Anti-corrosion treatment of a car: prices and technologies

The resistance of metal to corrosion is the most important parameter that is directly responsible for the durability and life of your car body. If earlier the quality of the metal was the highest and for decades the cars did not even rust (for example, German foreign cars), now it all comes down to the fact that it is not profitable for automakers to make “eternal” cars, and the metal is no longer as strong as it was before!

Often it is the owners of domestic cars who resort to anti-corrosion treatment, since the quality of our metal leaves much to be desired, and due to the potent chemicals that are sprinkled on the road in winter, corrosion spreads very quickly through the body and in five years it is quite possible to get rotten areas. There are many ways to protect the car body from the effects of harmful substances, and the most reliable of them is anti-corrosion treatment.

Processing at specialized service stations

Here, of course, everything is done using a special technology, while observing all the technical and technological aspects.

• Before starting this procedure, the car is driven to the car wash and thoroughly washed with hot water. Moreover, the washing is carried out completely, including the bottom.
• Then, they also dry the car with hot air no less thoroughly, using special heat guns for this.
• When the car is completely dry, the specialists remove all parts from under the car's bottom that could interfere with the complete processing.
• All the caps of the sills and the bottom are removed, through which subsequently the anti-corrosion treatment of the hidden cavities of the body is carried out, and also remove the lockers, wheel arches
• Hidden cavities are treated with a special tool, for example Tectyl ML - applying it with a thin layer of spray
• The bottom is processed with another special Tektil tool, usually in a black “Tectyl Bodysafe” can, resembling tar in composition.
• After that, all openings are closed back with plugs.

Many experienced car owners recommend driving on a dusty road after performing anti-corrosion treatment so that all this treatment is covered with a so-called protective layer. In any case, the dust will settle on the bottom, since the treatment does not dry out for a very long time!

Processing prices by region

The price for anti-corrosion treatment of the body, for example, of a VAZ car for Moscow and St. Petersburg is on average about 7 rubles. If we consider smaller cities, then the cost of this service there will be noticeably lower, by a couple of thousand for sure.

It is not necessary to carry out this procedure at authorized dealers, and it is not even desirable. It is best for this to choose specialized anticorrosive centers that professionally deal with such work.

DIY processing

You can carry out anti-corrosion treatment of the car with your own hands, but again, you must follow all those technological processes that are described above. Wash the bottom thoroughly with hot water. Drying is also mandatory and the more intensive, the better the result will be.