Gt6 1968!! Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 After all the great help and advice I received from everybody on my last thread I thought I would ask for thoughts on my next job. I've got some small patches of rust on the chassis, ( I've attached some images ), I really don't want to sand them down and repaint them as I'd like to keep the car as original as possible. Would it be acceptable to clean all the areas with de-reaser and apply some kind of sealant? If so what sealant could I use?, my reasoning behind this is that the car was my late dads and I really don't want to change it too much, but in the same breath I don't want the corrosion to get any worse, I hope this makes sense, any suggestions very welcome. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver clasper Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hi. Nice to see an aim for preservation, rather than the usual resto. Depending on the cars environement, if not a daily driver and kept in a dry garage, I think it would take a long time for it to get much worse and it wouldn't get to any "rot" stage. To help preserve, I have no definate ideas, I think folk use a mat/satin laquer to help preserve a rust patina. Maybe some form of wax may help?. Both would have to be re done at some point?, I imagine Cheers, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 The chassis of my (also Wedgewood Blue) Spitfire has looked like that fir almost 30 years, keep the car clean and dry and it won't get worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 you need to give it a good wire brush to remove the flaky rust, then treat it with https://www.frost.co.uk/por-15-rust-remover-946ml/ and paint over when its dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6 1968!! Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thanks for the advice, this ill clean the areas then use a detailing ceramic sealant, the car is a fair weather car! And always in the garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Just like mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 After some fore thought I asked a friend and ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what he said makes sense What is shown in the photo looks suspiciously like the remains of the bulb from a capillary temperature gauge. It might have been knocked in or even glued in as it would normally have been held in place by a screwed collar (There might be compression fit bulbs around with a olive). I don’t think it was original to the block and someone has drilled the oil gallery. They might have wanted to run an oil pressure/temperature gauge set up. The port for the Oil pressure gauge is next to it. I run a temp/pressure gauge on my white TR6 but used an existing tapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 George, I think somehow your post has ended up in the wrong thread but what you say in it certainly sounds quite possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 How right you are I shall repost thanks sorry everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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