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944's DO rust !
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Racer
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944's DO rust !
Hey all,
My 944S is in the bodyshop at the mo getting some tlc
and emptying my pockets at the same time. These are some before pictures of most of the damaged areas. Will post some after pictures when the job is complete
Regards
Dave K.
My 944S is in the bodyshop at the mo getting some tlc
and emptying my pockets at the same time. These are some before pictures of most of the damaged areas. Will post some after pictures when the job is complete Regards
Dave K.
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Racer
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From: Worcester, UK
Originally Posted by Uranium-235
How did you manage that?
The bodyshop said they will waxoyl it afterwards too.
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Maybe someone used it to launch a boat in salt water, like my previous rangie (the rear half of the chassis was rustting off).
Makes me wonder... if anyones ever launched a boat wiht the 44. I'll have to do that sometime and take pics.
Makes me wonder... if anyones ever launched a boat wiht the 44. I'll have to do that sometime and take pics.
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Undoubtedly - that's the worst I've ever seen - including wrecked junkyard cars. These things do not rust AT ALL if maintained properly. There's one vulnerable spot at the rear of the front fenders, but that's about it.
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I've been a corrosion engineer for about 30 years now, either that car was parked in a saltwater pool or the PO drove all winter, every winter, since it was new. I hope you realize that every place the galvanizing is ground off you will have accellerated corrosion in the future if you live in a road salt state, You would be smart to use a zinc rich layer first on all the bare and sanded repair sections. I would use a good surface tolerant 'aluminum epoxy mastic' under any paint/undercoating you plan to use. Por-15 might sound good on paper but it doesn't really "convert" rust, all it does is nuetralize active corrosion(red), turn it black, and it provides a very, very poor bonding surface for any planned top coat treatments. Nothing beats a good surface prep to white metal for compromised conditions like you show. Then you can make any repairs you want but the car will never be 'as good as new'.
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Open the door. Remove the plastic grill in the door frame below the locking mechanism. Take a smal digital camera and take a photo of the interior of the the sill. My sill is covered in rust flakes along its length. It is a UK import. I've fish oiled the entire sill, and this has stopped any further rusting, as far as I could tell. It's not structural, so I'll leave it for now. It be interested in how much they are charging you for the repair, Dave.
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Originally Posted by Kokopelli
Open the door. Remove the plastic grill in the door frame below the locking mechanism. Take a smal digital camera and take a photo of the interior of the the sill. My sill is covered in rust flakes along its length. It is a UK import. I've fish oiled the entire sill, and this has stopped any further rusting, as far as I could tell. It's not structural, so I'll leave it for now. It be interested in how much they are charging you for the repair, Dave.
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Originally Posted by KuHL 951
It may not be structural yet but if you can see surface corrosion on vertical surfaces behind that door vent piece, just imagine what the areas below are like where water pooled..
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Hey all,
Well I am in the Uk and theres a lot of salt on the roads in winter. The bodyshop said they would treat the metal before painting - there have used some repair sections in the worst areas I have also had a replacment front wing (fender for you US guys) fitted. All in I should imagine I won't get much change from £1000
- I just got off the phone to the bodyshop and was hoping to have the car for the weekend but unfortunately they are priming it at the mo so looks like I will have to wait till next week..... Will post pics of the car when I get it back.
Cheers
Dave K.
Well I am in the Uk and theres a lot of salt on the roads in winter. The bodyshop said they would treat the metal before painting - there have used some repair sections in the worst areas I have also had a replacment front wing (fender for you US guys) fitted. All in I should imagine I won't get much change from £1000
- I just got off the phone to the bodyshop and was hoping to have the car for the weekend but unfortunately they are priming it at the mo so looks like I will have to wait till next week..... Will post pics of the car when I get it back.Cheers
Dave K.