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Restoration.

Post by usman754 » Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:10 pm

Hi guys,
Finally, I managed to buy my car back off after 4 years. Previously I owned the car for 7 years. It's 1991 si import. Unfortunately, it has some rust underneath now. My plan is to restore the complete car and keep it forever. I will update pictures Very soon. What product would you guys recommend for rust removal? I am planing to start/finish the whole project by myself. Any ideas/suggestions about restoration please feel free to share your knowledge. Much appreciated.
Kind regards.
Usman

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Post by vanzep » Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:23 pm

Bilt Hamber stuff gets great reviews from folk on here ;)

Best rust remover is an angle grinder - cut it all out :lol:

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Post by usman754 » Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:56 pm

I thought so! Angel grinder! Lol. It has to be done that way.. I missed my car from the day I sold it. Very excited to have it back I am sure every single second of work will be worth it.

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Post by thusee » Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:06 pm

loooking forward to this !!!

As mentioned above, best method is definitely cut and weld new metal.

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Post by wurlycorner » Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:04 am

Great stuff, glad you got it back usman.
If it's rot then yep, cut it out and patch in new. If it's just surface and not a decorative area, then stiff wire brush (ideally on an angle grinder with a flap wheel tbh) back and treat with some Bilt Hamber Deox to get rid of the last bits.

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