Rustproofing for the beach

[VladTepes]

I'm sure you people can help me.
Why am I sure? Because I have blind faith to keep me going [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

What do you people do to protect your chassis from rusting when using the vehicle on the beach :?:

A simple spray with oil surely won't work so well when there is a box section involved as the rust can start inside and work its way out.

My Defender hasn't done any beach work yet (no, really !) but I am planning to change that VERY shortly.

So talk to me my people. What advice can you give me :?:

[incisor]

www.erps.com.au

one of many options, look past the electronic stuff to the lanolin based stuff as well

there should be a heap of links in the web links area

[Pedro_The_Swift]

not to get too technical,,

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">lots</span>

of water,
and I mean hours of it

you already have a distinct advantage with the full ally body,,

just crawl under there with a large hose and blast away for a day or two,,

:wink:

there was somthing I saw on TV with a fixed line through the chassis that sprays water inside it. just plug the hose on one end.

[VladTepes]

Good, good. Keep it coming.

What do YOU (yes, I mean YOU reader) do after (and in preparation for) a trip on the beach ?

[Phoenix]

After I was at the beach last, I did what pedro suggested.

Parked it on the grass and went nuts with the hose a couple of times on the underside and other places where sand might have stuck.

[bigbugga]

Dont do anything to get ready for the beach apart from getting in the Disco.

Once home I do as Pedro said, underneath with the hose and spray like crazy.
I have one of the high presure ends for my hose and it helps to reach up into everywhere.

Surprising where the sand sticks to, but after doing a few times I have gotten use to the hiding places and attack them first.


Lanolin is always a great idea, spray it everywhere.

[tracker]

I just park over the garden sprinkler and let the thing run for at least 3 scooners. Dont like high pressure machines ,they tend to fill unis etc with water and cause problems later.Dont hurt to race around with a grease gun also.

[bigbugga]

Not the machine unit.

One of those extended pipes that increase the presure from a normal hose.

Not hard enough that you have to brace your wrist but good enough to get the sand out.

[Mick-Kelly]

Hmm interesting. I always used the sprinkler method myself and never got rust but plumbing in some hose conecters to the inside of the chassis rails is a damn good idea. Once the waters in though how would you dry it out.

[VladTepes]

Lanolin you say ?
Where does one obtain said Lanolin and how would one apply it?