What Do You Guys Think Of This Rust? (Lots Of Pics)
#1
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:01 PM
Rust... One of the joys of a Mini driver! I have some pictures of the rust on my Mini at the moment, I was looking for some advice about what I should do about it.
#2
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:05 PM
#3
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:06 PM
#4
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:11 PM
#5
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:15 PM
I'd recommend garaging it, rubbing it back, and seeing if it has rotted all the way through, if so, some parts might need replacing, some may only need some little patches welded in.
I'd get a whole new scuttle though, so much easier
#6
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:16 PM
#7
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:20 PM
Scuttle Panel - £115
Doors - 2 x ?
Front Wing - 2 x £80
+ Respray Costs
+ Labour
£500 sound enough for all this?
Thanks.
#8
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:24 PM
#9
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:25 PM
#10
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:26 PM
Ideally the only way to repair this sort of corrosion properly is to weld in new metal, which in your case appears to mean: new wings, A- panels, doorskins, scuttle, front panel and a patch welding into the rear quarter beneath the window. If you don't have the tools and the skills to do this sort of work yourself and don't intend on buying a welder and learning to be able to either, then you are looking at quite a sum to have this done professionally (probably upwards of £2k including a respray).
More than £1000?
A ball park figure for the front end alone would be around £1,500. when you add in the doors and the repair to the rear quarters, then I would guess that you are talking about at least £2k.
.... this is why so many of us buy ourselves a welder and learn to do it all ourselves!!
Edited by AVV IT, 06 February 2012 - 04:31 PM.
#11
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:26 PM
#12
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:27 PM
Edited by redhot-mini, 06 February 2012 - 04:28 PM.
#13
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:29 PM
What you should do about it, depends how long you want the repair to last. No doubt some people will tell you to rub the rusty areas down, treat them with a rust treatment and then paint over. The problem with that is that the rust you can see on a classic mini is normaly "just the tip of the iceberg" and is usually just a sign of more extensive corrosion underneath and behind. Just treating and painting over the areas that you can see, therefore tends to just seal moisture in and make the problem worse, meaning that the dreaded rust bubbles will be back with a vengeance in next to no time.
Ideally the only way to repair this sort of corrosion properly is to weld in new metal, which in your case appears to mean: new wings, A- panels, doorskins, scuttle, front panel and a patch welding into the rear quarter beneath the window. If you don't have the tools and the skills to do this sort of work yourself and don't intend on buying a welder and learning to be able to either, then you are looking at quite a sum to have this done professionally (probably upwards of £2k including a respray).
Upwards of £2k? I'm not going to have a full respray of the car, just the new panels. The small patches of rust like below the window, I will probably just rub down, treat and paint.
How are you getting a figure of £2k?
#14
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:31 PM
#15
Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:31 PM
What you should do about it, depends how long you want the repair to last. No doubt some people will tell you to rub the rusty areas down, treat them with a rust treatment and then paint over. The problem with that is that the rust you can see on a classic mini is normaly "just the tip of the iceberg" and is usually just a sign of more extensive corrosion underneath and behind. Just treating and painting over the areas that you can see, therefore tends to just seal moisture in and make the problem worse, meaning that the dreaded rust bubbles will be back with a vengeance in next to no time.
Ideally the only way to repair this sort of corrosion properly is to weld in new metal, which in your case appears to mean: new wings, A- panels, doorskins, scuttle, front panel and a patch welding into the rear quarter beneath the window. If you don't have the tools and the skills to do this sort of work yourself and don't intend on buying a welder and learning to be able to either, then you are looking at quite a sum to have this done professionally (probably upwards of £2k including a respray).
Upwards of £2k? I'm not going to have a full respray of the car, just the new panels. The small patches of rust like below the window, I will probably just rub down, treat and paint.
How are you getting a figure of £2k?
labour, people dont work for free
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