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Fiat 126 Chat => Your Restorations => Topic started by: ciaoflyer on February 19, 2010, 10:29:33 AM

Title: Wheel arch rust bubbles!
Post by: ciaoflyer on February 19, 2010, 10:29:33 AM

Hi

Got a couple of rust bubbles on the rear wheel arch, one just above the sill and one at the opposite side.  Is this a double skinned area and has anyone had some experience in repairing this area?

Thanks

Title: Re: Wheel arch rust bubbles!
Post by: stuey on February 19, 2010, 11:01:07 AM

if its just rust bubbles as opposed to holes it may just need cleaning off ( if its small areas I use a dremel with a wire wheel) to remove the flaky paint and rust then treat with a rust killer then some anti rust paint (por-15 is good) the fill, flat and repaint.

pics may help on this one...

Title: Re: Wheel arch rust bubbles!
Post by: ciaoflyer on February 19, 2010, 11:35:08 AM

I will take some pics soon, car is buried in 4" of snow at the mo! :(

Title: Re: Wheel arch rust bubbles!
Post by: ciaoflyer on February 20, 2010, 03:11:35 PM

Here they are....

(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/ciaoflyer/DSC_0921.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/ciaoflyer/DSC_0920.jpg)

Title: Re: Wheel arch rust bubbles!
Post by: Aaron on February 28, 2010, 07:54:31 AM

Ciaoflyer,

Unfortuntately, the area that you've got the bubbles in will pretty much be double skinned.  The inner and outer mudgaurds meet at the outer lip and are fairly close together here.  I have taken a couple of pictures of whatyou would see from the inside from a section I cut off my parts car.  The first is the rear of the mudguard, you can see two sheets joining at the outer lip, where your bubbles are here is pretty close to the join.  The second photo is the leading edge of the rear guard / end of the sill.  You can see that again the two sheets meeting at the guard perimeter with a uprisingly large gap thereafter - lots of room for crap to accumulate