Q: Rustproofing & rubberized undercoating for 2 cars

asked by on April 01, 2017

My wife and I are moving to a beach front home and we need to rustproof our cars. How much would it cost to be professionally done? She has a 2005 Lexus RX330.

My car has 85000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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