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DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention

Started byComputer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid>
First post2024-02-25 13:34 +1000
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  DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-25 13:34 +1000
    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> - 2024-02-25 11:59 +0800
      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-25 16:18 +1000
    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-25 14:17 +1000
    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-25 17:17 +1100
      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-25 16:31 +1000
        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-25 20:22 +1100
          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-25 20:58 +1100
          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-25 22:14 +1100
            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-25 22:36 +1000
              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-25 23:50 +1100
                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-26 07:54 +1000
                  Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-26 11:53 +1100
                  Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-26 12:38 +1100
                    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 12:52 +1100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-26 13:53 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 19:52 +1100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-26 14:29 +1100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-26 13:57 +1000
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 20:04 +1100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-26 19:37 +1000
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 23:26 +1100
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-27 07:38 +1000
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-27 13:32 +1100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention OldIron <Hans.Andnees@gmail.com> - 2024-02-27 06:51 +1000
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-27 13:27 +1100
                    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-26 14:17 +1000
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-26 17:00 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-26 17:49 +1000
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 20:20 +1100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-26 21:35 +1100
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-27 07:50 +1000
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-27 09:33 +1100
                                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-27 11:38 +1000
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-27 21:28 +1100
                                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-28 08:38 +1100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 20:16 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-26 19:49 +1000
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 23:29 +1100
                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2024-02-26 05:58 +0800
              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention chop <chop654@gmail.com> - 2024-02-26 05:48 +1100
                Re: Nym-shifting Trolling Senile PIG from Oz Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2024-02-25 19:57 +0100
                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-02-26 05:26 -0500
                  Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-26 21:51 +1100
                  Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-27 06:13 +1100
                    Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2024-02-26 20:42 +0100
                  Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-27 08:05 +1000
                    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2024-02-27 08:27 +0000
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention jon@home.org - 2024-02-27 08:38 +0000
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-27 21:35 +1100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention jon@home.org - 2024-02-27 13:13 +0000
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Frank <"frank "@frank.net> - 2024-02-27 19:46 -0500
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-27 19:38 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2024-02-27 09:33 +0000
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2024-02-27 11:30 +0000
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2024-02-27 21:09 +0000
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Frank <"frank "@frank.net> - 2024-02-27 19:44 -0500
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-28 08:49 +1100
                            Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2024-02-27 23:15 +0100
                        Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2024-02-27 10:59 +0100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-02-27 20:26 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-02-27 12:02 -0500
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-28 05:02 +1100
                            Re: Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! Peeler <trolltrap@valid.invalid> - 2024-02-27 20:08 +0100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-28 11:24 +1100
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-02-29 18:33 +1100
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-28 07:23 +1000
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Frank <"frank "@frank.net> - 2024-02-27 19:53 -0500
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-28 11:44 +1000
                    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-03-05 08:49 -0500
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-03-06 08:35 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-03-06 08:19 +1000
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-03-06 12:09 +1100
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-03-06 12:03 +1100
                          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> - 2024-03-06 20:56 +0000
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-03-07 09:03 +1100
                              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-03-07 10:43 +1100
                                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-03-07 11:09 +1100
                                Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Sven <Hans.Andnees@gmail.com> - 2024-03-07 12:06 +1000
                            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-03-09 09:47 +1000
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-03-06 08:13 +1000
                      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "cshenk" <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> - 2024-03-05 23:06 +0000
                        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2024-03-05 17:55 -0800
          Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-26 05:29 +1100
            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "floffy@gallaxial.com" <floffy@gallaxial.com> - 2024-02-25 13:38 -0500
            Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-02-26 07:33 +1100
              Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2024-02-26 06:00 +0800
    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-26 05:42 +1100
      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-02-26 08:16 +1000
        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-26 09:50 +1100
    Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2024-02-26 08:50 +1000
      Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2024-02-27 11:45 +1000
        Re: DIY Electronic Vehicle Rust Prevention "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-02-27 19:23 +1100

