Hey, Canadians: Krown anti-rust?

I've been reading (on the MML) recently about Canada's Krown anti-rust
treatment. Here in the States, places like Ziebart have gotten a bad rep
because their treatments sometimes plug the drain holes that would allow
salty water to run out of the vehicle.

Is this Krown stuff any better? Is it worth the time for a five year old
car if it hasn't visibly started to rust yet? Is the dripping and leaking
of the stuff after the application a huge mess?

Anything you might know about this would be interesting. There's a Krown
reseller just across the border in Windsor that I'd consider visiting if the
stuff really is worthwhile.

--Geoff

 

Geoff Gariepy () wrote:
: I've been reading (on the MML) recently about Canada's Krown anti-rust
: treatment. Here in the States, places like Ziebart have gotten a bad rep
: because their treatments sometimes plug the drain holes that would allow
: salty water to run out of the vehicle.

: Is this Krown stuff any better? Is it worth the time for a five year old
: car if it hasn't visibly started to rust yet? Is the dripping and leaking
: of the stuff after the application a huge mess?

Ziebart (at least the stuff we used to have - they are no longer here
locally) was a black petroluem-smelling product that was sprayed on. When
wet it looked like tar, and eventually hardened. As you say, it was thick
enough that it could block drain holes. Also, it worked best on new cars.
If there was any dirt or crud that it was sprayed over, eventually it
would break away or could trap moisture under it.

Krown is something like the consistency of thin liquid soap. I don't know
what it's actually made of. But it stays wet and goopy, and doesn't
harden. If exposed to road spray it will eventually wash away, which is
why it needs redoing every so often. Inside body cavities it is great. It
displaces mositure and is thin enough to fill seams between panels where
water can collect. I would highly recommend it.

After application your car will drip for a while - probably a few days.
The stuff will wash off your driveway though.

 

MUCH better than Ziebart (guaranteed to rust) - more like Rusty Jones.
Id does not drip as much as oil, and does a pretty good job if
properly applied. Seeps int crimped seams and drives out moisture,
does not form heavy buildup to plug vents, or to flake off and hold
salt/moisture down the road.

 

No warranty on used cars anyway - but even without warranty, the
protection is there.

Would not touch it with a 10 foot pole. VW and others used it years
ago. Minor damage lets moisture in, and the steel rusts out from
between the skin and the interior sound deadener. Soon all you have is
a plastic sandwich floorboard.

 

Someone have a slow news feed?

(I guess we won't know for 4 months)

Very timely though. Time for the M and the Ram to get some
undercoating.