Sunday, February 22, 2009

A little bit of Rust Proofing

This past weekend I decided to try out some rust proofing coating a friend gave me while I was still in North Carolina. This was some potent stuff! I'm pretty sure it curled my nose hairs.

Rustproofer

It looked kind of old. Hopefully it still works. I will find out! It was free and I can't argue with that!

I put it on the bumper seam and the rear body seam.

Bumper Seam

It turns the rust a dark color. It says that it reacts with the rust and totally seals it, stopping it from progressing. Sometime next week I'll paint over it with some primer. If it doesn't screw the primer up I think I'll be in good shape.

I also removed the right hand rear quarter window and weather stripping to see what was underneath.

Quarter Window Out

It looks pretty good. Just a really small spot of rust. It will get sanded and treated with some more rust-proofer.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    Is it hard to remove car windows? Do you need any special tools? Could you come up here and do my windshield? I know I am full of ???'s. But, hey, I am enjoying watching you work on your mini. Love, Mom

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  2. MiniGeneFebruary 23, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    It's pretty easy to remove Mini windows, there's not much to them. The rear window's rubber seal was so brittle with age I was able to break it off in pieces. The rear side windo comes out with just four screws. I don't know about your Honda, Mom. I'd probably do more harm than good! I think that is a bit more complicated than on a Mini. :) Thanks for looking at Percy's blog. I'm trying update it weekly as I work on him.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    Gene, I hope you didn't lose any brain cells using that stuff. Say, what year was your Mini manufactured? Dad

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