Rust question

After all those trips to the beach my car is starting to rust. In Carlisle I saw Cory had the same problem.
What's the best way to fix the affected areas?

.......drive through a mud puddle ~

Primer and denial.

I dunno... Looks like time to get out the cutter and the welding torch to me.

That'l buff out, no problem.

Bill,
Take the decal off...he he

Start by sandblasting the entire area, at least 3 square feet surrounding the damaged area. Include the wheels, tires and hub cap. Next, using the strongest hydrocloric acid that you can find legally, wash the affected area, (by the way, use rubber gloves) Next, rinse the acid etched area with huge amounts of water mixed with salt. This will start the rust process again which will require you to sandblast and acid wash more area until the whole car has been cleansed of that filthy rust.

Once this is done, call Vintage, JPS, Special Edition, IM or any other mnufacturer and order a new car. If that's not in your budget then check classifieds until you find a car of your liking.

Otherwise, if this isn't in your budget, go to a local body shop and have them color match your car and re-paint the affected area. This won't stop the fiberglass from rusting but it will cover up the disgusting mess you dared to publish on this site.

OMG Bill! Most of these cars are plastic and plastic will not rust. You must have an original that could be worth $100's of thousands!!! I'll bet whoever sold it to you didn't have a clue! What a SCORE!!!You will however, not be able to hang out with us anymore and go hang out with the Registry boys. I'm sure they can tell you all about how to properly fix all that cancer. Good luck
Markos

Larry, hot coffee out the nose in the morning ...hurts~

Fake rust decals - what a great idea for replica owners. If you put enough of these on your car around the door bottoms and fender edges, you'll be much more welcomed at club gatherings for "real" 356's!

I love your responses!! Mark yours is the best!!!

Yes...Fake rust decals!! They are sold as anti-theft decals. Somehow rust on our cars may make them more likely to be stolen.

At the VW classic a guy was checking our cars with his wife. He told her "that one is a real Speedster, but the one next to it is a replica"

If you are serious about the decals, I'd really like to get some. My hot rod buddies will freak out when they see rust on their pride and joy.

Rich

Its really getting worse now.........because I bought 5 sheets!!!!!

They came from here:

http://www.dominicwilcox.com/stickers.html

Great,,,,,now they might not let me into the fiberglass show!

Bet they sell stick-on bullet holes too.

My God, Bill. You'd better call a priest.
I'll check to see if Cash for Clunkers was extended, too, and get'cha an open can of methyl-ethyl-badcrap so you won't feel anything but numbness in your garage from now on.
I remember the day I bought my first can of primer. Gordon tried to tell me I was looking for wax -- he tried to bring me back to the Lane Anderson and Kelly Frazer School of Waxology -- but I was already gone.
You might as well put a hand-written, signed note right on the front of your car-care kit; "Free to a Good Home." then put that well-worn milk crate on the curb.
You'll never see that cute little terrapin on the Turtle Wax can again.

Welcome to the club!