Ive had my kit for a few weeks now and now its got cold rust has set in places

or at least surface rust on some things

anyone got any tips etc

to combat it

Keep it in your living room with the heating on. Remember to ask your wife first.

Or you could spray everything with WD40 or similar.

David

Depends what parts and what you want to do to them later but oil, WD40 etc is good for coating steel parts to prevent the damp which is the problem. Obviously that gives you a de-greasing problem if you want to paint etc in the future. Or paint them or keep them dry. Metal is a great heat conductor so loses heat quickly and condensation forms readily - like condenstaion on the windows or when you breathe on the mirror.

Same applies with tools - anything steel/non-stainless eg shears blades, lawnmower blades, nails, screws, bolts, spades, hammers - keep them oiled.


[Edited on 3/11/05 by geoff shep]

It will only be surface rust if your keeping it in the dry, if your worryed rub it down and prime it (we used an etch primer, was left like it for a year in the garage worked a treat, U2U if you want the name)... Or you could cover it in oil, trouble is you'll have to remove all traces before painting it..

put it together qucikly

ok cheers guys

chris

Blimey - 3 replies within a minute

all was brand new but obviously the chassis isnt powder coated 100% perfect and you get very tiny rust spots

also by the front ball joints just below the shock theres that silver disc thing that sits above the hub

this has got surface rust quite quickly

i sprayed mine in oil, then to wash it off i put the small bits in the dishwasher, just dont tell the other half.

Arrr had'nt realised it's aready powder coated, touching it up is going to be tricky.. Are their pin holes in the rest of the coating?

Dan

dan its in tiny areas like by where the bottom of the front shocks bolt in


probably unavoidable Im best of touching up as I go around

My chassis has stood outside in the carport for 17 months now with no sign of rust. I want to put discs an shockers on now and am a bit concerned they may get rusty before the spring, but I'd be a bit pi$$ed if my chassis was rusting away already..........

my discs have surface rust so Ive took them off

Im going to redo anything that has surface rust on it as I obviously dont want that to happen

thanks chris

It sounds to me like there has been a problem with the powder coating. If it is as new as you say id send it back.

Failing that try and negotiate a refund of the coating cost and a contribution towards repainting it.

My powder coated chassis has no such signs of rust other than where i have knowcked some bark off.

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Originally posted by zxrlocost
all was brand new but obviously the chassis isnt powder coated 100% perfect and you get very tiny rust spots

also by the front ball joints just below the shock theres that silver disc thing that sits above the hub

this has got surface rust quite quickly

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there is powdery/surface rust(very minimal looks at the bottom of the the pedals and I havent touched anything there yet?

it literually looks like a powder
chris

There shouldnt be any rust with a newly made powder coated chassis. Sounds to me like it might have already had some surface rust before it was sent to be powder coated. The powder wont stick to rust properley therefore leaving areas uncoated after baking.

(The powder is electrstatically charged and sticks to teh chassis before baking, or at least should stick to it).

Defo a reject im afraid. You need some recompense - you paid for it.

problem is all the hassle BECAUSE Ive already started building the car Im going to speak to them tomorrow anyway so I can sort something

when I first had my chassis I did notice some very rough areas of powder coating which felt like 200 grit theres no rust yet in these areas

does this sound right/wrong