Re: Rust Free?

[knotnook@traverse.com]

They're "really immune to rust" except for the places Audi perforated the
body to hang trim (like the "beauty" piece above the rear bumper cover) and
for where "repairfolk" wreak havoc in such activities as replacing the
windshield.  My '87 5Kcstq has those  rusty spots around the bumper and a
bunch of them up one A pillar and above the windshield where the adhesive
apparently was overcome with unpadded pry bars.  Rest of the body is
rust-free.  Of course, a repainting costs more than I paid for the car
nearly five years ago.

Kneale Brownson

At 04:27 PM 3/31/99 +0200, Aleksander Mierzwa wrote:
>At 08:29 99-03-31 EST, JOYJEX@aol.com wrote:
>
>>As I read this great list, I keep seeing "double galvanized" and "rust free
>>cars," etc.  What gives?  I used to own a '86 4kcsq.  When did all this
>>corrosion protection really start?  This little beauty was a great car, but
>>rust free it was not!
>
>4Ks were never galvanized. They are still quite good in this aspect,
>though, thanks to advanced painting process. 44 chassis cars were partially
>galvanized since their introduction in 1983 and became fully double
>galvanized in 1986. These post-86 cars are really immune to rust.
>
>Aleksander Mierzwa
>Warsaw, Poland
>mailto:alex@matrix.pl
>87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
>88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
>91 mountain bike (just in case both cars break at the same time :-)