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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Conker on 15 December 2007, 14:33
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After temporarily removing the upper torsion bar from my Mk2 (better access to the head), I've found light rust:
(http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/12/15/f_TurretEditem_f8ffc83.jpg)
What should I do to protect the turret before I screw the torsion bar back on again - Is there some sort of grease I should apply e.g. copper grease? The bolts for the torsion beam do not have nuts, they are just screwed straight into the body shell, so should I also be protecting the bolt holes as well?
Cheers for any suggestions.
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clean rust back to bare metal and spray with etch primer then paint whatever colour you want and for the holes i would put plenty of copper grease on them, last thing you want is your suspension turrets rusting away :cool:
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As above I would strip the area back to the bare metal and sand/grind any rust left then I would use a good rust treament on the whole area and then etch prime :wink:
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Balls.
I was hoping to just spray on some sort of uber-grease to prevent all further oxidisation.
:sad:
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clean it up while it is still only a minor problem, you will thank yourself later :cool:
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Can't believe the 'tard that fitted the torsion bar didn't do more to protect against damp that would obviously build up underneath it. Grrr.
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Probably a bit late now - I guess you have put the torsion bra (deliberate) back on. But i would blather the whole thing in Waxoyl - unless you want the paintwork to be as good as the exterior bodywork - lol
I swear by Waxoyl - amazing stuff.
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I've not refitted it yet as I've been doing loads of work on the engine and it gets in the way.
I was wondering if I could use waxoyl...
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IMO waxiol is very good but I would still sand/grind all the rust you can see then use a good rust treatment and then plaster with waxoil. Just make sure your realy thourough, you dont want that area rusting out :shocked:
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IMO waxiol is very good but I would still sand/grind all the rust you can see then use a good rust treatment and then plaster with waxoil. Just make sure your realy thourough, you dont want that area rusting out :shocked:
^ftw! :cool: will be worth it in the long run..tis the treatment the cab is getting..but im also hammeriting every inside panel..seemed a good idea at the time :laugh:
Dinx :kiss:
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First thing I'm doing to the Mk2 when I get one is stripping all the under rust and waxoyl and sealing the lot! Will also be cleaning out all arches and waxoyling and sealing all the joins :) Nothing like getting covered in Waxoyl! :)