So I don't enjoy driving my cars in the winter, and my latest one especially, since there is no rustproofing left on it what-so-ever. Used to be there under the fenders, still some rubberized coating left from it's glory days, but mostly it's just bare metal now. Now I live in one of the poorest regions in an already poor country, and we don't get salt thrown on the road in winter...we get gravel. The car body is not in exactly great shape, paint is faded, starting to crack in some places, a few rust spots, etc. But the car is low mileage and runs great, and the interior is in pretty much mint condition, and nothing has rotted away so far, but until I get in contact with my guy who knows how to properly rust-proof cars I figured I try my own old trick: Duct-tape.
I did this almost 15 years ago on my first car, I worked as an electrician so I had a lot of that really thick, high-quality duct tape and put it all under the fenders and along the floor of the car where all the gravel hits, wasn't noticeable and if anything it gave me some peace of mind, since it did provide something in-between the debris and exposed metal.
Sorry about the wall of text, but my question goes to you people smarter than me: Is this something which actually works? I've never seen or heard anyone do it. Is it actually counter-productive and can damage the metal for some reason? Or is it just a waste of time which does nothing?
I did this almost 15 years ago on my first car, I worked as an electrician so I had a lot of that really thick, high-quality duct tape and put it all under the fenders and along the floor of the car where all the gravel hits, wasn't noticeable and if anything it gave me some peace of mind, since it did provide something in-between the debris and exposed metal.
Sorry about the wall of text, but my question goes to you people smarter than me: Is this something which actually works? I've never seen or heard anyone do it. Is it actually counter-productive and can damage the metal for some reason? Or is it just a waste of time which does nothing?