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#35789

Fromnot@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Date2024-03-06 08:13 +1000
Message-ID<65e798ed@news.ausics.net>
In reply to#35787
In aus.electronics Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) writes:
>> In aus.electronics Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>> chop <chop654@gmail.com> writes:
>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:36:42 +1100, Computer Nerd Kev
>>>> <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> I sure wouldn't pay hundreds
>>>>> for one, but if the root of the thing is just applying simple
>>>>> electrical signals to the paint surface, it's an easy thing to test
>>>>> a DIY equivalent on some bits of scrap. Some of the patents contain
>>>>> useful details.
>>>>>
>>>>> But if there are actual records of people doing such tests and
>>>>> showing that it's all lies, which I can see myself (not just hear
>>>>> rumor of), then I wouldn't.
>>> 
>>> A friend of mine tested this in the lab when I was in college. The
>>> devices don't work. They've been around for decades and they've never
>>> worked.
>>> 
>>> He wrote a paper on it for the class he was in, but I don't think it was
>>> ever published since it just debunked some junk science and didn't
>>> actually represent any new and valuable research in terms of chemistry.
>>
>> That's a shame, it would have been interesting to compare his
>> device and test rig with the successful Canadian lab tests:
>> https://www.autosaverobd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ITS-REPORT-015-05015-4-_3-15-2007_.pdf
>> https://www.finalcoat.com/assets/lab_tests/CC_Tech.pdf
>>
>> And "Final Coat" have had their device's experimental results
>> published in scientific papers (the same testing that the Canadian
>> regulator also accepted):
>> https://www.finalcoat.com/news.html
>>
>> But details of a test done without any financial motivation for its
>> success would be very interesting.
> 
> I took a quick look at the ITS report pdf. It says the test was done by
> immersing the panel in a saline solution.
> 
> My friend was able to get some painted panels from an engineer who
> worked at Ford and was interested in the test. He then hooked up one of
> the devices (he borrowed it from someone who owned one) and sprayed the
> panels with a periodic spray of saline solution. I think the full test
> ran for 6 months.
> 
> The idea behind the spray was that it would more closely approximate
> normal usage on a car, and not marine usage, where things like
> sacrificial anodes for corrosion protection are common.

That's how the other test in the second link was performed
(described from PDF page 7). However the spray there was continuous
rather than periodic, so your friend's test could have been more
realistic in that regard.

> The painted panels started corroding within a couple of months and were
> pretty damaged by the end of the test. A lot of the corrosion started at
> the edges where the metal was bare, but there was corrosion that started
> in the middle of the panels as well. I figured that the edge corrosion
> would be similar to what would happen to a surface with a scratch in the
> paint.

I'm not sure about that, and it would depend then on how the panels
were cut.

> He did have some panels in another enclosure that were not connected to
> one of the devices. There wasn't much, if any difference between the
> sets of panels. They all rusted.
> 
> The test was done in the late '80s, so I'd expect that coatings
> technology has greatly improved since then, plus I know that at least
> some (all?) of the car makers now use galvanized steel for body
> parts. There's possibly less need for one of these devices now than
> there was.

My interest is in protecting older vehicles, from the 80s and 90s.

> I'm not telling anyone what to buy or not buy, but I know that for
> myself I wouldn't spend the money on these gadgets. I'd rather put that
> money into washing my car to try to clean the salt off.
> 
> I think my friend wound up having more fun building the test rigs than
> anything else. Running the tests themselves was about as fun as watching
> grass grow. :-)

The awkward part for doing tests myself seems to be cheaply
aquiring car body panels to test it on. I could fall back on just
trying it on cheap galvanised sheet metal and assuming the results
would relate to automotive panels, but much of the documentation
suggests that the glvanising plays an important role in how the
devices work, and looking around at all the galvanised steel
rusting at completely different rates around my property (some
probably on the vehicles that I want to protect) demonstrates that
it varies a lot in quality.

> BTW, I'm not disputing the electrochemistry that's the basis of these
> devices. I'm just not convinced that it applies to these devices in the
> real world on cars being driven on roads, particularly in areas where
> they're exposed to salt.

