rust in my vs calais any ideas

[sirduke1983]

hey guys

has anyone had this rust before ...

well it has been sitting for a long time for i picked for cheap

anyone got ideas of a keep fix ??

think i'm going to sell it when i get it on the road anyway...

[VS 5.0]

If that is the spare wheel well then yes I have this rust.

[HSV5L]

1 out of 10 vn vp vr vs have the rust there its common just get some mettaltek bog in their or dont worry about it the spare hides it

[SWE11L]

Just get it done properly if you intend on keeping the car, can't imagine that would cost much. I'd be looking at sealing my boot if I were you. Even models as early as the VB are prone to rust in the wheel well, most commodore boots leak...
I recently stopped my boot from leaking by putting a bead of silicone around the lights, boot garnish and through the extra number plate holes and the holes for my spoiler then screwed back through the silicone. No more wet carpet and no more swimming pool in the tire well!

[Andrew426]

Just paint a bit of rust kill over it and spray it with primer

[VYMAD]

I would remove all the loose corosion thoroughly with a wire brush. Then give it a good spray with Fish oil. Leave to dry for at least a week in a well ventilated area, or until slightly tacky to the touch. Then coat the lot with Fibreglass resin and some matting if there is any loss of section.
Then give the whole lot a couple off coats of Blackjack.
And, like said above, try to fix the leak.

[sirduke1983]

thanx fox going with your idea

[DAKSTER]

I wouldnt. Paint doesnt combine with oil. It may or may not spray on, but in the end you will always have a layer of oil between the paint and the metal, and the paint will never bond.

Just hit it with a wire brush and some rust converter, then prime it. Add a top coat or some bitument on top of the primer.

Fibreglassing is unnecessary unless you have holes, and fibreglass will have the same problem as paint when it comes to bonding to fish oil.

Fish oil is a useful rust preventative, but it needs to be the top layer. You cant use it as a rustproofing undercoat.

[VYMAD]

I wouldnt. Paint doesnt combine with oil. It may or may not spray on, but in the end you will always have a layer of oil between the paint and the metal, and the paint will never bond.

Just hit it with a wire brush and some rust converter, then prime it. Add a top coat or some bitument on top of the primer.

Fibreglassing is unnecessary unless you have holes, and fibreglass will have the same problem as paint when it comes to bonding to fish oil.

Fish oil is a useful rust preventative, but it needs to be the top layer. You cant use it as a rustproofing undercoat.

Well I've used fish oil and fibreglass with no dramas. Everyone will have conflicting ideas/methods, though.

[Andrew426]

Well I've used fish oil and fibreglass with no dramas. Everyone will have conflicting ideas/methods, though.

Yeah but the common idea between most car painters and panelbeaters is that paint does not stick to oil.

[Jaymz]

looks to me that there is a couple of sizable holes in the rust, you can see the grass through them.

Personally I would cut out the rotten metal, and weld a new piece in. then paint it with some rust kill paint and you are done.

If you don't fix the leak it will eventually come back, but a small hole in the bottom of the well will stop it pooling water until you get it fixed, then you can plug it up with some seam sealer.

[vn1989]

whel i got my vn the spare wheel well looked like urs untill i tryed 2 get the loose rust out and relized it was rusted through almost the whole wheel well was gone go i got some steel cut the rusted but out and welded a new peice in covered it with killrust primer and loaded it up with sound deadner

[VR38]

Usually rust in the spare wheel well means a leaking rear quarter window and the subsequent sagging roof lining and never ending fogging windscreen in the rain.

[VYMAD]

Yeah but the common idea between most car painters and panelbeaters is that paint does not stick to oil.

Agreed. However fish oil dries. It's not like engine oil etc that will never dry!

Why don't you take the time to read the instructions on a can of Fish oil;

(Fish oil will penetrate deeply and will dry to form a water repellant, transparent film, which may be overpainted with any type of good quality enamel paint.)

[CJ - 1995]

make sure you check all around your boot if you have that rust because above my taillights i could poke a screwdriver through with ease. look for bubbly or flakey paint as it might be a dodgy cover up or shotty fix

[mr calais 5.0]

my vn has the same prob but the boot does not leak now.. will wire brush it and fiber glass it when we move house soon

[sirduke1983]

hey guys just a note remember i bourght it at a keep price due too its been sitting over a yr or so....... so it hasnt had the love it needed... but theres no links when it rain i check must as i could see any water or links anywhere ....but seen someone or should i say dumb person bog the hole where the rubber plug should be ... that may anwers to why it rusted out... but as i'm working on it from time to time it will give the love its needed.... now Welding where the fuel tank is so near like only 10cm away dont think it be a safe idea lol but i spray the rubber shit over the top of the fish oil which the oil has been sitting a few days before hand ....

and it is sticking to it and the only way to get it up is abit of fuel on a rag.....

its not really the biggers job on it atm due to things need to be fix to pass roadie funny how he didnt spot it tho lol