Falcon storage near ocean

[James_Emilio]

G'day

i am lookign at storing an old falcon (late 70s) at my house. I will probably drive it a few times a month, and will give it regular washes. My house is about 1.2km from the ocean however, and id be storing the car under a carport. Will my car get rusted? or is 1.2km plenty of buffer between the ocean? ive heard stories of cars getting rusted in no time but generally they're ones that have been parked less than 100 metres from a beach. Ive also been told that if you wash it regularly it will be fine.

Whats the go?

Cheers

[marty351]

I'd spray the underbody with lanox and all inside doors, boot and engine bay. Will help prevent any rust occurring and lasts for ages.

[FGX335]

Nup, seems too close to me. We lived over a massive hill that would have been at least a kilometre away from the ocean, and the cars we owned there were eaten up in no time.

As for preventative maintenance, you need to find a way to keep the salty air away from the car. I would be washing, chamois dry and covering it completely with a cover (all the way to the floor). But I'm sure that there are others here that would have better ideas.

[Tex Scrotum]

You wanna keep it covered against sea spray.
Simply keeping it under a carport and washing it weekly could do more harm than good.
This is because if the car is getting covered in salt and then you wash it, the water washes some of the salt down into the nooks and crannies which is not good.

[James_Emilio]

Would a car cover minimise the effects from seaspray?

[cram_it_frog]

Few years back when the XD was on sale there was a very slow year for car sales

In Perth they stored all the new cars down next to the Fremantle port Authority and they had a lot of rust problems mostly surface but I know a guy who did work for a local ford car yard

lots of small fixes all because of the sea air and spray

[xxx000]

Originally Posted by James_Emilio

Would a car cover minimise the effects from seaspray?

No

best advice is to find another location or else the car will rust away quite fast

even converting the carport to a garage may not stop it as the salt air will get in the gap between the top of the garage door and the structure

washing a car regularly can sometimes simply move the salt into the doors and accelerate the rusting. you need to rinse all salt residue off the outside of the car and completely out of enclosed panels like the doors

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Rust proof the car, and check for rust regularly.

Fish oil or more modern rust proofing mediums seem to do the trick as they seep into areas where rust would occur.

Personally unless you are living in a rented property just build a shed/garage they are not that expensive and pretty easy to put up yourself if you are handy.

Still rust proof even with a shed.

Personally car port would not be good enough for my liking.

[5.8]

Any 70's Falcon left in a carport is going to deteriorate IMO. Concrete floored garage with a car cover is the only answer.

[MercurySilver]

Block the carport in and stick in a roller door.

[Grippy]

One of those carcoons would about be the only way you could keep salt away from the car, but they aren't cheap.

[b2428]

To be honest depends on what the general wind direction is like. I currently work about 2kms from the beach and most days if its windy my car still has a little salt on it. I know this as I live roughly 150m from the ocean and my car gets smashed by the salt so its atleast rinsed daily and washed weekly. So cant be because of that. Something to consider. I would honestly look at a carcoon or some way of protecting your pride and joy.

[James_Emilio]

In terms of wind, the car is in a very bush-dense area, and is very wind protected. The house is tight behind the carport, with a fence on the other side, and a large covered gate just ahead of the carport itself. Carcoons cost around 1.5k but i'd certainly consider one

[ebv8]

my parents live close to the ocean and everything rusts even stuff in their garage, their house is even rusting.
a proper fitted weather proof car cover should be the go. speak to a manufacturer and see if they will block out salt or if the damp under the cover after rain will make it worse
I use a cover and I only have dust under mine and a hose off makes it nice and clean again.
but its not going to rust it on the inside of the body just if the paint is thin and worn through from body moulds rubbing.

[damo76]

its true you compare cars from living close to the ocean to being inland, they do rust sooner, some mornings you will notics a fine layer of salt on the window, i used to live 1km away from beach