Salt isn't actually a factor for me in (non-coastal) Australia,
which is why this test in a humidity chamber is more relevent:
https://www.finalcoat.com/assets/lab_tests/Smithers.pdf

However it's unclear why that wasn't sufficient for that company
to fend off the Canadian regulators who required they do that other
test later before allowing sales to resume. Perhaps there was an
issue with the independence of the lab? It looks like the only way
to be sure is to try it myself.

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#35791

From"cshenk" <cshenk@virginia-beach.net>
Date2024-03-05 23:06 +0000
Message-ID<wfidnSPwCJEZOHr4nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#35787
Bud Frede wrote:

> not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) writes:
> 
> > In aus.electronics Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> >> chop <chop654@gmail.com> writes:
> >>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:36:42 +1100, Computer Nerd Kev
> >>> <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
> >>> I sure wouldn't pay hundreds
> >>>> for one, but if the root of the thing is just applying simple
> >>>> electrical signals to the paint surface, it's an easy thing to
> test >>>> a DIY equivalent on some bits of scrap. Some of the patents
> contain >>>> useful details.
> > > > > 
> >>>> But if there are actual records of people doing such tests and
> >>>> showing that it's all lies, which I can see myself (not just hear
> >>>> rumor of), then I wouldn't.
> >> 
> >> A friend of mine tested this in the lab when I was in college. The
> >> devices don't work. They've been around for decades and they've
> never >> worked.
> >> 
> >> He wrote a paper on it for the class he was in, but I don't think
> it was >> ever published since it just debunked some junk science and
> didn't >> actually represent any new and valuable research in terms
> of chemistry.
> > 
> > That's a shame, it would have been interesting to compare his
> > device and test rig with the successful Canadian lab tests:
> >
https://www.autosaverobd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ITS-REPORT-015-05015-4-_3-15-2007_.pdf
> > https://www.finalcoat.com/assets/lab_tests/CC_Tech.pdf
> > 
> > And "Final Coat" have had their device's experimental results
> > published in scientific papers (the same testing that the Canadian
> > regulator also accepted):
> > https://www.finalcoat.com/news.html
> > 
> > But details of a test done without any financial motivation for its
> > success would be very interesting.
> 
> I took a quick look at the ITS report pdf. It says the test was done
> by immersing the panel in a saline solution.
> 
> My friend was able to get some painted panels from an engineer who
> worked at Ford and was interested in the test. He then hooked up one
> of the devices (he borrowed it from someone who owned one) and
> sprayed the panels with a periodic spray of saline solution. I think
> the full test ran for 6 months.
> 
> The idea behind the spray was that it would more closely approximate
> normal usage on a car, and not marine usage, where things like
> sacrificial anodes for corrosion protection are common.
> 
> The painted panels started corroding within a couple of months and
> were pretty damaged by the end of the test. A lot of the corrosion
> started at the edges where the metal was bare, but there was
> corrosion that started in the middle of the panels as well. I figured
> that the edge corrosion would be similar to what would happen to a
> surface with a scratch in the paint.
> 
> He did have some panels in another enclosure that were not connected
> to one of the devices. There wasn't much, if any difference between
> the sets of panels. They all rusted.
> 
> The test was done in the late '80s, so I'd expect that coatings
> technology has greatly improved since then, plus I know that at least
> some (all?) of the car makers now use galvanized steel for body
> parts. There's possibly less need for one of these devices now than
> there was.
> 
> I'm not telling anyone what to buy or not buy, but I know that for
> myself I wouldn't spend the money on these gadgets. I'd rather put
> that money into washing my car to try to clean the salt off.
> 
> I think my friend wound up having more fun building the test rigs than
> anything else. Running the tests themselves was about as fun as
> watching grass grow. :-)
> 
> BTW, I'm not disputing the electrochemistry that's the basis of these
> devices. I'm just not convinced that it applies to these devices in
> the real world on cars being driven on roads, particularly in areas
> where they're exposed to salt.

Interesting read and thanks!

