Books on bodywork

Post by **MGB2** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:43 am

I am trying to learn how maintain my car properly. At the moment its in ok condition but I want to paint the underside and portect it from rust and then fix a few rust spots up top is there a book that will help the berginer by going through the basics that anyone knows of?

Post by **Chris Morley** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:50 am

Haynes did (probably still do?) a bodywork repair manual which explains the basics. Your local library might have a copy. Failing that I think some Halfords branches sell Haynes books.

Post by **Chief** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:44 pm

not sure if this is what you meant but, we were told that each year we should use a wire brush to scrape off the flakes of rust from the udnerside of the chassis and then to coat the chassis in old engine oil.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:10 am

and then to coat the chassis in old engine oil.

Are you still allowed to do that with current enviormental issues ?

Post by **pskipper** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:22 am

If not Charles Wares are going to get in trouble for telling people to!

Post by **57traveller** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:27 am

There must be one heck of an oil slick behind a treated car the first time out in the rain.

But then some minors leave an oil slick anyway.