Panel joint protection

[Chris Hebden]

Not sure if this is in the right place for this thread.

When Pete and I took the engine out of mine we reaslised that i had quite a bit of corrosion were the pant is, under the brake reservoir.

So i got my drill and wire brush set out and went at it :crap:!

Where the different panels meet there has been a protective *something* covering the joints, is this important to be painted back? If it is, and cant be protected with metal protection, what is it and where do i get it? Cheers Chris

[J$£5GTT]

seeing as your engine is out,take the seam sealer off in the dodgy areas,
fix with por 15,apply sealer again an get rattle can 'silver' in your case
an spray up to match!!!

:agree:

[Chris Hebden]

fix with por 15,apply sealer again :agree:

Thanks for the info J, but what is por 15 and what type of sealer?

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

http://www.frost.co.uk/productList.asp?catID=28&frostCat=Rust&subcatID=37&frostSubCat=POR%2D15

there you go chris..were all addicts down this way , we even sniff the stuff..:laugh:

[turbodave]

to seal it back up just brush on some tigerseal :agree:

[raj]

to seal it back up just brush on some tigerseal :agree:

chris, i had the same problem as you before i repainted my engine bay, and as above all i did was get rid of all the original seam seal down to the bare metal. i then applied some rust killer all over the shop, after that i simply applied some white tigerseal and used my finger to smooth it off. leave it for a day to cure and then i primed and painted over it.

you cant tell that anything was done:agree:

[Chris Hebden]

Thanks for the info guys! I guess i wont be using my silver hammerite after all :scared:!

Raj where did you get the tiger seal from bud?