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#35794

FromBob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>
Date2024-03-05 17:55 -0800
Message-ID<us8ife$23rr$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#35791
On 3/5/2024 3:06 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Bud Frede wrote:
> 
>> not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) writes:
>>
>>> In aus.electronics Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>>> chop <chop654@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:36:42 +1100, Computer Nerd Kev
>>>>> <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> I sure wouldn't pay hundreds
>>>>>> for one, but if the root of the thing is just applying simple
>>>>>> electrical signals to the paint surface, it's an easy thing to
>> test >>>> a DIY equivalent on some bits of scrap. Some of the patents
>> contain >>>> useful details.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But if there are actual records of people doing such tests and
>>>>>> showing that it's all lies, which I can see myself (not just hear
>>>>>> rumor of), then I wouldn't.
>>>>
>>>> A friend of mine tested this in the lab when I was in college. The
>>>> devices don't work. They've been around for decades and they've
>> never >> worked.
>>>>
>>>> He wrote a paper on it for the class he was in, but I don't think
>> it was >> ever published since it just debunked some junk science and
>> didn't >> actually represent any new and valuable research in terms
>> of chemistry.
>>>
>>> That's a shame, it would have been interesting to compare his
>>> device and test rig with the successful Canadian lab tests:
>>>
> https://www.autosaverobd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ITS-REPORT-015-05015-4-_3-15-2007_.pdf
>>> https://www.finalcoat.com/assets/lab_tests/CC_Tech.pdf
>>>
>>> And "Final Coat" have had their device's experimental results
>>> published in scientific papers (the same testing that the Canadian
>>> regulator also accepted):
>>> https://www.finalcoat.com/news.html
>>>
>>> But details of a test done without any financial motivation for its
>>> success would be very interesting.
>>
>> I took a quick look at the ITS report pdf. It says the test was done
>> by immersing the panel in a saline solution.
>>
>> My friend was able to get some painted panels from an engineer who
>> worked at Ford and was interested in the test. He then hooked up one
>> of the devices (he borrowed it from someone who owned one) and
>> sprayed the panels with a periodic spray of saline solution. I think
>> the full test ran for 6 months.
>>
>> The idea behind the spray was that it would more closely approximate
>> normal usage on a car, and not marine usage, where things like
>> sacrificial anodes for corrosion protection are common.
>>
>> The painted panels started corroding within a couple of months and
>> were pretty damaged by the end of the test. A lot of the corrosion
>> started at the edges where the metal was bare, but there was
>> corrosion that started in the middle of the panels as well. I figured
>> that the edge corrosion would be similar to what would happen to a
>> surface with a scratch in the paint.
>>
>> He did have some panels in another enclosure that were not connected
>> to one of the devices. There wasn't much, if any difference between
>> the sets of panels. They all rusted.
>>
>> The test was done in the late '80s, so I'd expect that coatings
>> technology has greatly improved since then, plus I know that at least
>> some (all?) of the car makers now use galvanized steel for body
>> parts. There's possibly less need for one of these devices now than
>> there was.
>>
>> I'm not telling anyone what to buy or not buy, but I know that for
>> myself I wouldn't spend the money on these gadgets. I'd rather put
>> that money into washing my car to try to clean the salt off.
>>
>> I think my friend wound up having more fun building the test rigs than
>> anything else. Running the tests themselves was about as fun as
>> watching grass grow. :-)
>>
>> BTW, I'm not disputing the electrochemistry that's the basis of these
>> devices. I'm just not convinced that it applies to these devices in
>> the real world on cars being driven on roads, particularly in areas
>> where they're exposed to salt.
> 
> Interesting read and thanks!

So, if you park your car immersed in a pool of salt water it works. How 
does that relate to a car parked in air?

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#35719

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2024-02-26 05:29 +1100
Message-ID<op.2jpmy4wwbyq249@pvr2.lan>
In reply to#35714
Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
> Computer Nerd Kev wrote
>> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote

>>> and while electric processes exist to remove rust,
>>> there are none that prevent rust from occurring.

>> I hadn't looked into removing rust electrically either actually,
>> but it looks like that'd require dunking your car in a tank of
>> water. I'll stick to rust converter goos and a Dremmel.

> Stick to whatever you like, but there are no electronic rust prevention  
> processes out there that are anything other than snake oil.

Canada proves that that is a lie.

