What Chris says if fine, but then get some rust inhibitor oil (rust check or krown) and spray it in from the back side of the seams. Do it each 6 months or each year. Malcolm > << hey hey, i have some surface rust between my right rear panels that goes all > the way down and follows the panel above the tire. does anyone have any > advice? i live in florida by the beach and i was considering having a body shop > cut out the rust and weld new metal- more expensive then i want, but its my van > ya know? anyone with some expierence or advice would be greatly appreciated. > >> > > > its seam rust.. if you dont have any holes, dont cut it out, you'll only make it > worse. ...to fix: sand down till metal is shiny, prime, and repaint. and do the > same thing inside the rear wheelwells, where the seam is leaking (it leaks from > behind) chris |
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