Hey Scotty. Thinking about financing a 2025 Camry. I live in Staten Island NY. Was wondering what your thoughts are on whether or not there’s value in rustproofing/undercoating to protect a modern Toyota. If so, which products would you recommend? Thank you for your time!
Hey Scotty. Thinking about financing a 2025 Camry. I live in Staten Island NY. Was wondering what your thoughts are on whether or not there’s value in rustproofing/undercoating to protect a modern Toyota. If so, which products would you recommend? Thank you for your time!
You don't need an undercoating on a modern Toyota. Toyota has it down to a science for rustproofing from the factory. There is salt in the air, and any unprotected steel will start to rust, like control arms, etc. Once you get nicks in a rubber-based undercoating that penetrates to steel, rust will start there and more quickly spread underneath the now-compromised undercoating. If you do undercoat, undercoat with a self-healing undercoat, do not get rubberized undercoating.
Youtube mechanic Eric O. at South Main Auto recommends Fluid Film and similar products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7j75p-oXI&t=1563s
Well it's too late to rust proof it and it was pretty well rust proofed in the first place. Just realize if you're in New York, things are going to rust like the control arms. Things like that you don't rust proof that that's just bare metal and it rots. A vehicle as old as that. I'd have a mechanic look at and if he says it is rusted I wouldn't buy it in the first place
