Looking for Info on Rust Proof and Undercoating

[Joe Marconi]

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I'm up north from you Joe, here in the province of Quebec, salt + calcium + other abrasives + high humidity % makes a lot of people having their car sprayed with different types of products, some doing it yearly (oily products that gets washed with time by driving in slushy + rainy conditions).

 

I've been doing it at Acura when i got out of mechanic school, and it's quite messy : ideally, you need a stall dedicated almost exclusively for that job.

 

 

i'm currently in the project of opening my shop and i gave a thought about offering rust-proofing if business is slow at first, but in my situation, i won't have that much space to dedicate square footage for spraying + configuration of the shop for an adequate exhaust system installation adds complexity/costs.

 

 

Since i'm in a "rusty" area, there are businesses doing exclusively rust-proofing, other shops doing fast moving work also offer the service because there is a good demand for it.

prices range from $70 to $90

 

Dealerships also offer 10 years warranty against body panels perforations on rust-proofing new cars..... it's parrafin-based for body panels and tar-based for underbody and fenders.... but new car buyers get to finance/pay mostly for the warranty since it's sold for $400~$500.

 

Do you have any competitors in your area offering this service ?

if not, it would be a great opportunity for you to step ahead of others and promote the advantages of it.

 

 

As most people got to replace their cars on a shorter elapsed time from 1998~ish to 2009 or so, rust-proofing was an expense they set aside because they knew their cars wouldn't rust before replacing it (in 2008 here in the province, the average was that drivers were buying new cars every 3.7 years if i remember correctly).

 

Now that the situation changed, i'd say there is place to re-educate people about the Pros of rustproofing. They probably forgot about it because they haven't had it done in the past 10 years.