treating rust... advice please?

1. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #1 28th May 2015, 21:18

   Ive been looking at the boot floor on my car and its fairly rusty and flaky underneath - its not showing through on the inside of the car (52 reg vtr).
   What is the best way to treat rust before it gets too bad? Would it be to just sand it back and paint it?
   
   Cheers
2. MartinObviously Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge

   #2 28th May 2015, 21:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mrrwill Ive been looking at the boot floor on my car and its fairly rusty and flaky underneath - its not showing through on the inside of the car (52 reg vtr). What is the best way to treat rust before it gets too bad? Would it be to just sand it back and paint it? Cheers

   Wire brush it so it's nice and smooth, remove all the dust.
   
   Use chemical rust remover to strip it back to bare metal.
   
   then use something hardcore over the top. I use por15 because on my test piece it was hammer resistant
   
   It's bloody tough stuff.
3. Stavi Newbie Joined: May 2015 Posts: 4

   #3 28th May 2015, 22:30

   As above but a used underseal. Worked a trick
4. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #4 28th May 2015, 23:31

   I wire brushed the loose stuff off, then angel grinded and belt sanded bad bits then red oxide primered about 3 layers, then undersealed about 5 layers and finally waxoyl. Looked MINT, did it properly, dropped axle, fuel tank etc.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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5. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #5 29th May 2015, 08:55

   aqua steel- Developed for the shipping industry and is used on hulls, oil rig legs to resist salt corrosion. Can be applied in damp metal too
6. tarzan Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Lurgan Posts: 767 2001 black saxo furio 2001 black saxo vts

   #6 29th May 2015, 15:46

   does anyone else get some sort of satisfaction when they see an under sealed saxo.
   
   looks the job mate
7. mrrwill Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234

   #7 31st May 2015, 18:01

   sweet, cheers lads I'll look into it, I need to do it before it gets silly. Some good ideas
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 31st May 2015, 18:06

   Get yourself some phospheric acid from ebay,wire brush the rust off then treat with the acid followed by red oxide.