Yes lso, retired (96) from the co responsible for building your truck.
Here's a corrosion prevention story for you......
There were a handful of guys that ordered whatever we were builing at the time.
As an employee, your car gets put together a bit better at every station.
Just after paint (those following their build) the boys had a 'spot'. They heated up a 5 gallon pail of vaseline until liquid, and sprayed the inner body.
Once, someone wanted his ceiling done.......didn't work out well in the sun, when it wicked through his head liner.
All in all, the vaseline made / helped those cars withstand rust.
There was an additive (no memory) that helped it creep into crevices.
I have no personal experience.
Interesting conversation you fellas got going on here.
You are right about earlier generations of corvettes having some electrical problems. Especially the C4s and somewhat but much less is the C5s. Grounding was one of the big flaws. C6s and C7s it is not a common thing in the wiring or connections. The C6s quite often have issues with connections to wheel speed sensors that sets off an ABS warning code. Usually fixed easily with a connection clean up and dielectric grease. Unless you’re me.... had to replace the sensor, which is conveniently integrated into the hub and not covered under warranty. Haha... ya
The issues on the newer generations is usually an end device or software/firmware problem now. Computers run everything now and soon will be driving for you too.
The anti corrosion stuff is not something I would put on my corvette but did have all the void spaces in the body and frame done on my H1 Hummer a few years ago during a major restoration. The thing got torn to bits and completely rebuilt. That stuff was dripping out of the truck in various places for a year after.
On your modern corvette the underside is pretty much completely covered for aerodynamics so it going to be both protected from moisture and salt as well as hold any that gets in there.
The calcium juice they are using in Edmonton now is causing a huge outcry as it’s eating up everything on the roads... let alone corvettes. Very rare to see a corvette on the road in YEG in the winter. Unless the tires are changed on a C7 it’s not possible anyway. They are summer traction only and will crack up.
A properly ventilated and heated garage will prevent humidity from being a problem for your corvette. In Alberta it’s dry in the winter so many including me park in unheated garages and moisture is never an issue. A couple desiccant pouches inside is good insurance no matter where you are as well.
Plenty of people drive their corvettes in the winter and love it. It really depends on how you define “winter” based on where you are. We will all get caught in the rain if we actually drive the cars more than a little trip on a good day. It really is not a problem. They are designed to get wet. The modern electrical connections are really water tight as well but pulling a few exposed ones apart and adding something that’s hydrophobic is sensible too.
These discussions are always interesting to read along and yours is no different.
Enjoy your corvette and CCF.
