Jake's Story

We have got around to taking a better look to the RH Dog log panel. When we checked the car over as we bought it, we did a see a couple of rust bubbles, and new what to expect. The rust we've found when stripping the car has been pretty insignificant, especially considering some of the things we've seen posted here.

I've dug into the rust bubbles on the RH dogleg, then used little tin snips to open the hole up. The dirt & dust that came out once opened up was impressive. If that crud sat in there wet, the panels don't stand a prayer.

Once uncovered, the outer edge of the rocker is rusted but not rotten. We may be able to get away with treating it. I'll see what the panel beater says

On the LH side there was no rusty holes/bubbles, but there were strange thread like lines under the paint. I've attacked the area with some paint stripper, the got the paint out of the way. Take a look at the photo, little bown rusty lines on the surface of the panel. really odd. I've cleaned the area up, and most of the rusty marks have cleaned off.

BUT, i'm probably going to gut into the LH side just to satisfy ourselves that the rust isn't waiting to burst out. If nothing else will give us a chance to clean out the dirt & crud that is probably jammed up in there

I flicked a question up on the forum last night looking for opinions/what other people have done in the same situation. Thanks to those that replied, your opinions are much appreciated