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#35720

From"floffy@gallaxial.com" <floffy@gallaxial.com>
Date2024-02-25 13:38 -0500
Message-ID<f82ntihm13iovbr0opkmoemdnmst114eer@4ax.com>
In reply to#35719
On Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:29:18 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote
>>> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
>
>>>> and while electric processes exist to remove rust,
>>>> there are none that prevent rust from occurring.
>
>>> I hadn't looked into removing rust electrically either actually,
>>> but it looks like that'd require dunking your car in a tank of
>>> water. I'll stick to rust converter goos and a Dremmel.
>
>> Stick to whatever you like, but there are no electronic rust prevention  
>> processes out there that are anything other than snake oil.
>
>Canada proves that that is a lie.


its Exist device that help to prevent RUST ...

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#35724

FromNoddy <me@home.com>
Date2024-02-26 07:33 +1100
Message-ID<urg86s$221r9$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#35719
On 26/02/2024 5:29 am, Rod Speed wrote:
> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote
>>> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
> 
>>>> and while electric processes exist to remove rust,
>>>> there are none that prevent rust from occurring.
> 
>>> I hadn't looked into removing rust electrically either actually,
>>> but it looks like that'd require dunking your car in a tank of
>>> water. I'll stick to rust converter goos and a Dremmel.
> 
>> Stick to whatever you like, but there are no electronic rust 
>> prevention processes out there that are anything other than snake oil.
> 
> Canada proves that that is a lie.

All Canada has ever proved is that people can survive in minus 40 degree 
temperatures, and all you ever continue to prove is that you're a 
fucking idiot who will comment regardless of whether you know anything 
about what's being discussed or not.

Just do the world a massive favour and shut the fuck up.
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Noddy.

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#35727

FromClocky <notgonna@happen.com>
Date2024-02-26 06:00 +0800
Message-ID<urgdaj$23ikr$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#35724
On 26/02/2024 4:33 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 26/02/2024 5:29 am, Rod Speed wrote:
>> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote
>>>> Noddy <me@home.com> wrote
>>
>>>>> and while electric processes exist to remove rust,
>>>>> there are none that prevent rust from occurring.
>>
>>>> I hadn't looked into removing rust electrically either actually,
>>>> but it looks like that'd require dunking your car in a tank of
>>>> water. I'll stick to rust converter goos and a Dremmel.
>>
>>> Stick to whatever you like, but there are no electronic rust 
>>> prevention processes out there that are anything other than snake oil.
>>
>> Canada proves that that is a lie.
> 
> All Canada has ever proved is that people can survive in minus 40 degree 
> temperatures, and all you ever continue to prove is that you're a 
> fucking idiot who will comment regardless of whether you know anything 
> about what's being discussed or not.
> 

Talking to yourself now?

> Just do the world a massive favour and shut the fuck up.

Advice you'd do well to follow yourself you incompetent clown.

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Keithr0 wrote: "He made the assertion either he proves it or he is a 
proven liar."

On Sept 23 2021 3:16:29pm Keithr0 wrote:
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if it is unproven, he is lying."

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#35721

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2024-02-26 05:42 +1100
Message-ID<op.2jpnk2lvbyq249@pvr2.lan>
In reply to#35708
Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote

> While looking into rust-proof paints, I stumbled uponthe world of   
> electronic rust prevention gadgets:
> https://www.erps.com.au/how-electronic-rust-protection-works/
> https://endrust.com.au/products-services/Electronic-Rust-Protection/
> https://nilrust.com.au/product-details/electronic-rustproofing/
> etc.

> Much like with the paints, the question is whether it works, or
> whether it's just snake oil.

Rust preventing paint certainly does work.

I built my house in the very early 70s and the entire
structure is RHS, and did the two big gates out of
RHS too. Used killrust paint and nothing has rusted
in what is now more than 50 years.

And my 2006 Hyundai Getz has not rust at all, not
even the decent gouge that some arsehole managed
to do in the woolys car park right in the middle of the
driver's door, with what appears to have been the
corner of a ute flat tray. And I have done nothing to
protect the gouge at all.

