Rustproofing.

[mariod]

Have a buildup of rust in the wheel wells. Starting to form on the suspension arms, drive shaft, and other components. Car is one year old. Wondering what rustproofing methods others have used, and how it's holding up so far. Was thinking of Krown locally. Thanks.

 

[WilliamG]

I'd take that to Tesla and be like YO.

 

[ChunkAhoy]

Can you please post pictures?

 

[awww]

Yes, Pictures please.

I have read a lot of sources saying that rust proofing is not need/recommended. But we are in Southern Ontario and the municipalities use a lot of salt in the winter.

 

[Bill Foster]

I’m just impressed you’re getting rust on a part the car doesn’t have......

 

[pdx_m3s]

Didn’t know Tesla’s had a driveshaft.

 

[Johnii__82]

I’m just impressed you’re getting rust on a part the car doesn’t have......

öhm.. yes there are a lot off model 3 which are in rust... : S

Can we havepics pls? There are a lot of model 3:s in canada what are in rust already after 6-12 months usage.
Like here is one from Roger car.

This from Jean-Claude

Here is complication of rust buckets & problems car in Canada & Finland.

Here is coming a new rust bucket from finland: MY car. After 1 winter it will be in rust.

 

[Bill Foster]

öhm.. yes there are a lot off model 3 which are in rust... : S

Can we havepics pls? There are a lot of model 3:s in canada what are in rust already after 6-12 months usage.
Like here is one from Roger car.

This from Jean-Claude

Here is complication of rust buckets & problems car in Canada & Finland.

Here is coming a new rust bucket from finland: MY car. After 1 winter it will be in rust.

You missed the joke completely

 

[Johnii__82]

You missed the joke completely

Yes ! now i understood it haha. Sorry my bad. But there will be problems...

 

[mariod]

Sorry, been travelling lately. Uploaded photos. Our BMW has some rust, but is also 12 years old. And is not as bad. Thanks.

 

[Johnii__82]

Sorry, been travelling lately. Uploaded photos. Our BMW has some rust, but is also 12 years old. And is not as bad. Thanks. View attachment 437191 View attachment 437192 View attachment 437193 View attachment 437194 View attachment 437195

Just wow. I think it is NOT NORMAL ? What has tesla said?

 

[mariod]

So far not much. Tesla has stated that their cars are not rustproofed often or not at all. They have no specific recommendation. I think we are going to proceed to coat the wheel wells with a local rustproofing shop. The rest seems OK to me. We want to keep the car for a long time, and the rust buildup seems a bit premature (for one year).

 

[TORQU3]

Sorry, been travelling lately. Uploaded photos. Our BMW has some rust, but is also 12 years old. And is not as bad. Thanks. View attachment 437191 View attachment 437192 View attachment 437193 View attachment 437194 View attachment 437195

That’s completely typical of every car I’ve owned since new in the north east. It may be you just haven’t looked closely on your previous cars. These are just regular steel parts, some painted some not, they will have surface rust especially if they are used in the winter.

 

[mariod]

OK, that is why I decided to post. Was not sure if it was an over reaction, or rather normal.

 

[Johnii__82]

That’s completely typical of every car I’ve owned since new in the north east. It may be you just haven’t looked closely on your previous cars. These are just regular steel parts, some painted some not, they will have surface rust especially if they are used in the winter.

Good to know for sure! Thx. So rustproofing is kind quite smart thing to do especially where there is winter + salt etc on the roads.

 

[TORQU3]

Winters with salt are just hard on cars. That’s one reason my p3 is just a three season car for me. I’ll use our much cheaper cars to get beat up on the winter. I did the same thing with my corvette and it looked showroom condition even underneath after 10 years and plenty of miles.

 

[mariod]

Yes I just took a look at our BMW that is 12 years old. And it is actually a lot worse. Guess just normal wear and tear with the salt.

 

[InternetDude]

Buy yourself a can of Fluid Film and spray any metal bits that even have a touch of surface rust. It will stop it from spreading and protect the surfaces of those components that haven't rusted yet. Be sure to re-apply once or twice a year depending on where you live.

I had to rustproof some rusty parts of my old 85D.

 

[mariod]

Thanks for the suggestion. Was going to try Boeshield T-9 Waterproof Lubrication. Seems to be highly recommended.