Board Logo

Small paint crack - what to do?
rustycamper - October 9th, 2004 at 12:19 PM

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 - October 9th, 2004 at 01:58 PM

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 - October 9th, 2004 at 08:17 PM

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.

Quote:
Originally posted by Skinnyboy

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


The_Bronze. - October 10th, 2004 at 01:07 PM

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

Bronze.