> It's supposed to use conductive pads
> to create a static charge on the steel vehicle body by using the
> paint as a dilectric layer forming a capacitor. The charge prevents
> oxidation of the metal.

Can't see that and my formal qualifications are in chemistry.

> In this discussion it's mentioned that by relying on the paint to
> form the dilectric, it won't work in areas where the paint is weak,
> which is where rust would start anyway:
> https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/electronic-rust-protection-for-cars.13859/

What is the detail of the car ?  Modern
cars are much better than the old ones.

> Then again much of my trouble is from cavities in old vehicle
> bodies rusting out from inside*.

Yeah, I did manage to do that myself with my previous 73 VW
Golf. I knew that the windsceen leaked and the car always
lived outside. Eventually that did rust thru the floor that way.

> The paint on the outside is OK
> until the rust eats right through,

Yep, that's what happened with the Golf.

> so would the electric charge  preventthat rust starting on the inner  
> side?

Can't see it myself, particularly with the door frames
where rust usually happens due to blocked water drain
holes in the older fords and holdens and pom cars.

> This also says "There are to date no official reports which show
> that cars with electronic rust proofing have less corrosion than
> they would without the device":
> https://www.autotrainingcentre.com/blog/truth-electronic-rust-protection/

> On that basis I certainly wouldn't buy one at the prices these
> systems are advertised at, but it seems they should be temptingly
> easy to make, and maybe try out in some experiments.

> I can't find any DIY designs online, but the specifications on this
> page suggests that the electronics just make a 50V peak-to-peak AC
> voltage at 12.5KHz which is applied to the adheasive contact pads
> (copper tape?):
> https://endrust.com.au/product/2-pad-cat-electronic-rust-protection-system/
>   Input Voltage > 12V/24VDC
>   Operating Voltage > 9V-32VDC
>   Output Transformers > Two (2)
>   Output Power (to each Pad) > 50Vpk-pk @ 12.5kHz
>   Ground > Negative
>   Current Draw > 25ma +/-

> If that's all there is to it, then it shouldn't be hard to build my
> own equivalent.

> Anyone know of existing DIY projects or authoritative proof that it
> doesn't (or does!) work?

> * Waxy cavity coatings like this were actually what I was
>   investigating when I stumbled onto these gizmos:
>   http://www.septone.com.au/product/l/rustproof-4l

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#35728

Fromnot@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Date2024-02-26 08:16 +1000
Message-ID<65dbbc55@news.ausics.net>
In reply to#35721
In aus.electronics Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
> 
>> While looking into rust-proof paints, I stumbled uponthe world of   
>> electronic rust prevention gadgets:
>> https://www.erps.com.au/how-electronic-rust-protection-works/
>> https://endrust.com.au/products-services/Electronic-Rust-Protection/
>> https://nilrust.com.au/product-details/electronic-rustproofing/
>> etc.
> 
>> Much like with the paints, the question is whether it works, or
>> whether it's just snake oil.
> 
> Rust preventing paint certainly does work.
> 
> I built my house in the very early 70s and the entire
> structure is RHS, and did the two big gates out of
> RHS too. Used killrust paint and nothing has rusted
> in what is now more than 50 years.
> 
> And my 2006 Hyundai Getz has not rust at all, not
> even the decent gouge that some arsehole managed
> to do in the woolys car park right in the middle of the
> driver's door, with what appears to have been the
> corner of a ute flat tray. And I have done nothing to
> protect the gouge at all.

Yes I don't disagree at all that a good paint job works wonders,
but once it starts to wear down the ideal solution is to pull the
thing completely to pieces, sand blast it, and paint again. I'm
interested in whether these devices can help put that stage off
a bit longer, because it isn't going to happen.

I'd still keep grinding out and painting over rust spots where
they're found. In places I can't get to I've been spraying fish
oil, though I'm thinking about using these wax sprays for a more
permanent fix. Painting over fish oil has also lasted on the cab
of an 80s truck I tried that on a few years ago. New rust in
different spots has started to appear though, as it does.

>> It's supposed to use conductive pads
>> to create a static charge on the steel vehicle body by using the
>> paint as a dilectric layer forming a capacitor. The charge prevents
>> oxidation of the metal.
> 
> Can't see that and my formal qualifications are in chemistry.

