Hi all, Poor Matilda, one month of winter in Newfoundland and her incipient seam rust is erupting. Paint has started to flake off just above the seam (left side, behind the fridge and sink), a spot of rust maybe 1" x 3" now exposed to the air (and salty road spray), plus all the other bubbling and stuff along the seam. I'm taking her in to a body shop next week to get an estimate on repairs - the options they mentioned involve replacing the whole side, or what sounded like cutting a strip off and replacing that, or sanding it out from the outside and doing something to keep it from rusting again (what does one do?). They said (offhand guess) that it would take a day of labor to remove all the camping gear and then put it back in, plus the time to actually do the work. That sounded like a lot of time, though no doubt it would take me that long. If anyone has any advice on having seam rust repaired, before I bring her in to get the estimate, I'd really appreciate it!
Joy |
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