Hi folks,
I'm looking for advice. In September took my gt in to have rust repairs under windscreen and rear window fixed. This was to take 2 weeks....
Here I am 6 months later. The car has been sent back 4 times, always for messy repairs and damaged paint. After picking it up today I have noticed many brown specks all over another area of repair. I'm assuming this is rust on the way! I am obviously disappointed as the repairs are rusting already.
Does anyone have any advice?The guy is obviously incapable of fixing anything properly.
We aren't spoilt for choice down here in cornwall!
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It sounds like he is just filling over the rust and painting it, if there is any perforation the area needs cutting out and new metal welding in, if it is surface rust it needs cleaning off really well then treating with a rust converter before painting, a few pictures would enable us to help more.
Kevin
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I take it you have an MGB GT? Welcome to the forum.
As Kstrutt says it sounds like he isn't prepping the metal properly and as I suspect just fillering over rust. MGB's rust from the inside out and a scuttle repair is quite complicated and to eliminate properly needs metal cutting out and fresh metal putting in. Advice? You either have to learn to repair the areas properly yourself or find a reputable person/specialist to repair it. Have a look at the 'classic friendly garages' sub forum on this site, look for specialists in the magazine and lastly ask around any clubs (there must be a South West region of the MG car club).
Lastly, as has been said, a few pictures will help us!
As Kstrutt says it sounds like he isn't prepping the metal properly and as I suspect just fillering over rust. MGB's rust from the inside out and a scuttle repair is quite complicated and to eliminate properly needs metal cutting out and fresh metal putting in. Advice? You either have to learn to repair the areas properly yourself or find a reputable person/specialist to repair it. Have a look at the 'classic friendly garages' sub forum on this site, look for specialists in the magazine and lastly ask around any clubs (there must be a South West region of the MG car club).
Lastly, as has been said, a few pictures will help us!
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The other option is to look for an accident repair centre. You don't "need" a restoration garage, you need someone that is good at bodywork and know what they are doing.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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True, but some modern bodywork folk are stumped when they meet something for which a current Thatcham methods slide is unavailable, so I would add to Terry's advice by suggesting that the nearer to retirement any metal basher is, the greater the likelihood he/she can do the job correctly.TerryG wrote:The other option is to look for an accident repair centre. You don't "need" a restoration garage, you need someone that is good at bodywork and know what they are doing.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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There's some sensible and practical advice on this thread, so coming from someone, not up on repairs, serving or restoring, my input isn't going to be about your car directly.
From what I can gather, you now have two problems. The first is your dissatisfaction with the company who have, so far, worked on your car. I do hope that you have kept all receipts, and they are all correctly dated. You can get practical advice on how to deal with this through The Trading Standards Office. This link will put you through the office for Cornwall. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business/trading-standards/
The second problem is what to do about restoring your car properly. Like everyone else, I have assumed that it's an MGB GT. Whether, like me, you choose to use a restorer, or, whether to attempt to do the work yourself. Chances are, you are governed by finance, and probably, space at home to work in. So financially if you can afford a professional, fine, if not, is space & inexperience your problem?
To evaluate what to do, buy yourself The Haynes MGB GT Restoration Manual. It could set you back twenty five quid, but I found that Abe Books sell it for as little as £8.74. Here's their link. http://www.abebooks.co.uk/MGB-Restorati ... -PLA-_-v01
By reading through the manual, you will be able to assess the best way for you to go about restoring your car.
From what I can gather, you now have two problems. The first is your dissatisfaction with the company who have, so far, worked on your car. I do hope that you have kept all receipts, and they are all correctly dated. You can get practical advice on how to deal with this through The Trading Standards Office. This link will put you through the office for Cornwall. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business/trading-standards/
The second problem is what to do about restoring your car properly. Like everyone else, I have assumed that it's an MGB GT. Whether, like me, you choose to use a restorer, or, whether to attempt to do the work yourself. Chances are, you are governed by finance, and probably, space at home to work in. So financially if you can afford a professional, fine, if not, is space & inexperience your problem?
To evaluate what to do, buy yourself The Haynes MGB GT Restoration Manual. It could set you back twenty five quid, but I found that Abe Books sell it for as little as £8.74. Here's their link. http://www.abebooks.co.uk/MGB-Restorati ... -PLA-_-v01
By reading through the manual, you will be able to assess the best way for you to go about restoring your car.