Club 80-90 Forums

Hi, been around the forum for a few years and picked up some valuable knowledge, thanks.
Only recently joined the ranks of you lucky owners of T3 Syncros, and love my bus immensely.
There are quite a few things I want to do, and then this brings me to the questions.
So many questions! One at a time...
So to start with there seems to be very little rust, probably as it came from the Kalahari,
and I would love to keep it that way, is there a guide to rust preventative maintenance?
I have searched and read some info but I been surprised at how little I have found.
Thanks for any helpful tips,
Tim

Best prevention is to keep it sheltered, wash down after driving on the beach or in the mud. Obviously the less off road driving you do in it the less chance grit and water will get into an unseen area and start rusting.


A small scratch can turn into a significant rust hole in no time depending where you live so what I do is every month or so I'll run over the entire outer car looking for pin prick rust dots developing. Check your window seals are not leaking either! I will use some polish paste on a smooth cloth to remove the orange residue. Wipe with metho then apply a dab of fertan rust converter. I prefer a chemical converter that is not acid based. Acid and paint work is not a good mix in my opinion. Once it has converted the rust to a purple color I wipe over with methylated spirits and apply touch up paint. Best way is to inject the paint into the pitted mark or scratch with a small syringe as trying to paint it on is too difficult on small marks and looks "pooh". I find if do this early enough I stop rust from developing.If you make checking for rust a habit you can easily stay on top of it but it's an ongoing battle to keep it at bay.