Ron was right, they are rustier than you thought :(

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Ron was right, they are rustier than you thought :(

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Well, while working on my front side marker lighting upgrade, removing the front/side bumper covers was required :-k

And what did I find, RUST ](*,)

Turns out that these covers actually have a steel sheetmetal plate inside them, and the coating slowly gives way, permitting water to seep in :twisted:

The drivers (left hand) side wasn't "too" bad, but the right hand side is a mess :-({|=

Here's a couple of pix, the "before" version, as it were :-"

I will be cleaning up the rust as best as possible, followed by a liberal coating of POR-15 to stop the bleeding [-o<

Alternatively, I may see if I can find another pair, doubt that they are still available new, but will check our parts guys, Ralph in SoCal comes to mind =D>
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Here's a shot of my "rust repair", which entailed removing as much of the rust as possible and coating with POR-15 :-({|=
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Newbie question, but what is that black stuff that you used and how did you clean it before using the black stuff?
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Newbie question, but what is that black stuff that you used and how did you clean it before using the black stuff?
POR-15, as noted above :wink:

The nice thing about this stuff is that you really don't need to remove all of the rust :shock:

There are 3 steps, cleaning, pretreatment and then the final coating :-"

If you purchase, get the kit, which includes everything you need, and it does come in different colors \:D/
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Now that you've treated the inside, what is the plan for the exterior? I'm thinking of SEM Trim Black Matte. I think I will use it on plastic parts in the engine compartment such as the air cleaner box cover. There are 4 related products from SEM: SEM Soap, SEM Plastic Prep, SEM Adhesion Promoter and finally the SEM Trim Black Matte. The box has a pebble finish and I don't want to lose it by being too aggressive in the prep stage.
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Hey Ken, in the past I've actually been using tire gel on the black plastic trim pieces, but it's messy and sticky :|

But I do have something new that I have yet to try called "Solution Finish Black Trim Restorer", suggested by an attendee at PSF last year from Oregon [-o<

He actually trailered his 6er to the event, but it was spectacular =D>

My trim doesn't exactly need "restoring", but we'll see, sooner than later, as it's show time \:D/
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