Rust on the chassis - POR15 or something else?
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I had a good look over the 7 this weekend. The car is 6 years old, has 18k under it's belt and is driven in all weather.
The chassis and paintwork are generally in very good nick. No issues with the powder coat on the front of the car, I've cleaned out the grot traps in front of the footwells and and it all looks very clean.
The only rust I have issues with is at the back of the car around the rear basket and wheels. I guess a lot of stones get kicked up in this area and cause chips which eventually rust.
What would you suggest is the best approach? I was going to touch up the rusted areas with POR15, but I've noticed some bubbling under the power coat near the wheels and as far as I'm aware, the best approach is to sand away the existing coat and apply POR15 to the bare metal/rust?
Has anyone got any experience with this? I don't want to strip the existing coat and find it's more prone to rust than before!
The chassis and paintwork are generally in very good nick. No issues with the powder coat on the front of the car, I've cleaned out the grot traps in front of the footwells and and it all looks very clean.
The only rust I have issues with is at the back of the car around the rear basket and wheels. I guess a lot of stones get kicked up in this area and cause chips which eventually rust.
What would you suggest is the best approach? I was going to touch up the rusted areas with POR15, but I've noticed some bubbling under the power coat near the wheels and as far as I'm aware, the best approach is to sand away the existing coat and apply POR15 to the bare metal/rust?
Has anyone got any experience with this? I don't want to strip the existing coat and find it's more prone to rust than before!
Edited by framerateuk on Monday 29th September 14:33
Ah, two conflicting views - just what I expected!
Realistically, it's not bad (certainly not a patch on this! http://www.mycaterham.com/66828/116916.html). There's some paint come off where the rear basket joins onto the lower chassis rails (right on the join, where expected), and the lower chassis rails leading along the sides of the car to the front are a bit flaky. The power coat looks good on the rest of the car.
I don't want to turn a small problem into a larger one!
Realistically, it's not bad (certainly not a patch on this! http://www.mycaterham.com/66828/116916.html). There's some paint come off where the rear basket joins onto the lower chassis rails (right on the join, where expected), and the lower chassis rails leading along the sides of the car to the front are a bit flaky. The power coat looks good on the rest of the car.
I don't want to turn a small problem into a larger one!
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