Hi everyone, I think the Evo is a sick car, therefore I'm researching it. Has anyone had any rust problems with their Evos, or is the metal used of excellent quality and therefore very rust resistant. Thanks!

 

rusting is covered under all mitsu's warranties...for 7 years/100,000 miles

 

I sprayed more undercoat in the fenderwell area cuz they missed that spot. It seems all manufacturers don't completely spray the fenderwell areas.

 

theres no such thing as warranty from mitsubishi... they wouldn't cover my rust spots.. they just made excuses..

 

Ok, so what kind of rust spots did/do you have and why? Do Evos have rust usually? Or is the metal used as good as any used for a car/truck/suv..?

 

Rust is not covered. Corrosion/perforation is. There is a difference.

 

well if the rust is under the paint i am pretty sure mistu is going to cover that.

Carlo

 

Rust is the casual term for corrosion of iron/steel.

 

Well okay, but surface rust is not covered. There actually has to be holes for them to consider doing anything about it.

 

there is rust in my my engine bay, but dont know how to clean it.

 

i have a little rust on my trunk, right on the edge, like two little spots

 

like many other people, i have a little bit of surface rust around the wing on the trunk...

 

Is the trunk the only place, or are people getting rust underneath the car, doors, rockers, frame rails, suspension mounts, in other words places where the rusty part can't be removed?

 

I have rust on both rear door frames, along the edge of the rear quarter panel where the door closes to the car. The 'excuse' from the dealership is that it is caused from excessive rock dinging the body panel. My question to them was how rocks were finding just that one little edge spot, about 1.5 inches long. They jsutu shrugged and said that when it rusts thru, come back. Anyone else having this problem?

 

My car had quite a few spots on the underbody, trunk, lower engine bay (near the wheel wells) and the rear bumper area, It was light surface rust. Here is how you deal with rust:

1.) Sand with low grit sandpaper (i.e. 40 grit) until paint and rust is gone
2.) clean with soapy water
3.) Mask off area and spray 3-4 coats of high build primer
4.) Wet sand (use VERY fine grit) primered area until smooth
5.) Clean with soap water and re-mask
6.) spray 2 coats of base coat from www.paintscratch.com
7.) Wet sand base coat until smooth (optional)

Most of the underbody, trunk, and engine bay does NOT have a layer of clear coat, so it is not needed. It matches perfectly on my car.