I've had the wheel well chrome for six years. I don't drive in the winter, and rarely drive when it rains, so it's in the garage in bad weather. I wash it twice a year. Some low life stole the right rear chrome in a parking lot a few days ago. And the worst part is there is rust foming under where the chrome was. Anyone else look under their wheel well chrome strips?
Town Car wheel well chrome adder.
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roman_capps
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Well every time I drive my car I take a wand you can get at Lowes for 10 bucks. and it pressurizes water for you and I wash in the wheel well and you can just see where the salt deposits in my wheel well since I live here in sunny Florida hehe. it keeps from rust getting to your ball joints and any other suspension components. my car has a little here and there but mainly has tar underneath on the undercarriage.
I solved my problem with rust, so it wouldn't hurt to check yours before it rusts! Seems that they did undercoat the wheel wells, but they missed a section on one. When I put a mirror on the inside of the upper part of the wheel well the area facing into the car missed being undercoated and I could see a bit of rust forming here and there and one spot the size of a penny had penetrated to the outside where I could see it. So, a slight sanding, a few coats of "Extend", and then some spray undercoating and I'm all set. Thanks to the guy that stole my wheel well chrome or I never would have spotted this till way too late.
Take a few minutes with a mirror, or quick instpection if when on a lift. Be proactive on this.
Take a few minutes with a mirror, or quick instpection if when on a lift. Be proactive on this.
roman_capps
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Ok thanks for the info
slowmkviii
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Nice job gescojoe.
Good to see people be proactive with rust control.
Good to see people be proactive with rust control.
Gomaz
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agreed