FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your new vehicle is an investment. The best time for you to start protecting that investment is the day you purchase it. Not only can rust protection prevent costly repairs, it helps sustain the value of your vehicle by adding protection against rust.
Believe it or not, new cars can absolutely rust. Those of us who live where the roads are salted and brined can understand how this is possible.
Although some plastic is used on new vehicles, aluminum and galvanized steel are used for the majority of your vehicle’s parts, which are vulnerable for corrosion. Rust protection and undercoating are necessary for protecting your vehicle’s most exposed areas from moisture, dirt, salt, thus providing structural protection.
Only if you choose the right ones. Think about how much you pay for the following:
Repaint a hood or roof due to damage from insects, industrial fallout
Replace a rocker panel that corrodes through from inside
Corrosion or paint damage affecting you on trade-ins in the past
At Armor Rust Protection, we proudly use ValuGard products - designed to help augment the protection on your vehicle by “wrapping around” and supplementing warranty from the factory.
If your vehicle is left unprotected, rust eventually wins the battle. And, once rust starts eating away, you can say farewell to resale value of your car. Rust protection extends the vehicle’s lifespan, and as a result, it will maintain a higher resale value than another vehicle of the same year, make, and model that has not received rust protection.
Rust Inhibitor and Undercoating are two car treatments that help to sustain a vehicle’s lifespan, however, there is a difference between the two. Although both treatments help to fight against corrosion, they are designed to be applied to different areas of a vehicle.
Undercoating is the application of a composite treatment substance to the entire underside of a vehicle for protection against corrosion. It is designed to create a coated layer on the underside of the vehicle. This coated layer serves as a barrier between the vehicle’s underside and abrasive substances like snow, ice, mud, debris, salt, etc. on the road surface, which can damage the vehicle in the long run. Undercoating protects virtually every part of your vehicle’s undercarriage, including the wheel wells, floorboards, and frame. Although your car’s underside is not exposed to people’s eyes when you drive, ensuring proper maintenance of that area will help sustain the car’s lifespan.
Rust Inhibitor is the application of rust protective compound to critical hard-to-reach or hollow spaces of a vehicle where rust forms easily. The upper body panels, tailgates, fenders, etc. are exposed areas where water can easily accumulate and form rust over time. By protecting with a rust inhibitor, it helps to keep these areas protected from the negative effects of corrosion. Rust spreads in a subtle way that you may not notice until the coverage becomes significant and fully obvious to the eyes. Hence, you must tackle the situation before it causes severe damage to your car.
Generally speaking, no. Bedliners typically won’t interfere with accessories such as camper shells, fifth wheel hitches, utility boxes, tie-downs and more. Because the bedliner molds so precisely to the truck bed, it typically won’t cause any problems when you want to add accessories - but it's always a good idea to consult your Armor representative for accessory installation tolerances.