Which colour Puma rusts the most.

Hi,
over the time that I have been a member I have taken a keen intrest in other members projects.
I enjoy looking at photos that are posted in these threds. One thing that has struck me is that some colours of Pumas seem to rust far more that others. We can ignor the rear arches I think every Puma has suffered without fail in that department.
For example I have a 2000 black Puma when I went to rust proof it I removed arch liners an was surprised to find only the smallest odd speck of rust with only very slight traces off rust on the under side. The only treatment needed was a light brush off and a generous coating of black waxoil.(handy that the car is black) even suspension components were pretty good.
The car has covered 96K in all weathers and was not garaged for the first 10 years of its life. When I see photos of other black Pumas they all seem in good nick. Yet some photos I have seen of silver cars show lots of scabby rust even holes that have been caused by rust.
Has any one else noticed this.
Regards
Richard

I had 2 silver puma both very rusty 2 black pumas also very rusty and a yellow that only has real issues with the rear arches

Mine, :-( it's black inkeye:

Could be that black cars in general seem to hide rusty patches better.
I used to have a Mk 1 Fiesta which was a sort of burnt orangey brown colour, it was rusty as fook but looked mint from 20 metres :lol:
Paul

I'd presume red ones. They are the only ones with the cheaper non-metallic paint. Mine doesn't even have any rust protection at all on some places!

Black does seem to hide it better in photos. There are also more silver ones that other colours which may contribute to the impression of there being more rusty eos that colour.

On a possible note: would black ones warm up quicker in sunlight and clear any condensation in voids??

I still maintain the later the car is the rustier it tends to be! Thunders seem to rot pretty quickly in comparison with the older cars unless they are very well cared for.

In terms of colour, I've seen bad examples of all the colours to be honest.

As rust seems to start from inside seams on the shell such as rear arch to inner arch and floor strengtheners to floorpan, etc, etc, etc I would guess that colour is irrelevant as these areas only ever see primer from dipping. That's why the factory applied waxoil substance also doesn't work because that doesn't get to the inside of the seam so the seam rots and then continues up inside the waxoil. There may be differences in ways that the factory dipped the shells which could mean that cars of different ages last longer or shorter than other ones but other than that, climatic conditions etc, they all rot :-(
Barry

It makes absolutely no difference what colour it is.

Hi Richard
You haven't looked close enough :lol:
Barry

Hi Richard
Not cryptic just fatalistic towards the Puma. On the outside mine looks very good but dig deeper and you can see that things are happening. You could have a totally rot free floor from underneath and yet when you take out the carpets and sound deadening you can see the floor lifting between spot welds or holes appearing in the panel sealer.Admittedly I'm being a bit anal about trying to get mine as rot free as I can but they all rot You are very lucky if it's almost totally rust free.
Barry

Hi Richard
The floor rust on mine hasn't been caused by water leaks inside it's dampness that gets into the seam between the strengthener and the floor and then rots out the floor from underneath. I know what you mean about old cars leaking though as MK1 and 2 Escorts were notorious for leaking through the windscreen and my ex had an Escort Cabby that was about as waterproof as a Colander.
Barry

Hi Richard
I agree with you totally hence the time I've spent working on mine. I don't think they'll reach any where near the value of Escorts or Minis though as they have a world wide popularity.
Barry