Xantia rot spot

imperial21 · Unread post by **imperial21** » 01 Aug 2011, 20:44

I opened the back door on my xantia and think i can see signs of rust towards the sill, I would like to save the area, so I looked at the bungs in the wheel arches and see they are looking past ther best, is there a recomended way to reseal the aea permantly to stop water ingress ?

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 01 Aug 2011, 20:49

You can buy new bungs.

lexi · Unread post by **lexi** » 01 Aug 2011, 22:32

It has been covered before. The area that has the common rot trap cannot be reached through the bungs.............spray through bungs anyway.

To reach the usual rusty area I took a seatbelt mounting off and drilled through the hole This lets you in to double skin with a can of waxoyl or a spray chain grease with a straw on it

handyman · Unread post by **handyman** » 02 Aug 2011, 11:10

Yes, but before you start spraying with sealants, you must make sure the area is dry, especially in the seams in the steel panels and then use a nutrealizer or rust inhibitor, like Jenolite. Once that has dried throughly, then spray with a sealant like Waxoyl.

If you do not dry the seams, the sealant will just trap the moisture and allow it to carry on delaminating the steel, thereby enhancing the corrosion.

H