This year it was a brutal winter for corrosion in my garage

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by 197064buickspec, Apr 24, 2019.

  1. 197064buickspec

    197064buickspec 1964 Special Post-455

    I have no heat in my garage and the winter here was cold.... Warm.... Cold and so on. Moisture central.
    Everything that is aluminum in my garage has corrosion....and thing metal is rusting...... Unbelievable.


    To get a glimpse...The master cylinder is brand new. Any new suspension parts I have in boxes are rusting.

    A set of Alluminum wheels are turning green along with a chrome bumper.


    I went to put on valve covers on my 455 and the passenger side rocker shaft is real rusty.... Passenger side not too bad.

    Anything that was closer to the garage doors are worse than further in.

    Very odd....


    I wAnt worried about the driver side but the passenger side us horrible.....

    Any suggestions.... Take them off and soak them?

    Do the plastic parts Just come off easy?


    Thanks.
     

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  2. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Wow, best to oil the crap out of dry metal & alloy. That rust is a shame.
     
  3. BUICKRAT

    BUICKRAT Got any treats?

    High humidity = rust/corrosion. I keep all my good stuff in a dry environment.

    Some years are worse than others. My stuff would rust overnight till I took down all the hemlocks around my house.
     
  4. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Well-Known Member

    Do you have any chlorine, pool, water softener or other chemicals stored?
     
  5. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Dirt floor?
     
  6. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    I run a dehumidifier from april to sept. non stop . Winter time mine won’t collect water. When i restored my Buick i soaked all my black zinc bolts in ZEP 45. after i plated them . Nickel plated my rotors so they won’t rust. And wiped back side of my newly chrome bumpers With the ZEP.
     
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  7. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    Dirt floor and gravel driveways will rot metal to nothing. Look underneath a car that parks in gravel.
     
  8. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    I even wiped my Gardner exhaust with ZEP 45
     
  9. scubasteve455

    scubasteve455 Well-Known Member

    Bags of old fashion charcoal will collect moisture
     
  10. 197064buickspec

    197064buickspec 1964 Special Post-455

    Just auto paint.
     
  11. 197064buickspec

    197064buickspec 1964 Special Post-455

    Concrete floor.
     
  12. 197064buickspec

    197064buickspec 1964 Special Post-455

    My wagon out in the drive way has less rust on the rotors.
     
  13. dan zepnick

    dan zepnick Well-Known Member

    Wow,might try those 1 gallon pails of Damp rid. Menards or a hardware store.
     
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  14. gs66

    gs66 Silver Level contributor

    I’m surprised the rocker shafts got that bad. Good luck with the cleaning.
     
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  15. DasRottweiler

    DasRottweiler -BuickAddict-

    Get the air moving somehow, couple of fans. Fluid Film anything metal you are storing. I run a dehumidifier in my basement where I store car parts too. Jim
     
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  16. Mike Trom

    Mike Trom Platinum Level Contributor

    You should put a piece of plastic on the floor under your car, it will act as a vapor barrier.

    If you go in and out of your garage during the cold=warm=cold cycle you will cause condensation. I have opened my garage on a warm winter/spring day and everything on the car instantly condensates to the point of water beading.
     
  17. got_tork

    got_tork Well-Known Member

    Do you park your DD in the garage next to it?
     
  18. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    Plastic on the floor then plywood over that so you don't break a leg when you slip on the plastic.
    ALSO a fan on pointing at the under car to keep the air moving & to help dissipate the moisture.
    MY fan has been on for 30+ yrs. 24/7. Of course I need to buy a fan usually 10-12 yrs. But those cheap 20" box fans don't cost to much. The last one I bought about 5 or 6 yrs. ago was about $8.00 AND one costs very minimal on the electric bill.

    Tom T.
     
  19. dynaflow

    dynaflow shiftless...

    ...lawn fertilizer + humidity...once looked at Yam XS stored with lawn care stuff.:eek:

    Best solution I've found is a heat source that keeps winter temps above condensation point, anything more just makes you more comfortable...
     
  20. 197064buickspec

    197064buickspec 1964 Special Post-455


    No room for my daily in there....... I should have it in there though.....it's a convertible..
     

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