does it work ? http://www.ruststop.net/?p=1

it's a hard call.... I don't know of anyone that has used it but I can tell you that it is possible.

On ships they use blocks of metal that corrode faster than the hull (they call them sacrificial anodes).

corrosion is an electronic process (obviously, that's how a battery works) so it is possible for something like that to work.

I would be concerned with it causing issues with the electrics as they go though the cars body.

 

it would be nice if anyone has had first hand experience with this type of kit...

Cathodic Protection will never be able to be used in cars unfortuantely.

 

These type of applications such as sacrifical annodes need a carrier to make the circuit. In ship building its continued submerging in the water itself which makes the circuit allowing the Sacrificial Annodes (normally made from Zinc) then as above post suggests corrode instead.

 

Part of my Job involves the cathodic protection of superstructures. Id love for something to exist i could apply to the Z, well infact any car as id make a fortune... LOL Unfortuantely its not soemthing that can work on cars....

Cathodic Protection will never be able to be used in cars unfortuantely.

 

These type of applications such as sacrifical annodes need a carrier to make the circuit. In ship building its continued submerging in the water itself which makes the circuit allowing the Sacrificial Annodes (normally made from Zinc) then as above post suggests corrode instead.

 

Part of my Job involves the cathodic protection of superstructures. Id love for something to exist i could apply to the Z, well infact any car as id make a fortune... LOL Unfortuantely its not soemthing that can work on cars....

 

so what they claim about special tape is bullshit ?

 

RustStop® RS-5 does not use classic cathodic protection.

The secret lies in the special tape that hold the Rust Magnets™ on.

This tape is a specially made graphite based, open-cell partially conductive tape which allows the positive 45V to be held, but still allows current to pass through. So the tape becomes a constant electrolyte, in wet and dry conditions.

Because it is open-cell, the tape also responds to any moisture present, even atmospheric humidity and increases conductivity and protection when needed most.

Something like this can only work when it prevents oxygen coming into contact with steel, today our best option has to be the various coatings we put on that steel. Or don't use steel ...

so what they claim about special tape is bullshit ?

 

RustStop® RS-5 does not use classic cathodic protection.

The secret lies in the special tape that hold the Rust Magnets™ on.

This tape is a specially made graphite based, open-cell partially conductive tape which allows the positive 45V to be held, but still allows current to pass through. So the tape becomes a constant electrolyte, in wet and dry conditions.

Because it is open-cell, the tape also responds to any moisture present, even atmospheric humidity and increases conductivity and protection when needed most.

 

I suppose some of that is true, The "carrier" i described earlier is infact an electolite which is needed for the reaction to take place.

 

As i mentioned its about making a circuit with no breaks, thats where the issue arrises. cars bodys or chassis are not one continous panel or piece, neither are they free fron other grounding wires or ant carbination coatings etc.

 

I can honestly say thats just clever marketing..

 

You cant account for relative Humididty as its constantly changing. You also have the practicality of keeping that "Strip" bone dry.

 

There just a few of the issues.

 

Think of it this way... if you could use a few realtively inexspensive annodes to completely protect a car. They would already be used by the mcfr's and in wide circulation for the rust proofing of older cars

 

Ive just chekced on there website what they are claiming.

 

And to be fair they are rightintroducing a positive electrical charge will stop that piece of metal from rusting.

 

HOWEVER and its a big however.

 

In order to make this work. you would have to impress the electrical charge throught the entirety of the vehicle. Either by multiple charges or one interconnecting strip (this is impossible by the way in cars)

 

Essentially you would need to positively charge albeit relatively low charge every bit of metal on the vehicle independantly.

 

Hope this helps

 

J

Something like this can only work when it prevents oxygen coming into contact with steel, today our best option has to be the various coatings we put on that steel. Or don't use steel ...

 

This guy speaks sense,

 

Really the only way is to use an anti carbonation coating on your steel....

Wasn't the idea of all of the parts on a car having a constant charge of some sort tried out years ago, but lead to the car owner getting zapped on a regular basis? lol

My opinion - for what it's worth - is that in theory it could work. But in theory communism could also work (in practice though.......:boat:)......

 

.....I clicked on the link expecting to find this product on sale in the USA (hell, they will believe anything sometimes); and I see that it is. But it is also on sale in South Africa and Australia.

 

Notably not in the UK though; and I wonder why.......:whistling:

 

All just in my humble opinion of course......

 

Richard:wink:

Mercedes use sacrificial anodes under road springs where the steel springs meet the steel suspension arms to try to reduce corrosion & spring failure (we still replace loads though! LOL!)

could be useful if there was one part in particular you wanted to protect ?

Mercedes use sacrificial anodes under road springs where the steel springs meet the steel suspension arms to try to reduce corrosion & spring failure (we still replace loads though! LOL!)

 

...Learn something new every day! I couldn't work out what those were when I refurbed the suspension on my estate, I realised that it was some sort of barrier but corroded to nothing, I just cut circles of lead sheet and used them instead!