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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: retromk2craig on 27 July 2010, 11:33
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need some advice, im stripping down the front end and got to the wings, undone all the bolts but when i got to removing it its been stuck on i think in the inside. is this right or am i doing something wrong??
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there are two more buried under a load of underseal on the back, inside the arch
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oh ok i found 1?? do you have and tips to getting the undereal off.... also when i resprayed them all do i need to reseal them. i would prefer not? it looks awfull?
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they are equally spaced so just guess a 1/3 of the way up or down of the one you found and it should be around there. a small screwdriver is good for scraping it off. you can reseal them if you want, but the inner arch will protect that bit from stones so not essential imo, just paint any bare metal if you scratch it getting the underseal off
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Any use? Stanley knife I used.
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/jezza16v/IMG_5270.jpg)
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I used a hot air gun last time to melt the wax
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lol when i swas taking my old ones .. golf was getting scrapped i jumped on them lol haha! but yeh otherside i used a stanley knife.. worked wonders
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Wasn't wax on this, it was the original rubber compound, very thick as well. Best to reseal the new one as well, the plastic arch liners aren't 100% against water, they stop grit and stones chipping the underseal but water spray still gets into all the nooks and crannies.
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What would you use to reseal it??
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On the part you see in the pic I would give it a good coat of waxoyl as its not too thick and squishes easily so it will not interfere with the fit of the new wing, coat the bit of the wing that fits against this part as well. Once the new wing is in place (presuming it is already painted) I would coat everything you've exposed, including the inside of the wing with the black waxoyl based spray on underseal. You're not going to see it once the arch liner is on so the finish is not important imo. If you're not putting the arch liner back then you need to do even more to protect it.
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the car is getting rebuilt, i was planning on leaving arch liners out? and getting in side of arch all painted. its only being used during summer?
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I think the post before yours already tells you what you need to know about sealing it if you leave the arch liner out. You put 2 question marks in your post but didn't actually ask a question
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Ultimately its your choice, but you should be aware that there will be exposed box section vents and weld seams behind there and if the water gets into those it spells trouble at a later date.
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/jezza16v/IMG_5271.jpg)
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You must sort that common rust area while you can. (the picture above).
I used upol sealer to seal them back as its the strongest stuff i had lying around and can be painted over. After that i stone chipped that area (and the back of the wing).
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The rust in the pic was just light surface stuff, I gave it a good scrape and a wire brushing and soaked it with ku-rust. It willl be properly cleaned up & sealed before the new wing goes on. The wing had no arch liner by the way which I guess is why the water got this high up. Caught it just in time really.
This is our other gti, it had an arch liner so the same place as the red one is pretty clean, the wing was a replacement, however, it was painted but not sealed on the back or where it bolted to the car, when unbolted it just fell off!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/jezza16v/IMG_5209.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/jezza16v/IMG_5205.jpg)