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| Thread ID: 108773 | 2010-04-11 07:32:00 | Fixing small rust holes in car | forrest44 (754) | PC World Chat |
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| 875185 | 2010-04-11 07:32:00 | So I took my car in for a warrant the other day ('87 Corolla) It failed due to 1 or 2 rust holes in the body (just below the fuel cap cover thing) Each hole is around about the size of a 50c coin So I went to repco and got some filler, primer and rust dissolver stuff. Question is, how do you apply the filler without it all disappearing into the hole? Do you get some wire mesh and fix it in place behind the hole first or something? |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 875186 | 2010-04-11 07:39:00 | You cant bog up these holes you gotta get them patched, If you do it yourself with a mig or gas you have to take it back to the testing station in an state where they can check it out ie not bogged over. If you take it to a reputable panel beater they can repair, fill,paint and certify it. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 875187 | 2010-04-11 08:00:00 | And watch it when welding near the fuel cap and vent if you dont want to depart the earth earlier than normal. May need to take the tank out or fill it with CO. The trick is bog the holes before the wof not after. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 875188 | 2010-04-11 08:45:00 | The holes are on the external body, not in behind the fuel door thing | forrest44 (754) | ||
| 875189 | 2010-04-11 08:48:00 | Yes... use some aluminium mesh. Use an appropriate adhesive to cover the holes and then use bog to cover it. And of course the preparation is important - the rust killer compounds are really good, so that has to be done first. | Greg (193) | ||
| 875190 | 2010-04-11 08:48:00 | doesn't matter, once they see the homemade paint job they will ask for the cert from the panel beaters. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 875191 | 2010-04-11 08:51:00 | Rust can be a debatable item in a WOF. And LTNZ is always changing the goalposts but maybe last year, they did clarify the rust rule as rust that is structal rust and likely to affect the safety / strength of the car if you can make sense of that. It came about as some WOF testers were failing cars just for the smell of rust on parts other than structal / frame. LTNZ may have changed the rules again by now........... |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 875192 | 2010-04-11 09:26:00 | yes, good point. sometimes the guys make up there own rules. but then again i did see their guidelines book and it was open to interpretation ;) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 875193 | 2010-04-11 09:35:00 | Listen to Prefect, he knows what it's all about | Phil B (648) | ||
| 875194 | 2010-04-11 10:49:00 | And watch it when welding near the fuel cap and vent if you dont want to depart the earth earlier than normal. May need to take the tank out or fill it with CO. The trick is bog the holes before the wof not after. That will probably cost you more than the value of the car.:D |
bk T (215) | ||
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