hood rust question...., what's the foam for ??? |
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hood rust question...., what's the foam for ??? |
David_S |
Aug 3 2004, 08:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 11-May 03 From: Dimmitt, Tx Member No.: 680 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Since we have been trying to bust ass on my car and get it all in primer in the next few weeks, I decided to start messing with the front hood. I knew it had a few rust bubbles, but shouldn't be that big of a problem. After I got the paint all stripped and was cleaning things up, I noticed that this hood had foam? in the very nose of it. Now I know where the rust came from and why the hood on my other car is rusting in the same place!!!! Does the hood need this foam or am I better off digging it out ??
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SirAndy |
Aug 3 2004, 10:21 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(David_S @ Aug 3 2004, 07:52 AM) Does the hood need this foam or am I better off digging it out ?? if it is what i think it is, it's supposed to prevent rust! works for the first 15 years or so until the foam gets brittle, then it starts trapping water and voila, you got rust! there's the same kind of foam in the rear fenders above the tail-light bend. same thing, after 30+ years it has turned into a sponge. rip it out ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
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