corrosion control on chassis parts June 21, 2016, 02:58:18 PM sometimes I get ideas,, these sometimes cause me to over think or actually come up with decent solutions to complicated problems.... so........when we gaze under our cars and notice corrosion, has anyone thought of a sacrificial anode placed in areas of corrosion?I thought about the changes a US penny went through back in sept 1983 when zinc became the base and copper was a coating. there are actually 7 different pennies made in 1983 when you combine all the mints and stamping fonts.If I sand off one side to expose the zinc, drill a hole in the penny then attach it to an area on the area of concern with that metal surface also bare, wouldn't this prevent corrosion on that part?replacement pennies would not be all that hard to find either lol...thoughts other than "that's illegal",, LOL Quote Selected
corrosion control on chassis parts Reply #1 – June 21, 2016, 03:10:55 PM for that matter, this should work on about anything you want to control corrosion on.. I guess,, ill let you all chime in Quote Selected
corrosion control on chassis parts Reply #2 – June 21, 2016, 03:54:32 PM I'm fairly certain that for a sacrificial anode to be effective it has to be immersed in a solution (i.e. like salt water, which is why they work on ships). You need the water to complete the circuit. Quote Selected
corrosion control on chassis parts Reply #3 – June 21, 2016, 05:23:16 PM yeah, the idea is to have them attached to the exterior of the chassis in certain places exposed to water when there is rain or a car wash ect Quote Selected
corrosion control on chassis parts Reply #4 – June 21, 2016, 10:42:07 PM I don't think they will help. For an anode to be effective it has to constantly be submerged in a liquid. Since it's impossible to do that with a car chassis they won't have much of an effect. You're probably better off just blasting and powder coating chassis components. Quote Selected
corrosion control on chassis parts Reply #5 – June 22, 2016, 12:48:06 AM Could always just run power through the chassis at all times and us low voltage for electrolysis.... wait, doesn't it all ready kinda do that? Quote Selected
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