What to use

[bombur]

BH have epoxy mastic too

Epoxy-Mastic - Bilt Hamber

Heavy-duty two-part waterproof tough coating for steel and alloys.

bilthamber.com

will have a look

 

[bombur]

It's all down to the prep at the end of the day.

I didn't use the gel (you gotta leave it on for a while whilst it works) But I Was impressed with the hydrate 80. I got a wire brush on the grinder for the backs of the outer cills, degreased tehm, dried them with airgun immediately and then painted that Hydrate 80 on. Been ina damp garage for 1 year with just that on. STill not re rusted whatsoever. Seems to neutralise any left and seal it off. Same with the front, rear wings on the bases, only hydrate 80 on them, not re-rusted at all. A £15 1ltr bottle will do a whole car too. The mastic paints are a rock hard paint so good against stone chips.

I went through same with looking at different things and you get put off by people not liking it. I imagine they are all good if the prep is followed and thorough.

If you just use normal primer it'll be rusty again in a year. Even Epoxy mastic paint on small items brackets I didn't use hydrate 80 on, have rust coming through again. Hence the reason why some people dont like some of the products - they probably didn't prep it well enough then blame the product for not working, so they don't like it or give a negative rating.

yes agree, car is garaged and wont be out hardly at all in rain anymore so i dont think I need to go too far on this. Ordered BH gel- will try that first. then decide on primer

 

[DrWong]

Deox gel is amazing stuff. It can dissolve rust pits and get you back to bright clean metal, which is the best preparation for paint.

But - and this is the kicker - it can take ages. To get to the clean metal photo in my post above took about five/six weeks of endlessly applying and then cleaning the gel off every few days. My sills were pretty crusty though to be fair.

Don't use using clingfilm to cover the gel because it's a nightmare, plastic bags or bin liners much easier to work with.

Keep us posted on how you get on

 

[bombur]

Will do @DrWong. There isnt a lot of rust on the front bits Im doing. Although Sills and all the bits behind the wheels will need doing at some time and also the diff