Mar 6, 2017 | Undercoating
Like a termite bores through...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
According to an article in the New York Times, Toyota has recalled 790,000 Tacoma pickup trucks because of a problem with the leaf springs rusting out. Leaf springs are called that because they look a little bit like the pages, or leaves, of a book. If you look at a...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
Maybe it’s just because of the business we’re in, but we hear it all the time: “Just get a car made out of aluminum, and then you won’t have to worry about rust.” Our response is always the same: “We wish, but it doesn’t work...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
According to an article in Cheatsheet.com, Ford Motor Company recalled 747, 000 Fords and Lincolns on April 29th, in an action affecting four models. The media.Ford.com page it refers to, however, seems to indicate the recall affects only a little over 500,000...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
If you drive a Nissan Pathfinder or Infiniti Q4, you may want to enter the VIN into the form on SaferCar.gov to see if it’s subject to recall. Nissan has issued a voluntary recall of Nissan Pathfinders in the model years 1996 to 2004 because of front strut...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
Daily commutes can be stressful for all of us, but some Toyota owners have the added worry that their trucks could rust out from under them – literally. Toyota has recalled some of its Tundra pickups for dangerous frame corrosion. Left uncorrected, this problem...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
Tuesday, we mentioned Kevin Read, a native of Canada and 20-year veteran of the auto body and paint industry. Kevin has a “little blue car” (Chevrolet Aveo) he’s apparently very proud of, partly because he’s had it since 2006 and it...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
If you’ve been following this blog for long, you know that vehicles rust the most in what’s called the ‘salt belt,’ which means anywhere road maintenance crews put salt or other deicing chemicals on the roads to help keep us all from slipping...
Nov 23, 2015 | Undercoating
Rustproofing is a fairly new industry in New Hampshire, so it can be tempting to think that, like the salad shooter and the pet rock, it’s just an annoying gimmick that will disappear faster the more we ignore it. In a culture heavily influenced by Scottish...
