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The harsh winters that we experience in Ottawa put our vehicles through significant wear on the metallic components due to the temperature and road salt. Both the changes in temperature as well as the road salt starts a slow chemical reaction that causes the metallic surfaces to start rusting. Eventually, this rust build up becomes significant enough that it costs a significant amount to fix, and sometimes it is not even worth fixing it for safety reasons. Imagine having a perfectly well maintained engine, but having to write it off due to rusting of the vehicle components? That indeed is something best to avoid.
Traditionally, vehicle owners used a rust inhibiting spray to undercoat their vehicles. This essentially involves spraying the underneath of your vehicle, some engine components, door jams etc. with rust inhibiting chemicals. However, the main drawback with this approach is that it needs to be done annually for the rust proofing to continue to last. This can easily cost you hundreds of dollars every time you get your vehicle rust-proofed. In-addition to the annual service, the chemicals are not the most environmentally friendly and have a chemical odor associated with them.
Electronic rust proofing is a recent alternative to the traditional spray based approach. It is a one-time installation and requires no annual visits. Since it doesn't involve the spraying of chemicals, it is both devoid of chemical odours as well as environmentally friendly.
- The installation of an electronic rust proofing system is quite straight-forward, it involves a simple connection to your car battery. The mandate of the module is to protect all the grounded body panels from rusting.
- It involves the generation of electromagnetic pulse-wave surface currents that go through the steel surface of your vehicle
- Naturally, there is a presence of a galvanized zinc layer between the outer paint coat and inner steel body of your vehicle. This slows down the rusting of the steel material
- When a stone chip or scratch chips your paint and exposes the galvanized zinc. A natural chemical reaction takes place with the oxygen present in the atmosphere, and forms a layer of zinc oxide where the previous galvanized zinc section used to protect the steel. The Zinc Oxide allows for the corrosion of steel - and rusting to start on the steel layers
- The electromagnetic pulse-wave surface currents are able to break down the zinc oxide barrier, and allow for the galvanized zinc to continue to protect the steel layer underneath.
