Has anyone's chevelle had the Rusty Jones treatment done to it?

[69chevelless]

I was just curious and wanted to find out if any others had it it done to their chevelles sometime in the 80s too. It defanitly worked on my car, zero rust on the frame.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Jones

[shadowgray396]

Never heard about it.

[flash]

Ive never heard of it either.

[Ms Grumpy]

Ditto here. Never heard of it.

[69chevelless]

Wow I'm surprised you guys haven't heard of it. I still have people that come up to me and say hey that's from that Rusty Jones and that's why there are caps in front of the door sils. I think I had it done on my 72 cutlass and one of my camaros. I will post pics of the holes that were drilled for the treatment that are covered by caps. Maybe you guys do have those and you just didn't know what they were.

[carpoor]

I almost think it's a NE thing. I was born in Worcester, MA - and have heard about it. Down here in Florida - people refer to it as "Zeibart."

[69chevelless]

Originally Posted by carpoor

I almost think it's a NE thing. I was born in Worcester, MA - and have heard about it. Down here in Florida - people refer to it as "Zeibart."

I have heard people talk about Zeibart before but I don't really know what it exactly is. Can you do some explaining so I can get better knowledge on it? Thanks

[carpoor]

http://www.ziebart.com/rust_protection/

About 15 years ago, a few guys I knew did the process at the local Chevy dealer. Same principle, they sprayed underneath the car, in the wheel wells, etc. They also drilled small holes and forced it in hard to get areas, then put a plug in the hole. It's not so common around here anymore, the economy doesn't leave much for extras when buying a new vehicle.

[Ms Grumpy]

When I talked to David about it, he had the same response, it sounds like Ziebart. Now many cars have had the Ziebart process here. I know that my mom had it done to two of her cars in the early 80's, but not a lot of olders cars got it. It was usually something that new car buyers had to prevent rust.

[Ms Grumpy]

grumpy is from Chicago and he said the name sounded familiar.

Here is what we found.

Taken from site AUTOPIA:
"For those of you not old enough to remember when you had to pay extra to ensure the paint didn’t bubble and peel off the block-long hood of your brand-new Pontiac Grandville, Rusty Jones was an aftermarket rustproofing company that would spray rustproofing goop onto vulnerable body panels. Cars treated with said substance wore a sticker bearing the mustachioed, cowlicked countenance of Mr. Jones himself.

Rusty Jones went out of business in 1988, though aftermarket rustproofing remains a running joke about crooked car dealers, and legions of television viewers still have “Hello Rusty Jones, Good-bye Rusty Cars!” and “Shine on, Rusty Jones!” jingles stuck in their heads.

The company began rustproofing in the mid 1970s, offering a warranty that far surpassed the factory offerings of the day. If your Pacer or Subaru started to look like an artifact from the Titanic and you’d purchased rustproofing coverage, Rusty Jones would reimburse your dealer for any bodywork necessary to eliminate rust. We wouldn’t be surprised if Rusty himself strong-armed Fiat into pulling out of the United States.

At the apex of Rusty Jones’ success, and the nadir of poorly painted 1980s automotive abominations, more than 3,000 dealers offered Rusty Jones rustproofing. The end was near, however, as factory rustproofing programs and better warranties made rustproofing services nearly obsolete. Rusty Jones ended all warranties in 1988 shortly after filing for Chapter 11, leaving thousands of Sterling 825 and Acura Legend owners to patch up their rear fenders with baling wire and duct tape."