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Ziebart (back in the day, at least) was full-body rust protection. I have a van that it was done to, and they drilled holes all in the doors and body panels to shoot rustproofing in.

 

Its a 1982.....and the bottoms of the doors are JUST starting to rust (here in salty NY no less!) Good stuff IMHO.

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Ziebart is the ONLY reason this 1978 Subaru wagon of mine is still on the road kicking butt all over the northeast.

 

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You doors already come with drain holes.Key factor is to make sure all drain holes are passive when coating is done.I believe they insert small pieces plastic film,etc. in the holes and remove them as it's curing.

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it used to be fairly common around here. my parents had it done. it just slows it down... I got a perfect back glass out of a turbo wagon with a big 'ole ziebart decal. the rear door had many rust spots on it......

 

 

What year turbo wagon?'83-4 style or the Loyale style?

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i have an 87 GL-10 sedan that was ziebarted at some point. no clue when, ive put 40K on her in two years, total odometer is 143K, my brother had her for a couple years before me but i have no idea what the odometer was when he got it.

 

Anyhow, as long as I have known this car (since like, 2000? maybe '01?) there have been large rust-holes at either bottom corner of the rear glass. Large enough to reach into and wiggle your fingers thru the speaker hole, waving at yourself from inside the car. Both corners of the trunk have rotted out, the drivers door is beginning to rust out at the bottom, the entire rear glass is loose (again, ive already glued it back in once...) and dont even ask me about my windshield... I am amazed every time I hear a bug hit it, that it doesnt shatter. thats how bad the rust is.

 

I have never had any experience, nor has anyone in my family (to my knowledge) other than this vehicle.. and I am clueless as to where it may have lived before sunny south florida.. (don't forget we get ALOT of rain in the summer, and cars rust away here as fast as anywhere else.. i already cant find nissan 280ZXs in the junkyards here, if that can help you compare my rust-belt standing to yours) But from this, the one and only experience I have with them.. the only conclusion I can draw is that it doesnt work so hot. HOWEVER, one example makes damn poor statistics... for all I know someone ziebart'ed the car to try to curtail a rust problem.. I would imagine that if you sprayed that stuff OVER existing rust, it would probably be the WORST thing you could do.

 

The moral of the story is, if you ziebart it.... make sure its ALL clean and ready to be done. I guess thats the moral anyhow. I just started by telling you my story, and suddenly had a hypothesis for why my car is so rusted out, despite the treatment.... Live and Learn! :clap:

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Years ago, I knew a guy that worked for Ziebart. The stuff works, BUT, only if the vehicle is totally free of rust to begin with, and properly prepped for the coating. Any dirt, or existing rust, will just lead to rusting, hidden rust at that.

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Years ago, I knew a guy that worked for Ziebart. The stuff works, BUT, only if the vehicle is totally free of rust to begin with, and properly prepped for the coating. Any dirt, or existing rust, will just lead to rusting, hidden rust at that.

 

 

Exactly ;)

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