veehexx

pictures speak a thousand words, so what are my options with the following rust?

im thinking sand back (dremel), treat with rust remover, primer to protect and then off to body shop so they can spray it... would certainly save me some loot!

i'll probably leave it till summer now, but i do think i should start saving. £20-30 de-rusting materials, then £150 spray&blend?

noizyboyz

You will need to take the bumper off, it looks like the rust goes on behind. I would also take a good look inside the wheel arch to see whats going on there. I have a MY99 no sign of any rust in this area, anyone else with the same?

s2konroids

You'll retard the rust movement/progress for a short period of time but eventually it will come back unless you actually cut the section out/spot weld etc/smooth then spray.

Funny old thing rust as you can prevent/slow it down but it will always attack

Xd

I'd be tempted to scrape out ALL rust, cleaning back to around 1" back of bear metal then treat the exposed area with some rust inhibitor. Then out with the P38 and some glass fiber matting to fill in the area, then sand, smooth and prime. Then give it to the bodyshop.

It may well come back as AJ mentioned but you should get a few more years of pleasure and besides if its there it'll be lurking elsewhere too. Else sell it and get a plastic car.

veehexx

i think it's had a rear end tap in previous ownership.
being JDM with UK spec bumper certainly points that way!

cutting does seem to be an option, but not something i could do - so thats gonna add on a few quid to the bill...

so, with that inmind, should i be looking in the yellow pages for specialist rust repairers or are there better options?

jjr197

Can the formerly rusty area (once taken back to what metal remains) not be acid treated to reduce the likelyhood of rust returning?

Jimi

veehexx

i've heard of all these magic rust treaters/removers/inhibitors etc. never having 1st hand experience with any of them i dont know if they'll cure it for 5 years or if it'll be back.

if the cost of a 'never return' option is £800, and a 'return in 2-3 years' fix is for £250, then i'd opt for the cheaper option.
i really cant see me having the car in 5 years time either.

noizyboyz

You have a classic car now so perhaps this is relevant

http://www.classiccarhub.co.uk/car-rust-prevention.html

veehexx

oh bugger.... i've just thought! that area is double skinned! thats just made any cut-out job a whole lot more difficult! :S

noizyboyz

Essentially the acid treatments are phosphoric acid which phosphates the surface of the metal providing an excellent rust inhibitor. This is not "magic" but a process similar to what is done to new car bodies.