Rust...

[Coops]

yeah dead easy to remove, just heat it up till it bubbles with a decent heat gun (i have a bosch one, excellent bit ogf kit ) then scrape it off with a wall paper scraper.

it will leave a residue of glue there, that can be removed with petrol or proper oil/tar remover.

as for replacing it, think you can buy the stuff as rolls, i know bodyshops use it so maybe local one can get some for you?

[1995clio16v]

Mint Coops.

Would anyone treat the inside of the shell with anything for rust? I personally see no need as they dont tend to rust from inside cockpit, more from underneath...?

[Coops]

if you take the rear 'doorcards' out, you'll see that down inside the outer sills there will be surface rust on the inside, condensation causes this, fill the sills with waxoyl or similar

[northy]

i would use some engine oil and spray that into your sills.

Waxoil drys and cracks and does nothing over time. Oil coats.

[1995clio16v]

Cheers Northy.

To be honest its having new sills and arches anyway, so will prob do that when new sills are welded in.

[Coops]

i thought waxoyl had oil in it, least the stuff i used on the turbo arches (waxoyl and hammerite mix) is still coated on there fine after 2 years, no cracking or peeling or anything

[col]

YEARS AGO....and i do mean before my time, garages used to spray engine oil underneath cars as an underseal ,before the onset of winter.

And pretty good it was as well...so im told

[1995clio16v]

Stripped it all off today.

Pleased to say no rust from inside. Need to check underneath to make sure, but all seems sound! Well chuffed.

:D

[1995clio16v]

sweet :D
quite a bit of weight saved also

Will be re-laying it! Dont fancy a stripped out 16v for a daily driver