Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
MY05 D3 wheel arch, rear bumper sill rust work
Finally started my D3 rust check around sills, rear bumper and wheel arches.
Managed to remove the offside plastic trim with only breaking a few connectors
Quite surprising the rust isn't as bad as i thought, mostly surface and a few flaking areas
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Just jet washed everything, will remove orher side this week, then start on rear bumper.
Plan is then wash everything, remove and treat rust, then paint over worh some kind of rust stopper paint (any suggestions?)
In no rush as want to do it properly Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
26th May 2020 4:30 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
A lot of talk around this forum about Dinitrol being good.
I fancy removing the bumper covers and doing this.
Good luck "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
26th May 2020 4:41 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13613
Plus 1 ref the Dinitrol
Used 1 x litre cans for the inside of the chassis and outside, underneath the body then aerosols for the wheel arches , removed liners
Plenty of drain holes in the chassis so could see it coming out as being injected
Worked out a lot cheaper buying the 1 x litre cans vs all aerosols
Highly recommend gloves and eye protection, along with a cheap throwaway plastic sheet to drive the disco onto
4 x plastic ramps and axle stands, set suspension into off road height and pulled fuse F26
When I put the fuse back in the suspension dropped to virtually its bump stops
Hope that helps
26th May 2020 4:51 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Cheers both Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
26th May 2020 5:07 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13613
Hi buddy
Before I forget , using one of these triggers really helped when using just the cans
Hope it goes well mate, even after 3 x years when I done mine there isn’t a single piece that’s peeling and it really does stick
27th May 2020 5:35 am
aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
I take it you have never had side steps fitted?
27th May 2020 7:33 am
Hormic23
Member Since: 14 Aug 2017
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 99
That doesn’t look too bad Iggy
There is a guide on the dinitrol site and after preparing the surface there is a rust converter which can be used RC900
Gary’s car looks impressive 2007 D3 TDV6 XS - GONE
BAS Remap
EGRs blanked
Adaptive bi-xenons
RLD spare wheel protector
27th May 2020 7:49 am
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
I’d like to use a boroscope to look inside the sills. I reckon most of the problem here is caused by the plastic covers holding dirt and moisture on the outside of the sill, so it should be clean new metal inside the sill.
I’d wire brush it off, neutralise it with Kurust or similar, hammerite it, then Dintrol.
27th May 2020 8:22 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Good tip told to me some years ago that does work as I have used it many times, is once you have treated the rust/painted over the top, get some grease just standard chassis grease and slather it on the steelwork before replacing the plastic bits.
27th May 2020 10:23 am
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Cheers all
Not had side steps fitted, one side completely off now, too hot to work on it tonight, but I'm more interested in taking my time and doing properly, it's not as if i have anywhere to go Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
27th May 2020 6:26 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13613
Also found the links for all the side parts numbers in case u need them
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
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