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prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sat, 30 April 2005 11:47
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so.. cars are going under the house for a couple of years..
plan is to try and preserve them a bit.
fishoil.. in sills, seams etc? what brands are good? aerosol or tin?
give car a good clean (remove dirt mud etc) and then just polish? any other surface treatments?
Cya, Stewart
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I supported Toymods
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August 2002
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sat, 30 April 2005 11:52
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fish oil
wash polish and was twice
close aircon vents and tape em up if you got bugs around
carcover
park on runoff concrete if possible
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sat, 30 April 2005 11:55
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air con? whats aircon  
car will be inside a garage, so no bugs or car cover... mostly just trying to prevent corrosion etc..
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sat, 30 April 2005 14:18
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Maybe drain out the brake fluid.
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sat, 30 April 2005 15:42
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LOL  cars will be rebuilt mechanically before use, so it's more body oriented....
hmmm...might be good to remove DRUM brakes anyway more of an incentive to change them later...
anyone have any suggestions as to brands? or are they all much of a muchness?
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 02:12
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Put a trickle charger on the battery and leave the battery connected.
Maybe leave your interior light on or something so that there is still power running through the body.
If you take the battery out the car will rust 10 times as fast as the battery and current passing through the chassis helps to slow down the rusting process.
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Newcastle
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March 2005
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 08:33
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fish oils the go, make sure ya cars dry and clean though or you'll trap the water and dirt in
my dad puts it on his mg midget every few years, god it stinks!
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Sydney
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February 2005
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 08:48
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Why are you puttin the cars under the house for a couple of years?
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 09:06
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| unforgiven wrote on Sun, 01 May 2005 18:48 |
Why are you puttin the cars under the house for a couple of years?
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What.. You've never done it?
Hey Stuart, have a bit of a search around the forums. I think Gold28 was asking similar questions a little while ago, and there may be some other good replies in there.
There has been at least one other thread about this that I remember seeing before, but can't remember who posted that one sorry..
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townsville NQLD
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February 2004
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 11:02
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lanolin based oil
from a spray pack is good, ie. lanox, lanoguard etc
it is very good stuff for preventing corrosion
commonly used to prevent bores, crank etc, rusting
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 11:04
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it might pay to ask the RACQ (NRMA in NSW?) how they do their long-term storage as they have it down to a fine art...
this is what i know to do...
-clean car thoroughly, borrow a cheap pressure spray to get rid of all dirt-n-shit - repair any paint removal before moving to step b
-car on blocks to keep weight of tyres/suspension parts
-fuel tank near full
-coolant system flushed and coolant replaced with anti-corrosion coolant
-dont know about oil??
-i thought RACQ removed the battery, kept it on trickle then started the car with it once a month - but Toobs suggestion is at odds with that
-run the car once a month to keep oil/coolent in circulation and to prevent belts/hoses from going brittle - rotate tyres as well if able otherwise excess rust will build up
-cockroach and insect baits thru-out car, tape up air inlets/outlets
-if under the house, then wrap with a car cover (with some stand-offs to keep material off the paint) then cover that with a tarp, either way you need it to breath to allow moisture to escape but prevent excess dust/moisture finding its way in - a car-shade things might make this easy using it like an indoor tent
-make any cover easy to remove and not prone to flapping about in heavy winds
-replace brake/clutch fluids before storage and have persons looking after car work the pedals when doing the monthly 'turn-over' of the engine
-drain the windscreen sprayer bottle and any attached lines, cover all openings
-fisholene and lanoguard come in spray cans - helps with getting up in to sills, behind bumper bars, under battery shelf, etc
-inox (spell?) have a lubricant/grease spray that stays workable in extreme environments - spary over suspension and drivetrain parts that have a join to a wearing face (e.g. uni joints, ball joints)
-if not intending to rotate tyres, then also cover brake parts in some kind of lube/grease spray
-spray hoses/piping in the engine bay with some kind of silicon protector to help stop hoses perishing or going brittle
-see above point for window/door rubbers and dashboard
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Sun, 01 May 2005 12:56
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The delorean on Back to the future didn't need these things done when it was kept in storage.
hmmm
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Perth
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August 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Mon, 02 May 2005 14:56
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what about that stuff used in shoes to soak up moisture. Put around the inside of car. Would that do any good 
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Mon, 02 May 2005 15:33
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| jackel wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 00:56 |
what about that stuff used in shoes to soak up moisture. Put around the inside of car. Would that do any good
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in that case, fill up your car with tampons and pads!
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Mon, 02 May 2005 16:49
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| xolent wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 01:33 |
| jackel wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 00:56 |
what about that stuff used in shoes to soak up moisture. Put around the inside of car. Would that do any good
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in that case, fill up your car with tampons and pads!
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Those stretchy ones they've been advertising recently could be used to stick over the aircon vents.
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Perth
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August 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Tue, 03 May 2005 04:37
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| SIMDOG wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 00:49 |
| xolent wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 01:33 |
| jackel wrote on Tue, 03 May 2005 00:56 |
what about that stuff used in shoes to soak up moisture. Put around the inside of car. Would that do any good
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in that case, fill up your car with tampons and pads!
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Those stretchy ones they've been advertising recently could be used to stick over the aircon vents.
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haha 
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: prepping a car for long term storage ???
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Tue, 03 May 2005 05:22
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| shcao wrote on Sun, 01 May 2005 20:56 |
The delorean on Back to the future didn't need these things done when it was kept in storage.
hmmm
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Thats because Deloreans don't rust.
Theres your answer Stu.
Rebuild the car in Stainless.
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