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surface rust a little more than skin deep?
ClockworkMonkey - February 23rd, 2012 at 01:52 PM

hi guys just a quick question....

i was cleaning my car the other day and noticed a fair bit of surface rust in the sills / gutters? (the piece of metal that channels the water on the roof of the bugs... the rust seems to get a little worse towards the back near the engine) also a few tiny bubbles on the bottoms of the doors..

i finally saved enough $$ to get my car dropped and some wheels and was planning to get a new motor in by the end of the year.. is this rust something to be worried about? should i sort it before i do the engine?

i'm paranoid now :(

ClockworkMonkey - February 24th, 2012 at 03:39 PM

This is the bit i'm worried about. dunno if you can see it in the photo very well but there is a crack where the really rusty bit is :/

Lachlan VL - February 24th, 2012 at 08:30 PM

i would be concerned to and its only gonna get worse over time. thats one of the main spots on all bugs that are common for rust.

Bizarre - February 24th, 2012 at 08:36 PM

Mate - its a 40-50 year old car

Unless you have done a bare metal, dipped and treated paint job - stop worrying

Yes, its a concern, but it isnt structural or in the A pillars or on the top side of the C pillars

I would get a scribe and have a dig around, then get some fish oil or anti-rust or whatever and give it a seal.
Then get some White Knight anti rust pain and give it a touch up

Thats my suggestion

DylanTheDubber - February 24th, 2012 at 09:13 PM

Easy mate, rub it back treat it with rust disolver then rust converter then an expoxy white paint with zinc in it for rust prevention and she'll be sweet for another few years atleast.

From Dylan

ClockworkMonkey - February 25th, 2012 at 06:01 AM

thanks guys!

it was resprayed in '98 i think.. full body but don't think it was bare metal
someone else was telling me about fish oil.. is that lanox or something bizarre?

what do you sand it off with dylan? wet/dry? or is there something special for rust?

68BUS - February 25th, 2012 at 09:59 AM

You can get low odour fish oil from supercheap auto and the like, or get penetrol from bunnings and the like.
Penetrol sets hard and fishoil stays as an oil. They both basically block moisture and air getting in to rust further.
Need to be renewed every year at least, and they are a slow down preventative only, not a fix.

Have a poke around, if you finger does not go through the metal anywhere then do your mechanicals and slow the rust. The car won;t fall apart around you.

ClockworkMonkey - February 25th, 2012 at 10:28 PM

haha .. no there's no rust like that, at least i hope not :)
i'll take a trip to supercheap and get some fish oil me thinks