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Hi all, part of my inner wheel house has been painted with Hammerite (regular, not car-specific). Before painting, I'm told the car had very, very mild first stages of rust. The car took a hit to its quarter panel. It's a rather recent car (2021). Would you keep it, or try to scrub it off and...

Hi all, In servicing the rear brakes and wheelarches and other things whilst I’m there… I decided to clean the rust, dust and muck from the inside of my alloy wheel. I used what I think was Amway Zoom, and removing the rusty surface (mainly rust from off of the discs etc the metal looks...

Hi all, I had a prod under the car and some rusty bits came down. Very flaky! It’ll need properly mending obviously but in the meantime I’m wondering if I should put something on it temporarily to ward off more damage. Oh the tape didn’t hold in the wind! Basically I’m wondering if something...

Hi all, I am still trying to get myself a sportswagon in my desired spec, the car I viewed yesterday seemed decent if not a bit rough around the edges, but a few things stood out. 1. the clutch felt very heavy (not sure if this was just me) 2. The plastic pieces near to the bonnet edge seemed...

Hi everyone, I Bought an Alfa 159 Q4 lusso to work on and do up over the course of the never ending lockdown. After working on some seized rear calipers, I found that the rear trailing arms have rusted through. After looking online and seeing the only new price of £540 I picked my jaw off the...

Dear All, Just thought I would post this and see if anyone else has rust bubbles on inside of the boot lid? I wash washing my beautiful Gulia Veloce and whilst drying it off around the various door / boor seal i notice this... Rust Bubbles! Rust bubbles in about three places on the inside...

Hi everyone, Had a search around the forum and at items on amazon for the best way to treat rusty wheel arches, as usual there's a big difference in opinions so I thought it best to ask what you guys use? Photos attached. Thanks in advance

Thinking about having my wife's 159 and my Mk1 Golf GTI treated and would be interested to know if any forum members have used them and if so would you recommend them. Thanks krown.co.uk

Hi, Have been reading a lot of posts about the rust issues on 164s and other Alfas and many quotes about galvanisation. Sadly, contrary to what appears common belief, the 164 was never ever galvanised. That is a pure zinc process and was never done. Instead Alfa used a zinc-based grey primer...

Hello,I had my car serviced and the mechanic said rust is becoming a problem on the back wheels area,more specific where the shock absorbers are held in place,and also the springs in the same area are visibly affected by rust. The mechanic sounded serious,and I wanted to know what can be done to...

So my drivers front wing has developed some rust bubbles right near the bottom (about a fist size) which is making me shudder. Given it's so low and I am not unfamiliar with paint, I want to attack this. Presumably I need to: 1) Grind it back to metal and get all the rust out 2) Treat with...

Well at long last I'm collecting my 166 2.0TS on Weds morning, proper looking forward to it :party:! Took a few days more for True Alfa Ltd to get it through the MOT but all essential things now done inc new front Brembo discs & pads so no complaints at all. But with winter fast approaching I'm...

Hi - looking for some advice from those more knowledgable than me! Ive noticed rust bubbling behind both front wheel arches on my 1977 spider - worse on one side than other and it pretty flaky. Ive taken the wheels off and removed the arch liners to have a good look and cant see anything on...

I found some info about bad rust protection for Alfa 156. Is it the same for 147?

Hi All, I bought my son a 2nd hand Mito 2012 model with sunroof a few months back from a garage and as he started using the sunroof, with this hot spell we are having, I've realised that there is some rust around the sunroof base, not visible from outside when sunroof is closed. Does anyone...

Just wanted to recommend y'all checking for rust. I regularly jet wash the underside of mine, but when investigating some engine noises yesterday, I spent as much time poking holes in the inner wings and the bulkhead area behind the steering rack (well, two holes). So, I had to remove the wheel...

so for the last two years I’ve had an advisory on my MOT, Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.2.6) Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.2.6) i’ve been painting the exposed areas...

My 2005 147 has just failed it's MOT. The tester managed to make a hole in both sills just in front of the rear wheel arch in each case. I've spent too much on the mechanical bits to want to scrap the car and apart from the sills there were no other issues found. Has anyone else had the same...

Collected the GTA from Dan at Penrith today after a few niggly jobs needed doing. 1. Check your floorpans, especially on the inside. This was hiding beneath... 2. I was lucky, this is what was left of the stiffening plate 3. Finally, a GTA gearknob which will clean up nicely Thanks again...

Have got a small area of rust in the middle of the bootlid between the bottom of the glass seal and above the badge. I'm guessing water has got in through the seal. Before it gets any worse, I'd like to try and sort it. Firstly, are new seals available should I need one and secondly has anyone...