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Treating rust..

stjohnsmythe

stjohnsmythe

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There are couple of places on my old Lux where the dreaded tin worm is starting to take hold. Before it gets any worse I'd like to treat it to prevent it spreading.

I've decided to sand off any rust in the areas affected and then apply some Hammerite. Does this sound like the best course of action?

I've attached a pic of the worst side.

Cheers!



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If you search on this forum, you'll find many posts on rust.

It is more likely the problem has started inside the cill/sill, so you will need to treat from both sides. Without worrying you too much, it could be the much worse on the inside and will require cutting out and re-fabricated.
 
Thanks. I've had the car up on ramps at a local specialist and we had a good look around. It's only the rust shown that's the problem.The underneath, etc is very clean.
 
Getting it done by a good bodyshop might be an idea, otherwise anything with hammerite isnt going to look very subtle. Bilt Hamber do some good rust treatment paints/gels. If I were you and I didnt want to spend loads I would get as much rust off as possible, down to bare metal (dremmels are good at this), treat with something like Bilt Hambers Hydrate 80 http://www.bilthamber.com/hydrate80.html, and then paint over the top with a touch up paint in the colour of your car (you can order these quite easily off ebay). It wont win any prizes for best paint jobs but it'll reduce the spread of rust in that area, at least for a while.

Then do both cill cavity's and lower front wheel arches with dinitrol or Bilt hambers Dynax S50 for extra peace of mind.

Edd
 
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