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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people say keep ya friends close and you enemies closer BAH I say keep your friends close and your enemies at maximum effective range.

While you are there....get a Brock polariser for your engine

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"Show me the Mini!"

Don't be silly
A Brock polarizer won't work work on a mini
It was designed for a Comondore

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

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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'98 Mpi Sportspack + 7 port alloy head

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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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

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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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

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...