The biggest rust areas on these cars are well hidden - underneath and behind
the fender flares, the bottom lips of doors and hatches, water drains and
anywhere that's blasted by rocks then sprayed by salt-water.
If the car isn't your daily driver, I'd start by removing the interior
including the carpets to check the solidity of the floor pans. If that area
looks bad, remove the exterior body cladding (fender flares) for which you'll
need to drill out the rivets.
If you're finding heavy surface rust (read: no gaping holes), I'd suggest
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If you have small holes, use POR-15's putty filler but it it's big, you may
want to consider surgery (cut and replace).
One area that tends to see alot of abuse is the window openings - water
collects at the bottom and sits. When the windscreen is replaced, it's easy to
remove the paint when preparing the area for a replacement gasket and seal. If
you find the beginnings of rust at a window, remove and treat the area
underneath the seal as well or you're just prolonging the agony.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:08 PM, Larry Velez <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi 16vers,
My GTI spent most of its life in the northeast, now she sleeps in the
SouthEast (which might have its own moisture problems).
Are you guys taking any steps to try to prevent or reduce the onset of rust on
our aging treasures?
Also, any guides out there for where to check for rust and how often to keep
track of it?
Lastly, any treatments to try to slow down any rust that might already have
started?
Short of dipping the car and restoring them (like on those shows on Velocity
where they make it sound so easy to spent "900 hours of labor" on a car to
restore it), what preventative maintenance of the body do you guys think
should be taken on our classics?
Larry
91 GTI 16V
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