Rust Question
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Vernon CT
Rust Question
I bought a Vette for $900 last fall...
The interior was pretty wet from leakage (which I still can't locate). The seats are wrecked.
How can I remove pretty bad surface rust from both seat tracks? Should I? Can I, or is it a lost cause?
Thanks.
Steve
The interior was pretty wet from leakage (which I still can't locate). The seats are wrecked.
How can I remove pretty bad surface rust from both seat tracks? Should I? Can I, or is it a lost cause?
Thanks.
Steve
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Savannah GA
Find and kill the leak first or your tracks will keep on rusting. Once you have a finger in the dam, bead blast the runners and paint them. Eastwood Aluma Blast looks nice but is probably not NCRS approved.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
Common leak areas are the T-top seals, wiper tray cracks/caulk loss; windshield seal deterioration; birdcage rust-out; heater core leakage. Don't be surprised if you find more than one of those are causing your problems. Use a garden hose [on a dry day] to localize the water source, so that you can isolate your problem areas.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Sparta Mo.
I'm still super jealous of your purchase. (We got ours around the same time)
Anyway, my T-Top seals leak and run down the A-pillars to the floor. Having carpet in it, your water probably wicks up the carpet to the seat tracks. It's $500 for a complete new set of seals. (which is why I have old seals and no carpets.)
Happy hunting. Try sitting in the car with your beatiful girlfriend hosing down the outside of the car. Then just look for the trail coming in.
Anyway, my T-Top seals leak and run down the A-pillars to the floor. Having carpet in it, your water probably wicks up the carpet to the seat tracks. It's $500 for a complete new set of seals. (which is why I have old seals and no carpets.)
Happy hunting. Try sitting in the car with your beatiful girlfriend hosing down the outside of the car. Then just look for the trail coming in.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,327
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From: Vernon CT
Common leak areas are the T-top seals, wiper tray cracks/caulk loss; windshield seal deterioration; birdcage rust-out; heater core leakage. Don't be surprised if you find more than one of those are causing your problems. Use a garden hose [on a dry day] to localize the water source, so that you can isolate your problem areas.
Its so far up I cant see where its coming from. The "flashlight at night" test didnt work...
Thanks...Steve
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Cortlandt Manor New York
Before you get too involved you should check other areas for rust. Remove all the interior trim and check the birdcage carefully. If you have leaks around the windshield and the wiper bay your frame or birdcage could be toast. You don't want to be replacing seals and trim pieces only to find you have major frame or birdcage repairs. If someone sold you the car for $900 they might have been aware of issues that you do not know about YET.
