Would you guys be concerned about this?

[Northern Australia]

One thing I have recently learned in that vehicles in North America corrode differently to the local vehicles in Australia. Not expecting any vehicle over half a century old to be free of corrosion, would you guys be concerned by the corrosion in these photos? The vehicle seems to have been garaged throughout its life, but I'm mindful that doesn't necessarily protect the undercarriage.... As always, I appreciate your thoughts....

 

[crv]

Have you tried a magnet on those panels?

 

[SIPLOWGUY]

I would clean it up and spray with rust convertor

 

[Northern Australia]

Thanks Siplowguy...

Getting back to Crv, unfortunately I haven't had the chance to run a magnet over the panels - I only have photos to work with at the moment. I'm sort of trying to ascertain how much corrosion is too much corrosion - if that's even possible

 

[Unix]

Looks like surface rust. I would just cover it in Krown Rust Control | Protect your vehicle from its worst enemy, rust.

Spray it on the oustide of the rust, and most importantly all the inside crevices, rocker panels and frame. I'm sure this would help keep preserve the car in its current form.

 

[Northern Australia]

Looks like surface rust. I would just cover it in Krown Rust Control | Protect your vehicle from its worst enemy, rust.

Spray it on the oustide of the rust, and most importantly all the inside crevices, rocker panels and frame. I'm sure this would help keep preserve the car in its current form.

Thanks Unix. Appreciate your help.

 

[crv]

Thanks Siplowguy...

Getting back to Crv, unfortunately I haven't had the chance to run a magnet over the panels - I only have photos to work with at the moment. I'm sort of trying to ascertain how much corrosion is too much corrosion - if that's even possible

Right, spill the beans then

 

[Hap]

I wouldn't be concerned , it actually looks like a pretty solid car to me .
Looks like someone coated it with undercoating and has some surface rust .
Clean the rockers back up and undercoat it again .
Just an idea .
Hap .

 

[Justin Plant]

Here in the eastern USA that's a show winner. Wire brush it, spend some time under it with a spray can. Looks like a good car.

 

[SIPLOWGUY]

Here in the eastern USA that's a show winner. Wire brush it, spend some time under it with a spray can. Looks like a good car.

EXACTLY!

 

[Big_John]

I see no problem with the car. There are cleaner cars out there, but that one looks pretty good. If it were mine, I would probably use some rust convertor on the rocker and add more undercoat. The frame I'd leave alone.

 

[CBODY67]

What I see in the images is that any rust under there is the result of road debris hitting the paint and pock-marking it, which later resulted in what is seen there. Clean things off, prime, repaint as necessary, and then some sort of undercoating to protect the paint in the future.

In the later 1980s, GM put an "impact coating" on the lower part of the bodies of their cars. It had kind of an uneven-smooth texture and was painted over with body colors. Unless you were looking for it, it was not noticed. Something like that could be good to use on the lower body.

Enjoy!
CBODY67

 

[volksworld]

over here that car would be advertised as ''rust free''....all the areas that snow get massive amounts of rock salt poured on the roads all winter to try to melt everything, coastal areas flood in high tides and idiots drive through the water...anything with no actual holes anywhere is considered great

 

[CBODY67]

A friend used to sell fenders and parts cars to a guy that came down here each spring from Ohio. Some were "rusty", but the guy from Ohio said "If you can't stick your fist through it, it's not "rust".

CBODY67

 

[Northern Australia]

Thank you all kindly for your helpful response - it was just the kind of local feedback that I was after. As for Unix, Hap, Justin Plant, Siplowguy, Big John, Cbody67 and Volksworld, I plan to be driving around the US for a month fairly randomly for a month early next year. If I'm in your area, let me shout your a coffee or something stronger. And as for Crv, I plan to be passing through South Australia next month, and it would be nice to meet you in person to. Thanks again to the helpful Mopar community

 

[carguy300]

I totally agree with all the comments above, looks like under coating was coming off in spots. Clean it up and recoat. Looks real good to me.

 

[Justin Plant]

Thank you all kindly for your helpful response - it was just the kind of local feedback that I was after. As for Unix, Hap, Justin Plant, Siplowguy, Big John, Cbody67 and Volksworld, I plan to be driving around the US for a month fairly randomly for a month early next year. If I'm in your area, let me shout your a coffee or something stronger. And as for Crv, I plan to be passing through South Australia next month, and it would be nice to meet you in person to. Thanks again to the helpful Mopar community

Southwest Virginia and myself will welcome you!

 

[Carmine]

Give this video a watch from about the 6 minute mark to see a car that started with a similar level of surface rust which was wire-wheeled and coated with brushable oil-based enamel tinted to match the OEM paint.



Where in the US will you be driving through? A particular route?

 

[Scoopy G]

That undercarriage would be considered pristine by Ohio standards!

 

[fury fan]

As others have said, that's no concern.
For me, if you aren't going to drive the car on wet roads, I wouldn't do anything to it. That rust is stable.

Adding some 'proven' topcoat always has a mild chance of not performing properly.
For instance, it the topcoat is slightly porous and with not-ideal adhesion - it could trap moisture, which could create a bigger problem.