Rust can become a big problem for your cars body if not spotted early enough or left untreated. Not only because it affects the appearance but it can also cause a danger if the parts that are rusting are vital or parts of the body that provide safety of the vehicle. This means parts such as the exhaust and bumpers, but then also if there is rust spreading on the doors of your vehicle it could cause the seals to become weakened.

It is advised that you check over your cars body every time you clean your car just to ensure there is no rust appearing. This way you can spot the signs of rusting as early as possible and then work at treating and preventing against its spreading. The best way to prevent rust from appearing to begin with is to keep the body work clean and free from any large dirt deposits.

One of the major causes of rust can be salt because it aids the spread of rust underneath the paint work on the cars body. This is because the salt rots the metal of the car causing the rust to spread and as it starts to appear through the paint, as it does this the paint will begin to chip off.

To prevent rust you can do some of the following steps:

1. Be sure to keep your car clean and well waxed regularly.
2. Make sure if you live in an area where lots of salt is present make sure you wash the under side of your car as well as the body.
3. You need to keep your wheel wells free of moisture holding materials such as leaves and large amounts of dirt.
4. Make sure that all drain holes in the frame, floor and bottoms of doors wells are clear.
5. When you have washed your car you should leave the doors open as the car dries to be sure there are no water deposits left sitting in the car door seals.

There is a process of rust proofing that you can have done to your car by an after marketing specialist. Although some times if not cleaned properly before spraying on then it can trap in the corrosive elements that cause the body to rust. This is why a lot of insurance companies don't cover you for extreme rust corrosion if you have had your car rust proofed.