Jay
Admin
This topic has been pressing on my mind for a while now so I thought I'd ask for other people's opinions and experience on future-proofing the body shell against corrosion.
The weakspot of the chassis seems to be the sills.
They start out with some very light surface patches:
(Cheers Ross for the pics)
Which then progresses to moderate rust after several years if untreated:
Which then turn into what I'm currently tackling on my own EP:
In this case I attacked the passenger sill with a wire brush. It promptly fell off and lay on the floor..
The car has been stripped, a fresher set of sills were sourced, she's currently in surgery so I'll be getting a repaired shell back that needs protection.
So using this car as a template for all the cases to come, what sort of tips can anyone offer? Also if you are at stage 1, how do we treat the early signs?
The weakspot of the chassis seems to be the sills.
They start out with some very light surface patches:
(Cheers Ross for the pics)
Which then progresses to moderate rust after several years if untreated:
Which then turn into what I'm currently tackling on my own EP:
In this case I attacked the passenger sill with a wire brush. It promptly fell off and lay on the floor..
The car has been stripped, a fresher set of sills were sourced, she's currently in surgery so I'll be getting a repaired shell back that needs protection.
So using this car as a template for all the cases to come, what sort of tips can anyone offer? Also if you are at stage 1, how do we treat the early signs?