How do these stand up to repeated trips through a car wash and do they create an environment that promotes rust and/or corrosion?
1441521
Perfect and made of abs plastic.Quick wipe and shiny again.I have 3 trucks and putco chrome on all if them.2years on first set look as good as the new set.
1441522
Taken mine trucks (have 2 F-150's) regularly through the car wash and never experienced a problem. I've found this to be a great product. Highly recommended.
1441523
no problem through car washes but they wont take the salt of winter driving,mine crinkled and pitted.
2097130
Pretty sure they are just painted black because I have seen other ones get the surface corrosion. If you live in Ohio, everything rusts like hell from the bizillions of tons of road salt they dump.
914900
Mine stays outside and is holding up well. But only have had it for 6 mo. No corrosion or rust. I believe it comes with a 10 year guarantee against that.
2170383
I've had mine for several years and they show no signs of rust. Seem to be made of quality material.
377235
We have had no problems with rust. But we are mindful not to leave them sitting in water or wet for a long period of time.
871141
They can rust, but what I've seen is only surface rust that can be cleaned off. I would think with proper cleaning and maintenance it would be less of an issue.
1490181
Mine have been through the dishwasher once with no trace of rust ( I just inspected closely).
645214
I live in a pretty humid enviro and have had my jeep off-road a good bit and pressure wash the muffler too. Have had no evidence of rust for the 6 mo I've had mine. Still looks good!
1066455
Absolutely. I put them in the dishwasher a couple of times, but they look a lot better if you wash by hand. My didn't get rust spots, just water spots, which I don't like - the main reason I wash by hand.
1321991
I have not seen any rust. I also hand wash mine though and they are not used very often so maybe someone who uses it a lot would have better insight.
1209156
No, if not maintained then they will rust. Mine have already started to show some rust and I've had themfor a couple months.
1446507
I use them all the time for hanging clothes outside. I usually carry two loads at a time with jeans, towels ,etc. The will show rust where metal is after a period of time but to me doesn't affect what the basket is suppose to do. When it starts getting dirty I just swish it in the bath tube with bleach and detergent and hang out to dry. Mine has stains but is still going strong and I use it all the time .I do not try to fold into original form because when folded in half I can fit it between my washer and detergent cart with no problem .I absolutely love these basket and will only go back to plastic if these are no longer available or someone comes up with something better than this! I use them all the time for hanging clothes outside. I usually carry two loads at a time with jeans, towels ,etc. The will show rust where metal is after a period of time but to me doesn't affect what the basket is suppose to do. When it starts getting dirty I just swish it in the bath tube with bleach and detergent and hang out to dry. Mine has stains but is still going strong and I use it all the time .I do not try to fold into original form because when folded in half I can fit it between my washer and detergent cart with no problem .I absolutely love these basket and will only go back... » Read More I use them all the time for hanging clothes outside. I usually carry two loads at a time with jeans, towels ,etc. The will show rust where metal is after a period of time but to me doesn't affect what the basket is suppose to do. When it starts getting dirty I just swish it in the bath tube with bleach and detergent and hang out to dry. Mine has stains but is still going strong and I use it all the time .I do not try to fold into original form because when folded in half I can fit it between my washer and detergent cart with no problem .I absolutely love these basket and will only go back to plastic if these are no longer available or someone comes up with something better than this! « Show Less
1198209
I am using these in canves covers and have nit had any problem with rust after six months of use.Hope this helps.
1859409
Installed these in early August 2014, have been thru several rain storms and still no rust so far.
1888473
I saw no such warnings in the documentation. They are affixed firmly so I would imagine they would hold up. I might have even taken my E through a car wash since installing them. Either way, I'd chance it.
857454
I have not seen any rust on mine. They are good quality. Use Barkeeper's Friend and they will stay perfectly clean.
623608
Yes they will rust.. But they still work great even being rusted. If you could put some type of spray on it that didn't have a odor that would help prevent the rust.