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Anthony_marr · November 26th, 2009, 12:51 AM

People seem to notice that their cars and/or bikes rust faster in a heated garage than in a cold one in the wet winter season. One says that both his cars started rusting after about 4 years when parked in his heated garage, when his other cars did not have the same problem when parked in a cold garage or in the street.

This does stand to reason. A car or bike coming into a warm garage wet and may have salt clinging to it will rust faster, since the rusting rate rises with higher temperature. It would be better to park a wet car or bike in a cold garage, or even outside in the cold, than to bring it into a warm environment in which it will stay wet for hours.

This of course does not apply to dry and clean cars or bikes which are never driven or ridden in the rain or snow.

November 26th, 2009, 12:51 AM	#1
Anthony_marr ninjette.org guru Name: Anthony Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 250; 1996 Suzuki Katana GSXF 600; 80s Yamaha 650 Special; 70s Kawasaki 350 Triple Posts: 448	Rusting faster in heated garage People seem to notice that their cars and/or bikes rust faster in a heated garage than in a cold one in the wet winter season. One says that both his cars started rusting after about 4 years when parked in his heated garage, when his other cars did not have the same problem when parked in a cold garage or in the street. This does stand to reason. A car or bike coming into a warm garage wet and may have salt clinging to it will rust faster, since the rusting rate rises with higher temperature. It would be better to park a wet car or bike in a cold garage, or even outside in the cold, than to bring it into a warm environment in which it will stay wet for hours. This of course does not apply to dry and clean cars or bikes which are never driven or ridden in the rain or snow.