The last M.O.T. brought an advisory of corrosion on the sills, so today was the day to get the covers off and see what was lurking underneath. @Nodzed had kindly offered his time, help and the facilities at the Zedshed West. Here goes
This is what we found on the off side. A couple of patches of corrosion, but nothing that had eaten through. Niall got busy with the wire brush attachment on the grinder and soon got it into shape. Next up was the Kurust treatment to stabilise the metal
The next job was to give it a good clean.
Next up was the Gravigard protector.
Then a nice coat of silver to tidy it up and get it looking like new.
Next up, the hapless apprentice was let loose with a paint brush to apply a good coat of Waxoyl.
I gave the arch liners a clean while they were out.
A bit of Waxoyl here and there does no harm.
Another generous coat of Waxoyl to finish.
We gave the inside of the sill covers a couple of coats, then put it all back together.
The near side corrosion worse much worse, which makes sense because that’s the side which goes through the muddy puddles and the like.
The same process was done on this side of the car and then re assembled.
This was very handy for getting the paint to dry between coats.
I’m so glad we got this done today, it will keep the corrosion at bay for a couple more years. I would recommend everyone to have a look under the sill covers and see what’s lurking there. A massive thank you to Niall for his time and help and bloody hard work today. It was a long, but very rewarding day. Cheers Niall, you’re a star.
This is what we found on the off side. A couple of patches of corrosion, but nothing that had eaten through. Niall got busy with the wire brush attachment on the grinder and soon got it into shape. Next up was the Kurust treatment to stabilise the metal
The next job was to give it a good clean.
Next up was the Gravigard protector.
Then a nice coat of silver to tidy it up and get it looking like new.
Next up, the hapless apprentice was let loose with a paint brush to apply a good coat of Waxoyl.
I gave the arch liners a clean while they were out.
A bit of Waxoyl here and there does no harm.
Another generous coat of Waxoyl to finish.
We gave the inside of the sill covers a couple of coats, then put it all back together.
The near side corrosion worse much worse, which makes sense because that’s the side which goes through the muddy puddles and the like.
The same process was done on this side of the car and then re assembled.
This was very handy for getting the paint to dry between coats.
I’m so glad we got this done today, it will keep the corrosion at bay for a couple more years. I would recommend everyone to have a look under the sill covers and see what’s lurking there. A massive thank you to Niall for his time and help and bloody hard work today. It was a long, but very rewarding day. Cheers Niall, you’re a star.
