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Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: ] #946879 07/12/2009 09:34 07/12/2009 09:34
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,227 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising OP Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising OP Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,227 FCSS 01684 593187	I can't help but imagine narrow boat anodes bolted to the sides of the doors Well it's an idea www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: Countrycruising] #946899 07/12/2009 10:40 07/12/2009 10:40
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,289 Malvern coupe_integrale My job on the forum
coupe_integrale My job on the forum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,289 Malvern	I recognise that bonnet! The strut is just scary though. Fiat Coupe Integrale

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: coupe_integrale] #947114 07/12/2009 15:51 07/12/2009 15:51
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,034 Sweden Per I need some sleep
Per I need some sleep Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,034 Sweden	That Coupe is the worst I've seen.. Must have been an all-year-round user? I bought mine (84400km '98) in 2002 and was REALLY petty about rustspots. I found a few small ones underneath (worst was the rear jacking points) and fixed these, then rustproofed the whole car whereever I could with thin wax. Sills, doors, lids, inner floor. Also I never drive on salted roads (november - april here). Seems to work! I recognize the front strut tops, I saw small bubbles inside when I swapped to Billies. Obviously fixed right away! Re-Bangled

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: ] #947243 07/12/2009 19:21 07/12/2009 19:21
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 826 Kent C cyborg7 Club member 1400
cyborg7 Club member 1400 Enjoying the ride C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 826 Kent	Originally Posted By: Dickie B) The CAT system and others like it are either woefully misguided or a straight forward con. Duh...starting to think it might be B. I was never claiming to be convinced - the question I asked "is it a load of tosh" would suggest I wasn't convinced. But there is no getting away from the fact that there are shed loads of construction examples - reinforcement in concrete frame buildings being protected by impressed current cathodic protection systems. And they don't use tanks full of brine. http://www.cathodicprotectiontech.com/technology. I'm not going to convince anyone on here that I'm as unconvinced as the next so I'm going to go now and fill the paddling pool.

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: Per] #947255 07/12/2009 19:44 07/12/2009 19:44
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,227 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising OP Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising OP Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,227 FCSS 01684 593187	Originally Posted By: Per That Coupe is the worst I've seen.. Must have been an all-year-round user? This poor Coupe only had 86k on the clock www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: Countrycruising] #947362 07/12/2009 21:23 07/12/2009 21:23
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa whatmoretyres Forum is my job
whatmoretyres Forum is my job Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,700 burning oil in the alfa	How much do you think was down to dodgy repairs Joe? Smart Fitness and GPS seller

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: Countrycruising] #947441 07/12/2009 22:46 07/12/2009 22:46
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,786 Peterborough, UK jas_racing My life on the forum
jas_racing My life on the forum Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,786 Peterborough, UK	Originally Posted By: Countrycruising Originally Posted By: Per That Coupe is the worst I've seen.. Must have been an all-year-round user? This poor Coupe only had 86k on the clock My GF's 20V VIS is a 99 build-date (registered 2000 though) and there's a part of the chassis just in front of o/s rear wheel that it appears the factory "forgot" to treat/underseal...thankfully no serious rust has set in, the car's only done minimal mileage and none of it by the coast so I've been able to treat it well before it develops into anything more sinister but it does make me wonder how many other Coupé's the factory "forgot" to treat properly?! Maybe a similar circumstance partially explains the car that's the subject of the original post?? She's GONE!

Re: Rust anyone.... [Re: jas_racing] #948502 09/12/2009 18:36 09/12/2009 18:36
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,280 West Berks skinflint I need some sleep
skinflint I need some sleep Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,280 West Berks	I've just gone belt & braces on some rust on mine. The rear bumper hangers are in a heated rust-eater bath. Hopefully it will all disappear. Link After 4 hours A few rusty bolts foaming in the solution Last edited by skinflint; 09/12/2009 23:32.

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