rust everywhere!!

[nauta_boiVL]

ahhhh i bought a vl and i have taken out both front and back windows and theres a lot of mainly surface rust around the window edges... would sand blasting be the option?? or is there another way to get it out? thanks

[Matty081]

sand blasting will be filthy
if it's surface rust, grind it off, it its deeper, cut it out with a thin cutting disc, and weld a new piece in.
just have a mate stand by with a wet rag to put on your work when it warms up to prevent warping.

[nauta_boiVL]

ahh k, sweet thanks mate... yeh its pretty much just surface rust.. a metal brush might even do the job.. yeh with sand blasting alot of sand will get thru the car ide imagine, very messy

[harry3]

the area where the glass is glued to seems to have been left as bare metal and rust is very common

[Stewart1000]

yeah they didnt cote it, i got the metal under the rear window cut out and replaced in my vl

[nauta_boiVL]

ahh k cheers, its mainly just surface rust so i dont think i will get that metal replaced.. if i find a slaight rust hole i might just mig weld it up then grind back

[Jules86]

How do you prevent surface rust from coming back??? i got rid of the surface rust in my boot but its back...Also i have a hole in my tyre well...i was just wondering if i cut it out and put some rust prevention paint on it; can i use fibreglass repair sh*t to fill over the hole. Cuz i'm not too sure about welding in some more metal.

[Bax]

To stop rust coming back, treat it with fish oil, then paint over it properly with some rust kill primer and then your normal paint.