What can i do to stop mr rust eating my mini

What can i do to stop mr rust eating my mini

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vrooom

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3,763 posts

274 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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My car will be come home with new sills, rear valance, flitch, footwell floors, A panels, other bits.

buy shares in waxoyol company to spray my car with?

I dont want rust to eat up my beloved car.

so what can do i to ensure my car wont be eaten up by rust?

jay

Fatboy

8,089 posts

279 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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Waxoyl in all the cavities and a buggerload of underseal, well applied.

For optimum rust-prevention you could strip it to a bare shell and have it galvanised, but christ knows what that would cost.. Be bloody effective though (and is what Rover should have done from the factory)

haynes

370 posts

249 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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a few minis that i know have had panels replaced and then a respray do seem to suffer from rust coming through and fairly quickly, particularly around joins. Bits i have touched in on my car also seems to rust again, probably due to a failure to complete remove all affected metal. Mositure gets in all the seams and under loose paint/underseal. Probably much patience, diligence and reading the mini restoration manual is required.

annodomini2

6,913 posts

258 months

Saturday 22nd May 2004
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The first and most obvious have been said, waxoyl and gavanising.

if your feeling very big weight in your pocket you can get fibreglass bodies and replacement part eg doors bootlid etc

Or if you love it so much you could try and get BMH to build you one from stainless! God know what it would cost though!

Dodgy Dave

810 posts

258 months

Monday 24th May 2004
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The honest answer is you cant

WildfireS3

9,832 posts

259 months

Monday 24th May 2004
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Try and find some Tectyl. tis is apparently better than Waxoyl.

alextgreen

15,400 posts

249 months

Tuesday 8th June 2004
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Steer clear of underseal too, it can trap moisture. Stonechip and paint over as well as regular de-mudding of problem areas.