[Glen]

Is it worth maintaining a roof rack? It's a Renault OEM fitted to a van and there are surface rust spots where ladders etc have been slid on/off.

Will it take a long time for the metal to corrode to the point of needing to be replaced?

Even if it was touched up with paint, I can't see a how it coulod be prevented from reoccurring.

[Carl@Cwc]

LOOK OUT WINDOW IF STILL ATTACHED .if still attached with ladders still on top  shut window open tinnys and relax  )
custies want clean windows not roof racks.

[d s windowcleaning]

put some pipe insulation over the roof bars using some tigh raps

[Glen]

LOOK OUT WINDOW IF STILL ATTACHED .if still attached with ladders still on top  shut window open tinnys and relax  )
custies want clean windows not roof racks.

What are you on about?

[carl stanton]

LOOK OUT WINDOW IF STILL ATTACHED .if still attached with ladders still on top  shut window open tinnys and relax  )
custies want clean windows not roof racks.

What are you on about?

more like what are the tinnys on about!!  its the beer doing some of the talking    *hick*

[bobby p]

years back i knew a guy who sandblasted and powder coated items for a living  .saw him do a few roofracks and they really looked lovely  . if i was having a roofrack done it would  be worth getting it sandblasted first so that the powder/paint gets  a very good grip

[Spruce]

Why not get it galvanised?

[Pope vader]

paint it with hammerrite

[Slash]

There is no point painting the rack where the ladders slide on and off as the paint will soon wear awau