rust

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:27 pm

cant im skint

Post by **Donald** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:37 pm

littlefeller wrote:maybe if you all post pics of how rusty your are it might cheer me up, you could even post before and after pics to spur me on

Take a look at vtecmec's thread

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:39 pm

ok skint ish

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:41 pm

Dam.
Well in thats case, rub back to absolute bare metal and iff possible on both side of the metal, rust treat from both side. Treating rust would need a good day with 3 hours between coats unless you have heat lamps.
Etch primer after.
Fill (make sure no air holes in the filler and its nice and smooth and rub away to a smooth finish. Any holes use fibreglass compound, then bodyfiller.
Solvent primer. Ideally 2 pac as normla primer shrinks under heat.
Paint etc.

And use a rust sealer/underbody on the other side of the panel.

Its the best you can do really.

Id done the above on both my 3rd Gens arches and my dads e46 rear bootlid/bumper mounts. My 3rd Gen rust started to return after 3 weeks and my dads rust has started to come back after 2 months. (different quality metal).
Both ideally needed to be cut out.

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:48 pm

yeh the tramroad lude pickup did this, 3 weeks after the body shop - bubbles aaaargh. but im gona pray real hard and hopefully someone will listen

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:08 pm

i do remember a conversation about rusted arches vaguely from when you came down my place

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:13 pm

yeh i showed you mine and you showed me yours

good news is bag o jobbies sunroof is looking good

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:31 pm

littlefeller wrote:yeh i showed you mine and you showed me yours

good news is bag o jobbies sunroof is looking good

its bag o bum droppings weze posh downyuh

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:52 pm

oh yeh sorry bag o bum droppings then. wasnt as rusty as mine is under the paint

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:48 am

ok i will post my progress here, then when complete i will take photos every month and post here too, any sweepstakes on how long it takes to come back