I use a product called Vactan on rust ... it's a milky white solution which you can even use in a cheap spray can ... the type you buy for 99p for spraying plant leaves ... it really is superb stuff ... used in the marine industry too!
Channel 16 (4x4 ... nice one Mr Defender, I read it on Facebook) it is then ... I'll stay tooned while drivin' the Fender.
Oh and Suew ... I too had an illegal AM rig on my old mini clubman ... and I'm only 48 years young! ;)
First time I've seen this thread and having met the OP I had to read it from the start. I met him before this saga started when he popped around and bought my old roofrack, spotlights and Land Rover bike ... top fella and well done to James for getting things sorted.
I do fear however that he...