Special MK1 Nova Project!!

[Tiger13]

Ok, Well the front bumper was in a state so I thought today I would get it off and get it done however upon removal I found it to be pretty crap behind it and there was a load of mud and crap stuck in it which once peeled away revealed a tiny bit of rust:


Anyway after much sanding and painting (Hammerite to stop it coming back, Hopefully) It now looks like this:


Still got the front bumper in my garden so that will be updated tommorow probably

[Diiddy]

any more updates pal ?

[Tiger13]

Not yet! Im waiting for my black Nova to sell then I will have more space to get it done!!

[bazil]

A word of warning, cut the rot out. Sanding back and covering with paint and sealer will only hide the rust and it WILL come back. By the time you see it it will have rotted from the inside out.

[Tiger13]

Yeah I will do, I sanded it right back to the metal then put rust stop all over it and painted it but it does need proper welding doing which when I have sold my black nova il buy a welder and learn myself as people charge way too much!!

[bazil]

I used Krust in mine, then shutz, it didnt work.

Rust is cancer. If you don't catch it all it will kill your car.

Nice SRI tho

[Tiger13]

Thanks for the advice mate, It is my plan to get it mint in the true sense!, The sri Is nice but the mk1 means more to me!

[EwanG]

As said rust is like cancer. The steel has to be cut out or replaced. Covering up rust is like sticking your head in the sand!

[bazil]

As said rust is like cancer. The steel has to be cut out or replaced. Covering up rust is like sticking your head in the sand!

Krust, then red primer, then shutz, ended in this, rotted from the inside out

[Makrochip]

In Germany we use Fertan (=> Link) and Brantho-Korrux 3 in 1 (=> Link). Right used these Product will bann away the rust from your car.

We've got a lot of Salt on the streets in Winter (for anti-freezing reasons), thats one Reason why a lot of Astra MK1/MK2's, Chevaliers and Nova's has died the "brown death" in Germany.... When i see Pics of Vauxhalls (f.e. in ebay.co.uk) that were used daily, i'm stunned in what good conditon they are...