madmandegge
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 06:11 PM |
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Rust (damn carpet)
Hi all,
Carpet in passengers foot well has caused some rust underneath, whats the best step to getting rid of it?
Would I be OK to just clean up then treat all the patches of rust with rust treatment? I'm thinking of the ones that form a protective layer
while working, unsure of they all do this?
Thanks, Simon
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 06:18 PM |
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Give it all a good rub down. Then treat it with someting like Krust, then spray it black with hammerite smooth.
Then in 3 years time do it again.
Paul
edit - may be a good idea to spray some wax or something inside the chassis tubes via the seat holes . just a thought.
[Edited on 13/4/08 by Paul (Notts)]
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RazMan
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 06:34 PM |
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How about filling the footwell up with water and converting it into a huge electrolysis tank? Get the polarity right and you could get rid of all the
rust over night 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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madmandegge
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 07:03 PM |
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Thanks for confirming that, just wanted to make sure.
I could submerge the whole car...anyone know the affect of electrolysis on a complete engine? I don't fancy being the guinea pig for that just
yet
edit - Having said that, I have checker/chequer plate on the driver's side, was going to do the same to the passenger side, but you suggesting
repeating treatment in 3 years or so, would riveting floor down seem like a bad idea?
[Edited on 13/4/08 by madmandegge]
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jlparsons
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 07:15 PM |
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I second the Krust idea. You don't even have to give it much of a rub. I also use a decent zinc primer over that (one with enough zinc content
to actually give sacrificial protection) then paint. Then you only have to do it every 6 years. 
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madmandegge
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 07:39 PM |
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Sounds like a plan, will hop to it, then have to start cutting floor plate 
Sucks being a noobie at this!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 08:07 PM |
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Had the same problem with my floor although I didn't have carpet. Put some antislip on the floor after treating the rust to stop my feet sliding
about.
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graememk
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| posted on 13/4/08 at 08:37 PM |
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i have thick rubber mats with carpet glued to it on my floor, i give the steel floor a good spray of oil before i put the mats back, as of yet no
rust.
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