The Ford Barn

oldredford · 01-03-2015, 07:24 PM

This tudor was restored many years ago. This car has the typical rust problem in the right lower cowl section, it had rotted out. I cut out the rot and this is what I saw. I will blast the inner panel and prime. Now this is my question, what about the other side. The left side lower cowl panel shows no sign of rust. You and I know that rust is in there just like the right side. Should I leave it alone or what. No way to inspect and or treat the rust unless you remove sheet metal.

WestCoast · 01-03-2015, 11:28 PM

what are you going to do with the car? sell or keep? unless the other side has been repaired I bet the same rust problems are there also, if you plan on keeping the car check the other side, if your going to sell it just leave it alone

Mike V. Florida · 01-04-2015, 12:36 AM

If you are going to paint the whole car, open it and fix it. As you said, "typical location". If you are just going to paint over the repaired area, cowl, and it has not effected the other side, I'd leave it.

Big hammer · 01-04-2015, 10:35 AM

Until rust raises it's ugly head X2 what Mike said

Steve Plucker · 01-04-2015, 10:44 AM

"You can pay me now or pay me later"

Pluck

gpits68 · 01-08-2015, 08:40 PM

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If you sand blast it from the outside and see nothing , I think you will be ok . Clean up all you can on the inside (high pressure air to remove all dirt ETC) . If it is thin ,and you sand blast ( glass beads preferably ) something should appear . Just my two cents .

01-03-2015, 11:28 PM	#2
WestCoast Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: oroville calif Posts: 893	Re: What would you do???? what are you going to do with the car? sell or keep? unless the other side has been repaired I bet the same rust problems are there also, if you plan on keeping the car check the other side, if your going to sell it just leave it alone

01-04-2015, 12:36 AM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: What would you do???? If you are going to paint the whole car, open it and fix it. As you said, "typical location". If you are just going to paint over the repaired area, cowl, and it has not effected the other side, I'd leave it. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

01-04-2015, 10:35 AM	#4
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: What would you do???? Until rust raises it's ugly head X2 what Mike said

01-04-2015, 10:44 AM	#5
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Re: What would you do???? "You can pay me now or pay me later" Pluck

01-08-2015, 08:40 PM	#6
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	Re: What would you do???? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you sand blast it from the outside and see nothing , I think you will be ok . Clean up all you can on the inside (high pressure air to remove all dirt ETC) . If it is thin ,and you sand blast ( glass beads preferably ) something should appear . Just my two cents .