18 replies to this topic

[miniman5]

yo peeps this afternoon i borrowed my m8s dads jack and one by one went round the car with a wire brush on a drill getting all the rust of ad cleaning it. the i spraye dthe rust with this rust proof stuff. andtomorow ile under seal it ile ge tsome picys to hopefully so you can all see my handy work !! :grin:

[Jordie]

Slap it on really good n thick. As u can see above, we had the floors coated after some repairs for MOT. Make sure u get it everywhere or it will just get it and rust behind it.

[philster]

i've just bought myself a shutz gun from machine mart. you need a compressor to run it but it takes all the effort out of brushing. It also comes with a cavity tube attachment so you can get in all the box sections with it. Gonna give it a wirl tomoz i'll let you know how i get on.

[miniman5]

lol ace i ment under the wheel arches tho lol :tongue: but i ge tthe point

[Alburglar]

That floor is gona be sticky in the summer.

[Jordie]

got nice think underseal n carpet down above it.

The sills (inner n outter) have also been done and front arches.

[Woody]

Make sure you primer over the bare metal before undersealing (shutz) or in a few months the underseal will peel and reveal that it has been rusting all along :sad:

[miniman5]

we aint using primer we have this spray on silver stuff that stops the rust so im spraying that on then im going to paint the under seal over that. :grin:

[redmini]

:wales: underseal is a complete waste of time where minis are concerned as it dries hard, cracks when stones hit it then lets water in behind it and sweats. It looks ok for a bit then the bottom falls out of your car, please tell me you've used a wax based sealer as they're the only ones worth your time and effort.

[miniman5]

i duno but it is VERY sticky lol and a pain in the bum to paint on lol much thinker thn normal paint i duno what its based on tho

[philster]

the stuff i use never dries hard and remains flexible for years although re-application every few years is always a good idea. I also painted the panels first with primer and then with two good coats of bitumen based paint. i used the same method about five years ago when i replaced the boot floor and that is still imaculate. I've just finished the front wheel arch and inner arches and the job looks really proffessional, next i've got to strip out the carpets and seats and do the floor on the inside.

[miniman5]

Do you think i should d othe inside floor in my mini??

[philster]

here's some pics i've just taken

[Poo]

looks very neat n tidy, you using the spray gun thingy?

[philster]

Do you think i should d othe inside floor in my mini??

lift the carpets and see how bad it is, usually most minis leak water in (even my bosses w reg sportspack does) and this will cause the floor to rust, i've just replaced the floorpan on the drivers side so this will hopefully stop any water damage or at least slow it down for a few years!