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The notion that, after you "encapsulate" rust, it still "lives underneath", is generally correct. There is mobile oxygen in the metal, living beneath the surface, causing more rust.
 
The notion that, after you "encapsulate" rust, it still "lives underneath", is generally correct. There is mobile oxygen in the metal, living beneath the surface, causing more rust.
  
===Why do older cars rust more than newer cars===
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===Why do older cars rust more than newer cars?===
 
*Cars are more aggressively coated these days. Galvanizing (explain).
 
*Cars are more aggressively coated these days. Galvanizing (explain).
 
*Steel used in cars is of a higher quality these days.
 
*Steel used in cars is of a higher quality these days.

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