The average age of a car in Russia is about 15 years. And in the near future this is exactly what we have to live with: the new “Chinese”, like the LADA, are expensive, and the recycling fee for the mass segment amounts to hundreds of thousands of rubles. What kind of cars will the masses buy in this situation? The answer at first glance is second-hand. And in three out of four cases, repairs will be needed not so much to the components and assemblies, although that is also the case, but to the bodywork. Over the course of three five-year plans, the iron in our ‘rust belt’ has decayed. Unless of course you don’t.
Movil, pushsalo and other ‘homemade’ compositions are controversial. Especially when these “cocktails” begin to dry out, fall off and collect moisture underneath, significantly accelerating corrosion. In addition, in those places where sandblasting is constantly taking place and there is always water: thresholds and arches are at the top of the list. Simply put: you should not look for one mysterious, best and proven composition, but use a combination of measures. And the top, like mayonnaise in Olivier, they will always be: the wheel arch covers. If you choose them wisely, of course.
And here you can seriously “break the forest”: universal options are a solution only for “homemade” options. All this “cutting”, “leveling”, tightening with self-tapping screws is a mediocre idea. In general, normal fender liners in a decent foreign car are attached to special pistons in special places. Self-tapping screw “seed” – for the indigenous automotive industry. Since it has come to this, please lubricate the hole with grease and other protective ‘ointments’. The best fender liner is the original one, and if it is not included, it is made by “collaborators” for a specific model.