OK. Some documents suggest it helps the zinc in paint or galvalised
steel to protect the steel more effectively, but there doesn't seem
to be a concrete theory.

>> In this discussion it's mentioned that by relying on the paint to
>> form the dilectric, it won't work in areas where the paint is weak,
>> which is where rust would start anyway:
>> https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/electronic-rust-protection-for-cars.13859/
> 
> What is the detail of the car ?  Modern
> cars are much better than the old ones.

These are 80s and 90s vehicles. All kept under roofs but open to
the elements.

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#35729

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2024-02-26 09:50 +1100
Message-ID<op.2jpy2qa3byq249@pvr2.lan>
In reply to#35728
Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote

>>> While looking into rust-proof paints, I stumbled uponthe world of
>>> electronic rust prevention gadgets:
>>> https://www.erps.com.au/how-electronic-rust-protection-works/
>>> https://endrust.com.au/products-services/Electronic-Rust-Protection/
>>> https://nilrust.com.au/product-details/electronic-rustproofing/
>>> etc.
>>
>>> Much like with the paints, the question is whether it works, or
>>> whether it's just snake oil.
>>
>> Rust preventing paint certainly does work.
>>
>> I built my house in the very early 70s and the entire
>> structure is RHS, and did the two big gates out of
>> RHS too. Used killrust paint and nothing has rusted
>> in what is now more than 50 years.
>>
>> And my 2006 Hyundai Getz has not rust at all, not
>> even the decent gouge that some arsehole managed
>> to do in the woolys car park right in the middle of the
>> driver's door, with what appears to have been the
>> corner of a ute flat tray. And I have done nothing to
>> protect the gouge at all.
>
> Yes I don't disagree at all that a good paint job works wonders,
> but once it starts to wear down the ideal solution is to pull the
> thing completely to pieces, sand blast it, and paint again.

Never had to do anything like that with the Golf
and itsstill fine even now after more than 50 years.

The only problem was my stupidity of not fixing the known windscreen leak.

> I'm  interested in whether these devices can help put thatstage off a  
> bit longer,

Can't see it myself. The explanation of how they
allegedly work just doesnt hold water scientifically.

They may work in Canada with salted winter
roads but we dont have anything like that here.

> because it isn't going to happen.

Mate of mine did that with a very old chev vintage car.
I was amazed because we helped him move what was
quite literally just a pile of rusty metal. It was amazing
what he turned it into, just as good as when it was new.

Massive amount of work tho.

> I'd still keep grinding out and painting over rust spots where
> they're found. In places I can't get to I've been spraying fish
> oil, though I'm thinking about using these wax sprays for a more
> permanent fix. Painting over fish oil has also lasted on the cab
> of an 80s truck I tried that on a few years ago. New rust in
> different spots has started to appear though, as it does.

>>> It's supposed to use conductive pads
>>> to create a static charge on the steel vehicle body by using the
>>> paint as a dilectric layer forming a capacitor. The charge prevents
>>> oxidation of the metal.

>> Can't see that and my formal qualifications are in chemistry.

> OK. Some documents suggest it helps the zinc in paint or galvalised
> steel to protect the steel more effectively, but there doesn't seem
> to be a concrete theory.

That does get used with ships, but that's a completely different
environment with a path for the electrical current.

I live in an irrigation system and the control structures
are all quite literally made of stainless steel now.

>>> In this discussion it's mentioned that by relying on the paint to
>>> form the dilectric, it won't work in areas where the paint is weak,
>>> which is where rust would start anyway:
>>> https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/electronic-rust-protection-for-cars.13859/
>>
>> What is the detail of the car ?  Modern
>> cars are much better than the old ones.
>
> These are 80s and 90s vehicles. All kept under roofs but open to
> the elements.

My 73 Golf does fine apart from my stupidity with the windscreen
leak. and it has never lived under a roof and still doesnt. No body
rust at all anywhere except inside in the floor due to the leak.

