As well as my garaged E9, I also own an E38 Alpina B12. This is not a garage queen but a highway bruiser capable of remarkably effortless long distance mileage.
It lives outdoors and is driven in all conditions, but is still a labour of love, just in a different way to my E9. It came to me a bit tatty in places and I've focussed on the interior and the mechanicals for now. Dating from 1998, it is so so complicated when compared to a 70s classic.
Anyway, all four wheel arch lips have the startings of blistering under the paint. The body was factory dipped of course, so this has slowed the progress, but I need to get the crust sorted as a priority.
My plan is to remove the wheels and the plastic wheel arch liners, and the plastic rear bumper, as some crust is spreading that way also. I'll clean any mud off and a wire wheel will remove any loose paint and rust, but what next?
In the past I've used hammerite rust converter and then hammerite smooth as a primer, before filling, sanding and topcoating. This tends to last a few years before needing to repeat.
Was looking at some youtubes, where they use acid etch primer, and filler directly onto this. Was also looking at POR 15 products, which look to be well regarded.
What do you use to deal with smallish areas of bodywork rust?
It lives outdoors and is driven in all conditions, but is still a labour of love, just in a different way to my E9. It came to me a bit tatty in places and I've focussed on the interior and the mechanicals for now. Dating from 1998, it is so so complicated when compared to a 70s classic.
Anyway, all four wheel arch lips have the startings of blistering under the paint. The body was factory dipped of course, so this has slowed the progress, but I need to get the crust sorted as a priority.
My plan is to remove the wheels and the plastic wheel arch liners, and the plastic rear bumper, as some crust is spreading that way also. I'll clean any mud off and a wire wheel will remove any loose paint and rust, but what next?
In the past I've used hammerite rust converter and then hammerite smooth as a primer, before filling, sanding and topcoating. This tends to last a few years before needing to repeat.
Was looking at some youtubes, where they use acid etch primer, and filler directly onto this. Was also looking at POR 15 products, which look to be well regarded.
What do you use to deal with smallish areas of bodywork rust?
