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rust

Postby eamonn » Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:08 am

hi ,
i hav a 94 rover mini mayfair its ben parked up and it has 24000 genuine miles. it has a goodbit of rust and before i bought it it was in a small crash . i am doing a full restoration but while sanding it iv noticed what looks like worms under the paint i reckon its some kinda rust but its hard to grind of with outmaking dips in the metal . any suggestions please :)
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Re: rust

Postby irlmin » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:27 am

Hi Eamonn,
There is usually only one way to rid your mini of rust ------- replace the offending panel or panels , you can deal with small 'spots' by sanding back to good metal and treating the spot with a decent 'rust eater' type of product and priming and painting after . can you take some photos of the problem areas and I can then advise your best course of action .
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Re: rust

Postby eamonn » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:47 pm

Thanks G,
i sanded away at it with the sanding disc on the angle grinder, got rid of it for me :)
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