rusting tow hook

celeron_266

scratched the front bottom of a 08 civic coupe yesterday by going through a down-slope too quickly....extremely loud noise...probably some metal-ground grinding...didnt check last night since it was raining

checked today...
no leakage of fluid whatsoever...the car runs fine...no overheating...no weird noises
2 small scraches at the bottom part of the bumper....its plastic so i dont really care
the main cocern is the front tow hook...which is quite badly scratched....and apparently there is some rust at the surface

should i be concerned about the rust on the tow hook?...should i do something about it (all i have is some touch-up paint, and i park outdoors)...

is there anywhere of the car that i should take a look?

shutterbug

Since your car is so new, you might want to sand off the rust and spray paint the hook a few times.

BarF1

Chances are you going to scrape it again.

celeron_266

Chances are you going to scrape it again.
BarF1 發表於 2009-5-15 00:33

even though my driving is bad...i dont think that will be very likely....

or are you saying that most car's tow hook are scraped?

BarF1

What I meant was on the Civic, there are two just inside the front wheels pointing outward, it the lowest thing on the chassis and sticks out, its hard to avoid.  It even 'looks' like its there for protecting the subframe.

Mine are scraped to hell ... so no point fixing them because '"Chances are you going to scrape it again."

celeron_266

What I meant was on the Civic, there are two just inside the front wheels pointing outward, it the lowest thing on the chassis and sticks out, its hard to avoid.  It even 'looks' like its there for pr ...
BarF1 發表於 2009-5-15 10:53

will the rust spread to the chassis though??

shutterbug

will the rust spread to the chassis though??
celeron_266 發表於 2009-5-15 14:52

Yes, but maybe after 20 years in Vancouver...LOL