IN READING ALL THE RESTORATION stories over the years, I have a question that has never been answered. Most work includes a total body restoration and cleaning and painting (or powder coating) the frame, but does anyone ever look inside the frame, or clean and coat the frame inside? Does the tin worm only affect “tin” and not the metal frame? I recall reading about ’60s Corvettes suffering frame failure in front of the rear wheels, but does no other frame suffer from metal rot of the frame?
Al Field Phoenix, Arizona
The tin worm does not discriminate and will attack all ferrous metals. Frame sections tend to be made from heavier gauge steel than body panels, but certainly a vehicle’s frame may also be susceptible to rot. We’ve seen plenty of ’50s and
