What car is it? You might be worrying too much!
2003 2 litre petrol Focus Ghia.
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Surely washing a car in a garage would be one of the worst things you could do in this weather? It would never dry out, would be sitting in damp, clammy conditions with water and moisture dripping around everywhere
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Surely washing a car in a garage would be one of the worst things you could do in this weather? It would never dry ..........
After washing it I would leather it off as I usually do, and then switch on my dehumidifier to complete the drying process.
Edited by L'escargot on 05/01/2010 at 10:06
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What car is it? You might be worrying too much!
2003 2 litre petrol Focus Ghia.
Deffo worrying too much thought it was a bentley.
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Deffo worrying too much thought it was a bentley.
Us poor pensioners have to be thrifty.
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A 2003 Focus should be galvanised. My dad's 2001 Focus Mk1 Zetec 1.6 has...no rust! What a solid car. Oh and its never been garaged.
If you're that worried, get it waxoyled by a professional who can underseal it, and inject cavity wax into the doors, sills, etc. That is what I am going to be doing with my Ka.
Also its a good idea to hose underneath every week during winter to get rid of salt that will otherwise just sit inside the wheel arches, etc.
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A 2003 Focus should be galvanised. My dad's 2001 Focus Mk1 Zetec 1.6 has...no rust! What a solid car. Oh and its never been garaged.
That's good to hear :-)
2001 2.0 petrol Ghia estate, ungaraged
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A 2003 Focus should be galvanised.
Zinc plating is not the be-all and end-all of corrosion protection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion
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Never said it was. Actually, I'm the one who was arguing that galvanising on its own, in some cases, doesn't prevent rust entirely - read my thread about the new Ka and galvanising.
But seriously, its already garaged, and you have a dehumidifier. The rust process requires moisture and oxygen. You've already taken away the moisture so I think you are definitely worrying too much.
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Never said it was.
Just to explain, my reply was to Focus. I decided to put it after yours rather than have it be hidden in the middle of the thread.
Edited by L'escargot on 05/01/2010 at 15:11
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Ah, well it would help if this site's forum software was just a tad more feature-full. Normally on a forum, if you quote someone else, it includes the name of who you are quoting!
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The >> at the start of the post indicates that the reply is to the post which contains the text that follows the >>
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yes, but the forum software doesn't always place a reply directly below the message you are replying to. sometimes i've tried it and it still puts my message lower down than the one i am replying to. not very useful at all
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I washed my car at Christmas. Lost all feeling in my hands.
Waste of time and dangerous ..
Cars are cars. Healthy neglect for 51 weeks a year and a good clean up underneath in the pit keeps them going...Any more is pure fanaticism..
I do agree with hosing down the wheel arches tho.
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yes but the forum software doesn't always place a reply directly below the message you are replying to. sometimes i've tried it and it still puts my message lower down than the one i am replying to. not very useful at all
If you temp change to threaded view instead of flat then hopefully you'll see where and why your reply has ended up where has.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=81595&...t
Trouble is, L'escargot didn't reply to your post, he replied at the end of the thread but quoted a snippet from your other post. This doesn't help when people do view in threaded as it throws the sequencing out of order. I'm just about to move his reply to the correct place in this thread - not an easy thing to do and could end up being deleted instead. (edit - it worked this time and didn't end up lost in cyber space)
DD.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 05/01/2010 at 18:59
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Trouble is L'escargot didn't reply to your post he replied at the end of the thread but quoted a snippet from your other post.
Well, that's me put in my place!
;-)
However, I'm sure there are greater offenders than me when it comes to forum etiquette.
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The >> at the start of the post indicates that the reply is to the post which contains the text that follows the >>
...although what you quoted wasn't mine (but I can see it's applicable)
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I wouldn't (..and haven't..) left all the salty muck on my car - take it to a car wash (hand-held jet wash pref.) & give it a going over - or more importantly, under.
I'm not too worried about dirty, grimy paintwork, but all that salty crud around the suspension/steering/underbody parts keeps me awake at night.
Mine's garaged also - heated (slightly) but not dehumidified. I think the (almost) urban myth about slightly wet cars in warm-ish garages is overdone personally - they soon dry off & you have the benefit in this freezing weather of never having a really cold engine start-up - with all the benefits of less wear/stress that implies.
At 6 years old (same as mine) it's just the time to take good care of it - Fords aren't renowned for their underbody rust resistance after all. Of all the failings of my Merc, rust isn't one of them - although it's noted on other Mercs of my vintage - I put this down to my underbody cleaning & garage regime for the past 4 years or so. I also make sure (although it's not undersealed as such..) that it has an oily patina retained undernaeth. Result is all the metalwork beneath (inc. exhaust, catalyst etc) still has a dull steely appearance with an oily finish. Lovely.
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I've rarely washed my cars in winter, never had one rust on me. Waste of time.
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Pugugly, does that include Fords?
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No - but my sister's W reg Focus has nigh on 200k (owned from new) and has been lavished with neglect - rarely if ever washed has survived flood, snow and heatwave and is still rust-free - it doesn't 'alf ming though.
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......... - it doesn't 'alf ming though.
So ............ mingers pong. I've often wondered what constituted a minger!
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After washing it I would leather it off as I usually do and then switch on my dehumidifier to complete the drying process.>>
Ah, you should have got the 1.6, not the one with the pressed steel, easy-rust, semi-porous sump! At the very least, I'd point Mrs Snail's hairdryer onto the underside and spray with WD40 at hourly intervals :-)
Still, the drips of oil from a leaky sump should show up nicely in the snow!
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Ah you should have got the 1.6 not the one with the pressed steel easy-rust semi-porous sump!
It's all under control! I have a sheet of hardboard under it in the garage so that I'll see as soon as it starts to drip. I've had an estimate already (£200 inc fitting) for a new sump.
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