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How protect scratched car?

Dern! Every time I work at the polls on election day, I have car trouble..

In 2004, I got my first-ever speeding ticket (barely over the limit!) rushing from a class to card-table at the polling place.

In 2006, I was on my way home in the dark from a polling place up in the hills in the middle of nowhere, when I had a minor fender bender on a dark street. Other driver was very nice. I am going to take care of his damage without reporting it to insurance. On his Lexus, I shudder to think what even his very minor damage will cost me.

So I can't afford to repair my own damage -- deep scratches along driver side of rear panel -- at the moment.

After this lengthy preface, comes the question:

How can I prevent rusting, etc. until I can get body work done? I Googled using keywords "protect against rusting" but didn't get much info.

One site mentioned Lithium. What does group think of that, and do you have any other suggestions.

TIA

Aspasia

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aspasia
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I would get a bottle of touch up paint at Nissan, or a parts store if they can perfectly match your color, and fill in the scratches with that. It comes in a little nail polish like bottle, with a built in brush.

I would not put grease or wax over it, that would just make things worse.

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common_ sense

Never heard of lithium in rust protection...

Patchin with paint may work for few years, then rust is going to peek out one day, waxing 4x per year has a preventing effect.

Oily metal never rusts; ultralight airframes are not allowed abs none hidden rust, so they fill/empty the structure tubings with oil. Oil is nasty if one may touch/stain oneself... I have ancient vw van which typically have rusty vertical seams: waxing the rusty spots on that paint area, lettin oil run down into the sidewall element seams (in&outside) has stopped any continuity... Those seams looks great if one doesnt put nose into it(who would do that?). So if u postpone repairs, wiping the spots with oily rag and/or waxing keeps rust off until u do smtg better. Once a month, depending on vehicle usage.

If/as/when the coatings/paint inside has been damaged, oily spray will ACTIVELY keep moist from rusting the surfaces, also it actively displaces water out from element seams where paint bends/cracks continuously while car is driven. Stciky rust preventing sprays will cover water droplets contained in any ambient air, and that may destroy a car door in 1 yr, I have very bad experience with a stanza...

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wiikinki

Thank you. This sounds like a good interim solution.

I went to URL. It is a Canadian company. I didn't find any links to retailers. Does anyone know who in the U.S. might carry this product? I'm not sure it is legal to ship it...anybody know?

Aspasia

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aspasia

I dont know about that product, just picked it out to u to support my point of view. Seek more; I use

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as search engine. You dont hear too often oil used as rust protection (still widely used) - maybe too cheap? At least my maxima is 100% rust free -with oil- even though winter carage in/out moisture condensation attacks chassis aggressively; see
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wiikinki

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