Hi,
I have a mk2 project I had bought to learn welding on but have found my other car has as 2 cm rust hole next to the front jacking point. I'm a bit nervous tackling my first weld job on this car as it's in really nice shape and anywork ive had done on it was by professionals. However got to start somewhere and rusty metal is metal that needs cutting out and fixing plus I can't find anyone motivated to take the work so needs must.
This is the front jacking point on my VW corrado. The sill/jacking points have been damaged so would like to straighten that at the same time. I'd also like to repair any underseal at the same time. It was treated to a dinitrol treatment 2 years ago but has had a respray last year and that paint has blown over the top of the dinitrol. All needs to come off and get tidied up. I'm not sure whether the dinitrol treatment accelerated rust as the car wasn't that bad when i had it done.
Plan of action and this is where I need some help to see it through:
Aim - repair the jacking points and tidy up by removing dinitrol coating and patch up oem underseal with a suitable product.
- I think i am going to have to fabricate a repair patch as repair panels aren't avaialble.
- I'd like to maintain the factory sill jack point but not sure how to re-build that strong enough to lift the car? I believe the panel with the hole is was lapped and spot welded agains the sill so think i should be making a panel like this ______| to go against the sill?
- I will grind back to metal and cut out rust.
- Any tips on what sort of underseal product to use to protect it? Factory stuff is like stonechip paint but thicker. I would be nice to have a factory -ish look under there so coloured white.
- Any tips on products to use to get rid of dinitrol without grinding off the original underseal? I will use a wire wheel and bought some flap discs for getting back to metal in the weld areas.
Thanks for any guidance
Matt
This is the otherside of the car. Jacking point is also crushed.
General pic of the floor
I have a mk2 project I had bought to learn welding on but have found my other car has as 2 cm rust hole next to the front jacking point. I'm a bit nervous tackling my first weld job on this car as it's in really nice shape and anywork ive had done on it was by professionals. However got to start somewhere and rusty metal is metal that needs cutting out and fixing plus I can't find anyone motivated to take the work so needs must.
This is the front jacking point on my VW corrado. The sill/jacking points have been damaged so would like to straighten that at the same time. I'd also like to repair any underseal at the same time. It was treated to a dinitrol treatment 2 years ago but has had a respray last year and that paint has blown over the top of the dinitrol. All needs to come off and get tidied up. I'm not sure whether the dinitrol treatment accelerated rust as the car wasn't that bad when i had it done.
Plan of action and this is where I need some help to see it through:
Aim - repair the jacking points and tidy up by removing dinitrol coating and patch up oem underseal with a suitable product.
- I think i am going to have to fabricate a repair patch as repair panels aren't avaialble.
- I'd like to maintain the factory sill jack point but not sure how to re-build that strong enough to lift the car? I believe the panel with the hole is was lapped and spot welded agains the sill so think i should be making a panel like this ______| to go against the sill?
- I will grind back to metal and cut out rust.
- Any tips on what sort of underseal product to use to protect it? Factory stuff is like stonechip paint but thicker. I would be nice to have a factory -ish look under there so coloured white.
- Any tips on products to use to get rid of dinitrol without grinding off the original underseal? I will use a wire wheel and bought some flap discs for getting back to metal in the weld areas.
Thanks for any guidance
Matt
This is the otherside of the car. Jacking point is also crushed.
General pic of the floor