Friendly service and they even fit me in ahead of time. Thoroughly coated my vehicle with rust check. Highly recommended. Protect your investment!
Ultimate Detail & Rust Check is Bowmanville's trusted licensed Rust Check dealer for rust proofing, undercoating, and professional two-step rust protection from our shop at 161 Baseline Rd E. We have been protecting Bowmanville vehicles since 2009.
Bowmanville and the surrounding Clarington area see aggressive winter road treatment, with heavy salt application on both municipal streets and the 401 corridor. This makes annual rust protection a necessity, not a luxury. Our two-step Rust Check process combines a penetrating drip formula that reaches hidden joints and seams with a dripless Coat & Protect undercoat that shields exposed surfaces. Every application includes the premium dripless undercoat at no extra charge.
We are located at 161 Baseline Rd E in Bowmanville. Take the Liberty St exit off the 401, turn right onto Baseline Rd E. Easy parking and drive-in access.
Clarington runs heavy salt and brine on every municipal road from late November through March. The 401 corridor sees even heavier treatment. Salt finds its way into every cavity a vehicle has: door bottoms, rocker panels, frame rails, suspension components, wheel wells, and floor pans. Modern factory rust protection is better than it used to be, but it does not reach the hidden cavities where corrosion actually starts. Our two-step Rust Check is built specifically for what Bowmanville winters do to vehicles.
Every Rust Check here is two services in one, and both products are oils. The first is a creeping rust inhibitor, a thin penetrating formula sprayed into door cavities, rocker panels, pinch welds and frame seams through factory drains and small access holes. It creeps the way water and salt do, displacing moisture and leaving an oil film in the places rust actually starts. The second is Coat & Protect, a thick oil-based undercoat across the exposed underbody, which stays flexible instead of cracking. That second step is included free with every full Rust Check, which is not the industry norm.
Anyone can buy a spray gun and a drum of oil. A licensed Rust Check dealer applies the actual Rust Check products, to the process the manufacturer specifies, which matters mostly in the places you cannot inspect afterward. The visible undercarriage is the easy part and the part every shop shows you. The work that decides whether a vehicle rots is inside the doors, the rockers, the pinch welds and the frame rails, and that only happens if the cavities are reached properly through the right access points with a formula thin enough to creep along the seams. We have been doing it at this shop since 2009, on the same annual cycle for a lot of the same vehicles, which is how we know which spots on which body styles get missed.
Rust Check is not a one-time treatment. Each application adds to the previous year's layer, so vehicles that come in every fall develop a thicker, more resilient protective film over time. Skipping a year thins out the buildup. Most of our long-term customers from Bowmanville and the surrounding area book the same week every fall, before the first heavy salt application of the season. Our calendar fills up September through November and we recommend booking ahead.
Rubberized undercoatings are common at dealerships and quick-service shops because they look clean and uniform when first applied. The problem is they crack in Canadian temperature extremes and trap moisture against the metal underneath, which can accelerate corrosion instead of preventing it. Our oil-based Coat & Protect undercoat never fully dries, stays in continuous contact with the metal, and self-heals minor damage. It will not crack, peel, or chip. We do not offer rubberized undercoating because we have spent fifteen years watching what it does to vehicles in Ontario.
Friendly service and they even fit me in ahead of time. Thoroughly coated my vehicle with rust check. Highly recommended. Protect your investment!
Been taking my Tacoma here for 3 years now, would recommend. Very liberal and thorough with oil not missing anything. Flexible guy and easy to book with. Got 2 vehicles done back to back this year and will be back next year.
I had my first rust check done recently with my newly acquired Lexus. The service was fantastic and everyone there is so friendly and knowledgeable. I will continue to use Rust Check yearly so my beautiful car will last! I also recommend their detailing service, they do a flawless job every time.
We recently had our Buick interior detailed and a rust check undercoating completed and we are more than pleased with the service. For a small fee, they even picked up the SUV and brought it back. Staff are very pleasant to deal with. Excellent service!