Small paint crack - what to do?

rustycamper Officially Full-On Dubber

204 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 9 Oct 2004, 12:19 pm

#243782

I have just been aquainting myself with my new bus and I noticed a small crack in the paint (2pac) above one of the rear lights. It is only about 1 inch long and not noticable but I want to get onto things like this early so I dont have to deal with rust later.

Is it possible to just put a small bead of clear coat or something over it to stop moisture getting in? If I do should I rub some por15 or something in the crack first? Any advice appreciated.

Cheers
Tim

Skinnyboy Casual Dubber

29 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 9 Oct 2004, 1:58 pm

#243790

you can spray some rust convertor over it to stave of the rust for a bit, but experience tells me that you should get it sorted out properly, that small crack if over filler, will turn into a major repair in time.

A decent panel beater could repair that for under 50 bucks. cash of course!

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Oct 2004, 8:17 pm

#243884

Then it has to be painted!

The crack could be coming from something underneath, so sealing on the outside will not stop it at all. It would be a case of sanding back to bare metal to see why it has cracked.

Skinnyboy wrote:A decent panel beater could repair that for under 50 bucks. cash of course!

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The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 10 Oct 2004, 1:07 pm

#244078

Nah! It's done for - Time to Baja it! 🙂

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