johnd
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Apr 12, 2012 20:36:19 GMT
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Basicly whilst strengthening the gimp two plates have been welded together, the problem is there's bare metal in between them with no way to get paint on it... Although once sealed no water can get in..
Will this rust? Mate reckons I should've used weld through prime?
Really don't want to cut it all off?
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`state
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Apr 12, 2012 20:54:15 GMT
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Yes yes it will rust.Moisture will find a way in and it`ll rust inside out.Id bite the bullet and sort it now i think unless its easy to get to and you can leave it til it starts to show on the outside and do it then.
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Look at all the plastic people who live without a care.Try to sit with me around my table,but never bring a chair.
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johnd
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Apr 12, 2012 20:57:36 GMT
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Probs easier to get it dipped and electro primed
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luckygti
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Apr 12, 2012 21:01:04 GMT
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Well, I'm in the process of cutting rot out of my van and have found a piece which is suffering at a guess, from this very thing! And I can only see that cutting it all out and redoing it is the only way to banish the rust!
Mind you, my van is 33 years old, depends what sort of use the car will get and where it'll be stored? And if it's easier to do now and whether it will be a right ballache to get to down the line!
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Apr 12, 2012 21:03:20 GMT
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Drill a little hole and spray waxoyl/paint/used engine oil inside? Careful if you weld the hole back up again though, especially if you use waxoyl. It appears to be a little bit flammable
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sparkyt
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Apr 12, 2012 21:24:16 GMT
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Aaron Ben said hole and paint just thin the paint well down
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speedy88
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have i dropped a boll*ckspeedy88
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Apr 12, 2012 21:24:48 GMT
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What ben said ^^^
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will
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Apr 12, 2012 21:57:46 GMT
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Drill a little hole and spray waxoyl/paint/used engine oil inside? Careful if you weld the hole back up again though, especially if you use waxoyl. It appears to be a little bit flammable This is what I was going to say too. Can't vouch for the long term livability of it though. You'd need to drench it with paint till your sure it's all covered than all would be fine at a guess. |
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Apr 12, 2012 23:17:45 GMT
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Drill a hole in the top, fill it with oil, cap = profit  |
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johnd
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Think I'm going to cut the thing of grrr
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I'd drill a hole and use a decent cavity wax (like Bilt Hamber) that'll stop the rust forming.
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johnd
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think i will do that but before hand going to use zinc prime with a wd40 type nosil to get in behind it... will wax it at a later date
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Apr 14, 2012 19:48:57 GMT
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weld thru primer isnt fantastic , stuff will still rust
id go with the hole and flood something in there
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johnd
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gong to drill holes and get it dipped/elec primed
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Apr 17, 2012 12:35:18 GMT
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weld thru primer isnt fantastic , stuff will still rust id go with the hole and flood something in there This is very true, as I have recently found out to my cost. Even though it does say it's galvanizing spray, it just doesn't seem strong enough. It's lasted 4 months outside though, so can't complain too loudly. |
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