The Z'eer
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I don't think there's anyone on planet Earth who's gonna say yes to that.
Ok, let me re phrase that one. If rust does appear again it will not be caused by the previous patch of corrosion?
I don't think there's anyone on planet Earth who's gonna say yes to that.
I wish. even shotblasted metal and a good paint coating rustsOk, let me re phrase that one. If rust does appear again it will not be caused by the previous patch of corrosion?
If your just going to fill the holes, I would brush on the epoxy primer first(which I think will probably fill the holes) and any holes that are still there you can fill with a bit of fibreglass over the epoxy.That's great many thanks for the link, I doubt I'll need 5 litres worth and if I did...best buy a new project!
So far, and just been using a 60 grit flapper wheel, the corrosion isn't terrible. As PDG points out, yes there is holes, but not more so than 5p coin at the very most. I've used a screwdriver and hammer and no more of the metal is deforming when hit with force.
I think I will fill it, yes I know it'd be better to cut and weld in a new piece but I know nothing about welding or even have a welder plus the integrity and strength of the floor surely won't be severely compromised by such a small hole.
Hammerite is good stuff, it does exactly what it's supposed to and can be applied straight to non-flaky rust and it'll be good for years.
That's 25 years ago though...
Then, they went all 'new formula' and put the price up. Unfortunately the 'new formulation' involved removing all the stuff that made it any good.
These days, it's a not unreasonably weatherproof paint (compared to say, emulsion) for garden stuff.
if you treat the area until theres no brown pits at all , then paint it straight away it stands the best of lasting well , certainly 100 times better than slapping kurust over a hefty scab ...but yeah all metal cars rust so old cars are an ongoing thing
i fear once its cleaned both sides you will be needing to weld in new metal anyway
If you need any patches etc done I've got a mate in Chelmsford that does a bit of mobile welding drop me a pm and will give you his number
If your just going to fill the holes, I would brush on the epoxy primer first(which I think will probably fill the holes) and any holes that are still there you can fill with a bit of fibreglass over the epoxy.
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Why are you so intent on bodging it?
It's a seat mounting point, that level of corrosion should be an mot fail.
It appears you value the car, it doesn't come across like it's an old ****ter you want to scrape through an mot with fibreglass 'welding' bodges so why not just do the job properly?
What amazes me even more, this is a welding forum - why are others condoning and assisting with a bodge?
It has affected the integrity - it's put holes in it.
The technical term starts with an f and the rest is filtered...