A little rust........what to do please...

Discuss Bodywork problems here.
Forum rules
By using this site, you agree to our rules. Please see: Terms of Use
Post Reply
grahamt7
Minor Fan
Posts: 323
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:04 pm
Location: Manchester (nee Glasgow), UK, Missionary Worker (Scotsman living in England since 1990)
MMOC Member: No

A little rust........what to do please...

Post by grahamt7 »

I've noticed about 12 inches of rust :( along the inside of the outer part of the roof guttering. :roll: :roll: ...

Ist is just a bit of a gentle wire brush....then what...a recommended primer and some traffy blue on top?

All advice gratefully received.

GT (not aka Rolf :wink: )
Graham.
MMOC 63699, Free Radical "Say it and be damned!"
Scarlett, 67 2-door OLD 992E - until 22nd July only
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3.0 Diesel
2010 Chrysler 300C 3.0 Diesel
1994 Volkswagen Golf 1.8I - 33,000 miles
Onne
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 3441
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:50 pm
Location: Mapperley Nottingham
MMOC Member: No

Post by Onne »

where the gutter meets the roof? How bad is it? Has it rotten right through? I had the same problem a while ago, and wire brushed it, and then I had it painted.

Onne
Onne van der S. MMOCno 60520 Moderator
2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
grahamt7
Minor Fan
Posts: 323
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:04 pm
Location: Manchester (nee Glasgow), UK, Missionary Worker (Scotsman living in England since 1990)
MMOC Member: No

Post by grahamt7 »

It's not too bad Onne, its on the inside of the outermost part of the guttering. Maybe a swift wire brush and a splatter of paint will do the trick - I just wondered if there was some sort of primer that should go on first.
Graham.
MMOC 63699, Free Radical "Say it and be damned!"
Scarlett, 67 2-door OLD 992E - until 22nd July only
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3.0 Diesel
2010 Chrysler 300C 3.0 Diesel
1994 Volkswagen Golf 1.8I - 33,000 miles
SR
Minor Addict
Posts: 641
Joined: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:47 pm
Location: kent [south]
MMOC Member: No

Post by SR »

rust killer or converter, i like jenolite jelly, but theres a few to choose from, stteve
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1070767
grahamt7
Minor Fan
Posts: 323
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:04 pm
Location: Manchester (nee Glasgow), UK, Missionary Worker (Scotsman living in England since 1990)
MMOC Member: No

Post by grahamt7 »

thanks steve, i'll take a look.
Graham.
MMOC 63699, Free Radical "Say it and be damned!"
Scarlett, 67 2-door OLD 992E - until 22nd July only
1994 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3.0 Diesel
2010 Chrysler 300C 3.0 Diesel
1994 Volkswagen Golf 1.8I - 33,000 miles
chickenjohn
Minor Legend
Posts: 4064
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:50 am
Location: Margate, East Kent
MMOC Member: No

Post by chickenjohn »

I'd get i down to absolutely shiny metal, then jenolite a few times and wipe it off after the 30mins, then use a zinc rich primer as the first primer before the filler primer and top coat.

Lets hope its only surface!
Cheers John - all comments IMHO
- Come to this years Kent branches Hop rally! http://www.kenthop.co.uk
(check out the East Kent branch website http://www.ekmm.co.uk )
ImageImage
Post Reply