Bulkhead, What Next?

Noticed some paint bubbling on the corner of bulkhead, started to rub it back,
looks abit like this.

Whats the next steps?



Sam

the good thing is you got the hinges of the bulkhead they can be a fookin arse of a job..

wiltshire landyman said:

the good thing is you got the hinges of the bulkhead they can be a fookin arse of a job..

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Soaked em over night in WD40 cos its all i had lying around.

Still took a good few gentle taps with a large hammer and impact driver to shift em though.

done mine when i resprayed the 90

What did you do?

Filler?
Repair with a plate?
or the whole top corner section
or new bulkhead?

BearDy89 said:

What did you do?

Filler?
Repair with a plate?
or the whole top corner section
or new bulkhead?

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it had repair panels put in by a previous owner..

i just rubbed down the bubbleing and filled/rubbed down

wiltshire landyman said:

it had repair panels put in by a previous owner..

i just rubbed down the bubbleing and filled/rubbed down

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Mine is just below surface and has not penitrated into the main bulkhead,
So im thinking a good rub back + clean, fill, rub back and paint will be sufficient.

Use a rust converter on whatever is left before you prime and paint. Unless you cut out and replace the metal, rust will eventually come back.

instantsquid said:

Use a rust converter on whatever is left before you prime and paint. Unless you cut out and replace the metal, rust will eventually come back.

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Ok will do, Just apply to the area that im rubbing back and filling yeh?

Halfords | Hammerite Anti Rust Primer Aerosol

That do the Job?

If only my bulkhead looked like that (happydays)

Yes but give it about 5 coats, let each coat dry before adding the next one. Put some rusteater on first though.

Doctor DOC said:

If only my bulkhead looked like that (happydays)

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Thats why i wana try n sort it now before it gets any further

crashbox said:

Yes but give it about 5 coats, let each coat dry before adding the next one. Put some rusteater on first though.

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Ok will take a trip out tomoro morning prefer not to go to halfords so will try elsewhere first.

Ta Sam

instantsquid said:

Use a rust converter on whatever is left before you prime and paint. Unless you cut out and replace the metal, rust will eventually come back.

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A good rust converter I've used is Vactan.

VACTAN RUST CONVERTER AND PRIMER 150ml RUST TREATMENT on eBay (end time 30-Jan-11 18:40:49 GMT)

remove the flaky bits first and Roberts your mothers brother.

Once you've got the outside sorted ensure that you treat the inside with something.

how do you go about getting to the inside? do you have to remove the whole dash and spray in with something?

Spray waxoil or similar in the bulkhead before you refit the hinges

ahh as simple as that! ta.

I used some stuff called K-rust, it goes blue when dry and seems to work well, a patch on my bulkhead was left with just this stuff on for 6 months with no problems, didn't even need to sand it to paint it when i eventually got round to it.

Harry

All Done,

Ground the Crap
Rubbed it all back
Sprayed it with rust killer
Filled it
rubbed it back
two coats of antirust primer
3 coats of colour

Bobs your uncle, Not the best job in the world but itll last untill summer when its abit warmer outside then i plan on waxoyling chassis inside out and to get as much inside the bulkhead as possible.