While you are there....get a Brock polariser for your engine
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| Author: | mr_a_series [ Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | BEATING THE RUST |
just want tips on stopping rust from forming coz i've been looking at those electric rust preventers ( 4x4's use em)what are your veiws and has anyone tried them????? |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Nah... |
While you are there....get a Brock polariser for your engine
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| Author: | michaelb [ Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:33 pm ] |
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Don't be silly 
A Brock polarizer won't work work on a mini 
It was designed for a Comondore 
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| Author: | dove grey 64 [ Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:05 pm ] |
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a grade panels likes them, i dont know if they work. good prep work on your mini will probly work better, if you've got rust already i wouldnt bother with an electric thingie. theres no real way out of it (unless your mini stays in a garage all its life), just put in heaps off effort seam sealing and priming/painting etc and you should be ok |
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| Author: | MiniBob [ Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:43 pm ] |
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Waxoyl it, RS Components NSW |
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| Author: | slinkey inc [ Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:32 am ] |
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Just going on basic chemistry knowledge here..... To stop the iron oxidising (oxidation is defined as loss of electrons.), more electrons are put into the metal. I'm assuming that is how the little devices work...I hope. Ok, I don't think they would be all that effective. They are a preventative means, not a repair. I've heard of people using them, never used them myself. A good solid mini should last a long time. My '64 covered in many layers layers of paint and bog, had bugger all rust when all cut back. But many dents....hence the bog... 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:08 am ] |
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Those things may work, IF car is immersed in an electrolyte. Otherwise, I doubt it. The impressed voltage principle does work on other WET things- eg alloy boats, some water heaters.
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| Author: | Tadhg [ Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:53 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Those things may work, IF car is immersed in an electrolyte. Otherwise, I doubt it.
The principle does work on other WET things- eg alloy boats, some water heaters. And that's most likely why 4x4's use them. To prevent rust when offroad, be it in mud, water, etc. I'm taking my 4wd to Fraser at Christmas, and most people I've spoken to recommend fitting one if you're going up there. Salt water's a good electrolyte, whether you've got an electronic rust inhibitor or not! What I've also heard is that, after they're removed, the vehicle supposedly rusts away much quicker than it otherwise would have... 
But I'm only going from what I've heard from people who've had them, and an installer (who was talking to family members, so he wasn't pushing them purely to make a buck). No personal experience here.
I saw Brockie on a Talking Heads repeat recently, it wasn't long before he left us. He was still convinced in the science (if you will) behind the polarizer...
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