Managed to gain a couple of hours in the garage this afternoon so thought I had best take a look at the inner arch on the nearside.
Removing the arch liner revealed further crustiness.
It's always worth cleaning everything back before you start cutting to see just how far the rust has crept. It's amazing what lurks under seam sealer and stone chip.
Plenty to be on with on this side as you can see. Fortunately it's not rotted the whole way along so I think breaking it down in to 3 separate sections is going to be the best way forward.
I've decided to start with the forward most rot first as it looks the worst and is a combination of 3 separate layers.
So cut out the first layer back to good metal to reveal the crusty second layer underneath.
Second layer cut out again to sound metal. Fortunately, the last layer is made of nice thick metal(it's a strengthener) so although slightly pitted from surface rust, it's cleaned up well.
Finished off tonight with a good coat of Bilt Hamber rust converter to remove any last traces of rust on the last layer.
Finish work on Tuesday for Christmas until the 4th January, so hoping to have both rear arches completely welded up by then.