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#35730

FromKeithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au>
Date2024-02-26 08:50 +1000
Message-ID<l41uifFrqq6U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#35708
On 25/02/2024 1:34 pm, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> While looking into rust-proof paints, I stumbled upon the world of
> electronic rust prevention gadgets:
> https://www.erps.com.au/how-electronic-rust-protection-works/
> https://endrust.com.au/products-services/Electronic-Rust-Protection/
> https://nilrust.com.au/product-details/electronic-rustproofing/
> etc.
> 
> Much like with the paints, the question is whether it works, or
> whether it's just snake oil. It's supposed to use conductive pads
> to create a static charge on the steel vehicle body by using the
> paint as a dilectric layer forming a capacitor. The charge prevents
> oxidation of the metal.
> 
> In this discussion it's mentioned that by relying on the paint to
> form the dilectric, it won't work in areas where the paint is weak,
> which is where rust would start anyway:
> https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/electronic-rust-protection-for-cars.13859/
> 
> Then again much of my trouble is from cavities in old vehicle
> bodies rusting out from inside*. The paint on the outside is OK
> until the rust eats right through, so would the electric charge
> prevent that rust starting on the inner side?
> 
> This also says "There are to date no official reports which show
> that cars with electronic rust proofing have less corrosion than
> they would without the device":
> https://www.autotrainingcentre.com/blog/truth-electronic-rust-protection/
> 
> On that basis I certainly wouldn't buy one at the prices these
> systems are advertised at, but it seems they should be temptingly
> easy to make, and maybe try out in some experiments.
> 
> I can't find any DIY designs online, but the specifications on this
> page suggests that the electronics just make a 50V peak-to-peak AC
> voltage at 12.5KHz which is applied to the adheasive contact pads
> (copper tape?):
> https://endrust.com.au/product/2-pad-cat-electronic-rust-protection-system/
>    Input Voltage > 12V/24VDC
>    Operating Voltage > 9V-32VDC
>    Output Transformers > Two (2)
>    Output Power (to each Pad) > 50Vpk-pk @ 12.5kHz
>    Ground > Negative
>    Current Draw > 25ma +/-
> 
> If that's all there is to it, then it shouldn't be hard to build my
> own equivalent.
> 
> Anyone know of existing DIY projects or authoritative proof that it
> doesn't (or does!) work?
> 
> * Waxy cavity coatings like this were actually what I was
>    investigating when I stumbled onto these gizmos:
>    http://www.septone.com.au/product/l/rustproof-4l
> 

If it worked, every ship owner in the world would be using it. 
Sacrificial anodes work under water, but ship's topsides still rust, and 
require constant re-painting.

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#35759

FromComputer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid>
Date2024-02-27 11:45 +1000
Message-ID<65dd3eae@news.ausics.net>
In reply to#35730
In aus.electronics Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote:
> 
> If it worked, every ship owner in the world would be using it. 
> Sacrificial anodes work under water, but ship's topsides still rust, and 
> require constant re-painting.

It might be because on ships, unless the superstructure is
electrically insulated from the hull, any exposed metal (eg. from
chipped paint) on the hull would conduct through the salt water
between the paint and the metal, shorting out the capacitive
charge between them which the device creates.

But that's guesswork. I'm most interested to see documented studies
and tests proving either way.

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#35762

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2024-02-27 19:23 +1100
Message-ID<op.2jsj90l6byq249@pvr2.lan>
In reply to#35759
Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
> Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote

>> If it worked, every ship owner in the world would be using it.

>> Sacrificial anodes work under water, but ship'stopsides still rust,  
>> and  require constant re-painting.

> It might be because on ships, unless the superstructure is
> electrically insulated from the hull,

Which they never are.

> any exposed metal (eg. from  chipped paint) on the hull

The chipped paint is only on the superstructure.

> would  conduct  through the salt water

No salt water on forming a conductive path to the superstructure.

> between the paint and the metal,shorting out the capacitive  charge 
> between them which the device creates.

No such animal, and doesnt explain why ships dont have that.

> But that's guesswork.

Fantasy, actually.

> I'm most interested to see documentedstudies and tests proving either  
> way.

No such animal

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