rust "hot spots" for the CRx are the rear fender wells on teh outer edge.

 

there are lots of rust "hot spots" on crx's . rear quarters. rear support. rockers. door jambs. under spare tire(leaky taillight gaskets). sunroof. under the hatch lid.

 

rust hot spots...sunroof,shift linkage,anywhere where the paint has come off...i heard somewhere that negative current prevents rust,wierd stuff doods

 

Interesting, I sprayed PB Blaster on the rust spots in the floor tub, it said it was a rust preventer but lets hope it works