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3rd August 2019, 16:21 | #1 |
Al
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Stopping Rust
Just got me a Conny SE tourer.
Bodywork looks good for a 53 plate. No I know the car will rust in time BUT what I'm after is proven ways to slow the rust down. Inside the sills, wheel arches and the underside in general. Any suggestions please.As long as they work that's all I'm interested in.
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3rd August 2019, 16:24 | #2 |
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Have a look at Bilt Hamber products good stuff
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3rd August 2019, 20:22 | #3 |
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The only real way to stop rust is to grind it all out, back to sound metal, treat with a rust converter, then use a good paint system (acid etch primer, zinc/red oxide, couple of coats of black topcoat, then a couple more of stonechip + wax such as Bilt Hamber Dynax)
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3rd August 2019, 23:46 | #4 |
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I've got a spare rear sub-frame, that's just rusting away on a pallet outside - I don't have a shed, so it's parked at my nephew's house. Reading about rust-proofing got me thinking - maybe I should electrolytically reverse the rust, then paint it with, as you suggest, a zinc coating to sacrificially protect the base metal. Then store it somewhere dry until needed. Which one day it will for sure!
But...sounds like a lot of work, and I'm a lazy NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-!
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4th August 2019, 07:19 | #5 |
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I did a bit of prevention on my Rover 25 a couple of months ago for similar reasons as you using BH products. See post 12 etc on this thread:
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=296631
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6th August 2019, 07:41 | #8 |
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The info I'm after is the treatment of the inside of the sills. The sills on my new car are fine atm but my old car sneaked up and bit me. It's now sorn and is going after I cannibalized it.
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Bilt Hamber Dynax. Probably S50
https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion...st-treatments/ Good Luck. Andy. |
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