The truth behind stewardship of really old cars! Well done - from a bloke who lived with 16s for the first 15 years of his life. Remembering how my Dad's 16TS was after 8 years (catastrophically condemned) and the amount of DIY rust-hole repair done on it during that time, THIS car is a gem.
Wow.. Like a Turkish massage!... Yours is luckier than myb latest R16... It just gets a waterless spray... Mind you, it never sees rain or salt... I'm scarred by my first 16 in 82... Only 6 years old and on the scrap heap
I always missed an R16 as a background vehicle in the Endeavour series, it perfectly matches the sixties and let's face it the 16 was a revolutionary concept.
On my younger 2002 BMW I’m power washing the under side and then spraying Bill Hamber Atomic which is supposed to neutralise the salt… we will see if that works!
There are a few products used by 4wd drivers and boats for getting rid of salt. There's a nifty fitting I've seen for pressure washing that you slide under the car and it blast washes the undercarriage to shift mud, sand and salt...
@chriscansdale6389 unfortunately these sorts of things also tend to remove any underseal, and unless you thoroughly dry and seal after washing the underneath like that will usually do more harm than good. 😭 I'm lucky, Monsieur Paul does Ice Blasting. So once the winter is out the way we can dry ice blast it, see what's there and restore and seal it all so future maintenance should he a lot easier. 😍
The truth behind stewardship of really old cars! Well done - from a bloke who lived with 16s for the first 15 years of his life. Remembering how my Dad's 16TS was after 8 years (catastrophically condemned) and the amount of DIY rust-hole repair done on it during that time, THIS car is a gem.
You take good care och your 16. We R16 owners thank you for that.
I like your Renault 16. It looks good after a wash and clean. Very nice car indeed.
Wow.. Like a Turkish massage!... Yours is luckier than myb latest R16... It just gets a waterless spray... Mind you, it never sees rain or salt... I'm scarred by my first 16 in 82... Only 6 years old and on the scrap heap
I always missed an R16 as a background vehicle in the Endeavour series, it perfectly matches the sixties and let's face it the 16 was a revolutionary concept.
Great seeing old Renault's getting some love on here, loads of classic Citroens but so few Renault, Peugeot, Simca etc
Good man 👍
Do make sure you wash out the extensions that carry the rear torsion bar outer bearings - it's a real mud and rust trap.
On my younger 2002 BMW I’m power washing the under side and then spraying Bill Hamber Atomic which is supposed to neutralise the salt… we will see if that works!
Fingers crossed, It's always about cleaning the awkward bits you can't get to easily.
There are a few products used by 4wd drivers and boats for getting rid of salt. There's a nifty fitting I've seen for pressure washing that you slide under the car and it blast washes the undercarriage to shift mud, sand and salt...
@chriscansdale6389 unfortunately these sorts of things also tend to remove any underseal, and unless you thoroughly dry and seal after washing the underneath like that will usually do more harm than good. 😭
I'm lucky, Monsieur Paul does Ice Blasting. So once the winter is out the way we can dry ice blast it, see what's there and restore and seal it all so future maintenance should he a lot easier. 😍
@@NorthEastTuning fortunately they don't salt our roads here in Australia..😁
i daily a 85' Ford, i love it but id rather take the rust as it comes than to toothbrush it everyday :-)