65 degrees today and lots of sun, snow melted and I decided to do something which I have no idea how to do it OR, more importantly, if I can fix it afterward: Cut holes in my roof..........OW
pics are below. I did the PS one first and learned that spot welds are hard to separate. I used my narrow wood chisel to s-c-r-a-p-e the sealant out of the gutter, took some work, but got it out. Later I learned that the DeWalt wire brush head stripped out all that sealant like butter under a hot knife. The rest of the sealant will be quick.
On the second cut, I said to myself: Maybe the cutter wheel will trim down the spot welds enough to get them off. It did, just be careful, wear down the top part of the weld, a little push with a screwdriver and pop, they come off. On the third cut that guy just came out. cool.
I took pics of before and after I took the wire brush to on the first cut. Sprayed Rust Bullet's Metal Blaster and made the rust go away. Cuts 2 and 3, just the before cleaning them up.
I figure I will spray Metal Blaster into the roof edge seam connections a couple of times, allowing it to dry, then squirting the ATF into the entire roof seals, like Kevin did, that will slow down the rust. I hope.
Or I could figure out a way to spray the Rust Bullet down in there.....
Kevin mention drain holes in the pillars....need to figure out how, w/o cutting them open
now to come up with some new metal to put into the holes, and learn how to weld them up....more things to learn on this project
dougbert
pic 1 just open roof on PS and what it looks like
pic 2 after cleaning it up with the rotary wire brush
pic 3 rear, above the hatch opened up. And yeah, I cut through the rear window washer hose - doh
pict 4 DS side above C pillar, opened up
all three now are cleaned up and metal blaster working its magic on the rust
