| andypaulleach |
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Sunday, Nov 25th 5:05am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 11
Wales
E21 Baur 323i |
The lip that the boot rubber seal sits on ( just below the rear window)is very rusty/crumbly on my 323 but it's a complex shape to repair, has anyone got any ideas on the best way to repair it? |
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| MayanArch |
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Sunday, Nov 25th 5:15am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1460
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Get a motorized wire brush...in some form.....preferably a Dremel like tool. Brush away rust....then grind to clean metal. weld on metal strips cut to the same width and shape. Paint over with POR15.....then paint.
Either that.....or find a piece in a junkyard from a donor car. You will have to wait to find it, though. |
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| ArnZ |
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Sunday, Nov 25th 9:03am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 129
Qld, Australia
BMW 323i |
yeh i had the same problem, might wanna check your trunk floor too.......
i had mine fixed by a friend, apparently he made a new lip from some sheet metal. |
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| MayanArch |
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Sunday, Nov 25th 4:25pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1461
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
the problem you will encounter is that the rear lip curves. The sides are easy.
Whatever the case, fix it fast as your trunk floor will quickly follow with five times as much work. |
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| tony323 |
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Sunday, Dec 2nd 12:15am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 78
Pa USA
1996 318ti, 1982 323i, 1982 320is, 1988 Alfa Verde, 1983 533i |
Sound advice except for the POR part. POR states not to put their product on clean metal. Only use it on rusty metal as it will not stick properly to non-rusty metal. This was in the instructions they sent with the POR-15 I purchased.
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| BarryA |
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Monday, Dec 17th 8:01pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 206
Sacramento CA
81 320 |
| tony323 wrote: | Sound advice except for the POR part. POR states not to put their product on clean metal. Only use it on rusty metal as it will not stick properly to non-rusty metal. This was in the instructions they sent with the POR-15 I purchased.
Tony |
Maybe a fine point here, but important - when using POR 15, don't clean the metal down to shiny, fresh metal, but DON'T paint over flaking, scaling rust, either.
If the loose, flaking rust isn't removed prior to painting, the flaking areas will slough off later, exposing already rusted metal to moisture, resulting further rusting. |
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