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Title: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 22 September 2007, 11:35

hi i have a little rust comming through near the botton right of the windscreen, what is the best way to sort this out and what products should i get! i wont be popping the screen to do the work!  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Simpson on 22 September 2007, 16:15

has it gone rotten under rubber? best way is to get screen out and grind off metal etch kurust and if rotten weld pieces in.  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 22 September 2007, 19:03

^^^ IMO the only way

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: BobbyT on 22 September 2007, 19:15

 :cry: waaaa! might go to body shop then! if i took a grinder to it i would have a cabby! lol  :laugh:  :rolleyes:  :tongue:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 22 September 2007, 19:20

Look at it this way it would be one of the nice'est cabbys ever  :laugh:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 23 September 2007, 09:57

lol

i am unsure if i should have a go my self or not, i dont want to start messing with the rust bubble and fook it right up but if i leave it over winter god knows what it will be like!!  :undecided:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 13:14

get some pics up of the rust and we will have a better idea as to how bad it is, if ur going to do it do it right dont just bodge it as you will regret it later!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 23 September 2007, 14:42

ok mate, i will get some pics up after work! its about the size of say a funny shaped 50p??  :undecided:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Simpson on 23 September 2007, 15:17

just take the plunge mate its easy just remember to do the right pre, get all rust off and prime it paint properly.

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 17:57

theres some stuff you can get that turns rust back into metal, once you have cleaned the worst of it off paint that on and it should never return as long as its painted properly ill see if i can find a link to it  :cool:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 18:00

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Loctitie-rust-remedy-7503-safe-rust-remover_W0QQitemZ320160102244QQihZ011QQcategoryZ30923QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

there you go really is good stuff!!!

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 23 September 2007, 18:12

I've used that and it aint that good IMO  :sad: I used it and was only any good when I completely ground out every spec of rust and by then it was just acting as a primer for the rust free area left behind. I think the best long term policy is to cut out/grind every bit of rust possible/visible and then weld or fill the area followed by a rust preventing primer !

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 18:29

it was only a couple of months ago that i used it and the rust hasnt come back yet thats not saying that it wont, i hope it doesnt though  :cool:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 23 September 2007, 18:32

I hope the rust doesnt come back and to be fair you may just have done a better job than me  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: e11ie on 23 September 2007, 18:37

por-15 claim to "turn rust back to metal"....I'm a bit septical though
I'd say grind it out n filler it up  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 19:02

failing that dont forget to use good acid etch primer  :cool:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 24 September 2007, 15:41

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/Toofunkyhouse/DSC00351.jpg)  :angry:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Horney on 24 September 2007, 15:51

Deffo a glass out job. You'll find the area under the rubber has probably turned to dust. I would suggest getting it done now rather than leaving it as the worse it gets the more it'll cost.

Nick

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Mew on 24 September 2007, 17:49

Good luck!

The mk2 i'm breaking had a bit of rust there, didn't look as bad as that though. When i took the windscreen out i found out that there was no metal behind it! :shocked:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 24 September 2007, 18:58

great!  :sad: oh well!

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 24 September 2007, 21:34

bite the bullet mate do it now and do it propperly and you will never have to worry again  :grin:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: BobbyT on 25 September 2007, 13:31

Quote from: hobbiniho on 23 September 2007, 17:57

theres some stuff you can get that turns rust back into metal, once you have cleaned the worst of it off paint that on and it should never return as long as its painted properly ill see if i can find a link to it  :cool:

do you know what this product is called?  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: dabill on 25 September 2007, 14:12

hammerite Krust... chemically reacts with the rust and makes it suitable for painting again, but again, it its rotted all the way through and its not just surface rust, then best plan is welding in new bits...

rob

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 25 September 2007, 19:01

The best thing all round on a car that nice is to get the screen out, cut out all the rust and if possible a extra 5 or 10 mm of the good metal to be sure you got it all and then have new metal welded in, not cheep but the best way IMO  :smiley:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: ...joe on 25 September 2007, 21:45

Quote from: Uruk Hai on 25 September 2007, 19:01

The best thing all round on a car that nice is to get the screen out, cut out all the rust and if possible a extra 5 or 10 mm of the good metal to be sure you got it all and then have new metal welded in, not cheep but the best way IMO  :smiley:

well said that man!

stop being a tight arse and get it sorted properly! :laugh:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort
Post by: hobbiniho on 25 September 2007, 21:53

and once you have welded a new patch in treat it with the rust remedy stuff just to be sure  :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: BobbyT on 25 September 2007, 22:09

well going to pop the screen and get it welded! on the cheap mind!  :wink:

Title: Re: rust comming through from under windscreen seal, whats the best way to sort it
Post by: Uruk Hai on 26 September 2007, 20:24

If you can put up some pics of the finished job  :smiley: