Yeah, it's a problem that is haunting me at the moment. I have some dodgy rust spots on the wheel arches. How do I get rid of them? I was thinking if I sand it all back and whack some hammerite on? But what about re-painting?

Thanks in advance,

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

a new styling option, eh? not sure it brown suits my yellow car

It does happen, I have spent the last two weeks removing underseal from mine and there are lots of rusty bits under the underseal.

To improve your car, sand or wire brush the corrosion until you get to shiny, but lumpy metal. Keep going till you get to the shiny stuff. Skim of filler, then sand smooth, prime and paint. Don't be tempted to leave either filler or primer on the car without a top coat. They are both porous. If you have to do the job in stages be prepared for a flat back each time.

Cheers

D

Grumpy old git going fast downhill rather than downhill fast!!

all this work

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

one of those jobs you get what you put in im afraid,worth it in the end

A Dog Is Not Just For Christmas
Sliced Thinly It Can Last Till Easter

after the "grounding" incident at Stanford, I'm gonna have to rustproof where the underseal has been ripped off. Same apply as the above on the wheel arches? The metal is shiny so will a quick layer of hammerite do? What products are good and more importantly, value for money?

Thanks again,

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

yeah whack on some good quality underseal while the metals fresh and you should have no probs

A Dog Is Not Just For Christmas
Sliced Thinly It Can Last Till Easter

when you say good quality....what would you recommend? I'm gonna give it a good doing this Thursday. I'll work on the arches too

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

still hasn't been done. hopefully gonna get done on Sunday if we have some nice weather!lol

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Union Jackass

well, I should really rustproof where Ive had to remodel for the grp N centre pipe, but seen as that may only be on the road for a day or so before going off again, i'll sort it then!

Tom (AofB)

95 Cinq Sporting - Rattly GrpN Catback Exhaust, <font color="black">Buckets</font id="black"> and 3pt Harnesses,Sexy VW styleé dials (that look great, but dont work!! D)), 10" Sub and 6x9's, ETech Wing. Lots of Dirt!
1242cc Engine in car, not starting, boot delock soon, K+N still in garage!

you gonna take it for a blast soon then??

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Union Jackass

Well, currently she has no oil (it was full of crap and stunk of petrol due to an accident with a fuel line and an absence of the rocker cover!!), im just leaving the RTV to set prior to refilling it. It still needs retiming, then its being blasted!

Tom (AofB)

95 Cinq Sporting - Rattly GrpN Catback Exhaust, <font color="black">Buckets</font id="black"> and 3pt Harnesses,Sexy VW styleé dials (that look great, but dont work!! D)), 10" Sub and 6x9's, ETech Wing. Lots of Dirt!
1242cc Engine in car, not starting, boot delock soon, K+N still in garage!

there's nothign better than taking your car for a blast after doing some work on it!

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Union Jackass

From my own (expensive) experience, do a mile or two first then go home and check it all over. If all seems well, them go a little further.

Pete.

Links: 1242cc cinq, turbo cinq, Cinqs&Seis forum, Clubcento

i had a rust spot in my cinq on the back of me car in the boot so i just put oil on it and now it seems to be better is that an okay way about doing it. it is less rusty brown and more black and i feel it has stopped. i am going to keep my eye on it i hope it does not spread.

This is not a sufficient way to treat a rust spot.

Steve...

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Originally posted by kurupt39
i had a rust spot in my cinq on the back of me car in the boot so i just put oil on it and now it seems to be better is that an okay way about doing it. it is less rusty brown and more black and i feel it has stopped. i am going to keep my eye on it i hope it does not spread.

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<cringes> no mate, that's not gonna work!

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Union Jackass

its in the boot shall i sand it and fill it. then touch it up then. it is such a small spot there seems to be no point.

Sie, oil may help a bit (It stops oxygen getting to it).

Depends, I think the rust there is fairly common on Centos (Ive seen it on a mates 98 Sei:I).

I wouldnt go that far with it, if its worrying yu, take some paint off around it (P80 grit is good!) and follow rallycinq's advice.

Its probably from galvanic corrosion (posh words :Iooh) around the weld seams (That joint was probably spot welded, and they are prone to rusting slightly - very very quickly[:-I])



Tom (AofB)

95 Cinq Sporting - Rattly GrpN Catback Exhaust, <font color="black">Buckets</font id="black"> and 3pt Harnesses,Sexy VW styleé dials (that look great, but dont work!! D)), 10" Sub and 6x9's, ETech Wing. Lots of Dirt!
1242cc Engine in car, not starting, boot delock soon, K+N still in garage!

well i've just hammerite'd my floor pan! Only taken me a month and half to get round to doing it!

Sie
Black 96P Cinq Sporting
OMP Strut Brace, Apex -40mm kit, GSR F1i Induction, Pioneer ICE

Union Jackass