Rust on Wing

[911sse]

I have owned my 911 for over a year now and keep it garaged.

Over the last couple of months a little bubbling has appeared under the paint on the Offside front wing, just the other side of the seal.[]

The car has no other rust, apart for a little bubbling on the bumper bellows. Hardly any stone chips and is perfect around the front lights.

I have noted that some people say to avoid this when looking at a new purchase.

Has anyone tackled such a repair? Is it worth it? Asthetically, it does not bother me, however, I suppose that I will have to tackle it one day.

Any advice?

 

[plhorner]

911sse,
Rust in this area is not the end of the world but is the sign that things might not be too good on the inner wing aswell.
If you can get your hand up towards the top edge of the wing (bottom of the screen area from inside the arch) you'll find a ledge. This normally fills up with mud and other detritis, then holds mositure in and hey presto rust starts......!
Get the arches steam cleaned and dried out to remove all road filth then do a little investigation. New wings are about £500 each plus fitting and painting, then theres any damage to the inner wing / scuttle area. I think you can check for this from inside the boot compartment by removing the pannel at the back.

Good luck,

 

[3.2_fordy]

I would repaint ASAP befor it gets any farther you cannot tell how bad the rust has spread until you take the paint off you may have to renew the wing if you leave it too long.
Had my car done last year in the same spot when I had the bumpers repainted, The bellows are a bit of a pain too take off so my advice just renew them

 

[Guest]

Sorry, but this is the worst place to get rust on your wing. It usually means it's come through from underneath, as descibed by Phil above, and that means it could be right through the wing.
I'd get the wing off (takes about half an hour to unbolt a 911 wing) and get the paint and rust blasted off both sides in any rust areas. Have them filled and repainted.
Otherwise you'll be forever fighting a losing battle trying to hide the rust lurking underneath.

You can also fit 964-style wheel arch liners as supplied by:

http://www.lokari.de/de/index.html

HTH
Malcolm

 

[ClubSport 911]

Good advice.

If you are looking to have the wing protected against further tin-worm, then you might like to treat with acid etched zinc primer. This seems to hold it at bay for many years.

FYI - Galvanising is the method by which an interposing layer of zinc is applied between metal and paint.

Just the other day, I was on a train and walked past someone reading a very thick book called "Corrosion Control and Metallurgy" - Phew !.... I asked him how to prevent my car from rusting.

"Paint it in Zinc first" - he replied.

Steve

 

[911sse]

Thanks guys.........

Looks like it will be first project in the spring...