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Best Way to Clean This Rust Up
Doolang - January 11th, 2009 at 07:51 PM

Can anyone shed some light / experience on the best way to prep / remove this rust. After moveing the glued carpet this is what i found

I also have a few small holes less then a 5 cent piece in the drivers side floor pan and im going to give belzona a go to fix that up


trickysimon - January 11th, 2009 at 08:04 PM

Yuck.. all the rust is going to have to be cut out and new rust free steel welded in :fakesniff:


eraser - January 11th, 2009 at 08:05 PM

Vacuum all the loose crap up, then use rust converter but that almost looks like a channel replacement is needed.

Once you have rust converted it then you should just put some red oxide on it and she should be good.


vwrallycar - January 11th, 2009 at 09:08 PM

heater channel replacement, it looks like its gone further back too. good luck


Doolang - January 11th, 2009 at 09:33 PM

Thanks Guys


eraser - January 11th, 2009 at 09:44 PM

Just dont forget that this part of the car is pretty much a major part, its what gives rigidity to the shell, it is also the part that really holds the body to the floor pan.


Doolang - January 11th, 2009 at 10:00 PM

Thanks , i guess now i continue to strip everything out and then remove the body from the floor pan and fix this heater channel , will keep posting update pics at stages of the repair