i own a honda city gm2 which has the l15a7 engine the car is 16yrs old and has run 1.5 lakh kms i dont plan on selling the car at all i want to restore it and keep driving, what are the things i need to do to restore it properly and keep it scratchless from there
the car has rusting in certain places mostly on the surface but how do i repair it so the rust does not come back again like should i use a rust converter does that work ? can you suggest the best paint ,primer ,rust converters that i should use
and for the engine what and all needs to be changed when the car is this old and has run 1.5 lakh kms, I intend to drive the car hard so what should i do so i dont break the engine and keep it running well forever
and for the engine what and all needs to be changed when the car is this old and has run 1.5 lakh kms, I intend to drive the car hard so what should i do so i dont break the engine and keep it running well forever
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yea but i see people restoring vintage cars, classic cars and they dont really rust after restoration my car has rust underneath the doors and little in the boot so i was thinking to use a rust preventing primer or rust converters but does that really work??
Unless you completely cover the rust that's already there, no, it will not work. You actually might make it worse if it's in an awkward place where you cannot fully cover the rust. Rust converters convert iron oxide to iron phosphate and it turns black (there's phosphoric acid in rust converter). Even if you manage to get it all, it's only going to be a band-aid. The car's undercarriage is always being pelted with rocks and other debris, and one knick in the neutralized iron phosphate means it will start to rust again, around where the debris knocked of the iron phosphate and it will be concentrated at that point, greatly accelerating the rusting process.
Vintage cars are 40+ years old and are now increasing in value as they grow older. It's not worth the effort to salvage something that's only 15 years old.
Most vintage and classic cars that have no rust have had frame-off restorations, which is VERY expensive. Most vehicles that old are kept in garages to keep them out of the rain and snow.
Well, Honda cities really aren't made to be run hard. Their econo box cars. Now. As for rust, once they start rusting it's pretty much game over. The only way to stop was just to cut it out. Welding new metal then paint it. And if it's got rust all over the place it's really not a worthwhile thing to do. You can always sand them down and bond to them but the rust still keep going underneath unless you remove it all kind of like cancer in people
@scottykilmer yea but i see people restoring vintage cars, classic cars and they dont really rust after restoration my car has rust underneath the doors and little in the boot so i was thinking to use a rust preventing primer or rust converters but does that really work??
and yes its an econo box but because its got a great engine thats reliable but low on power yes and very good handling and its an old fashioned manual transmission so the car actually teaches me alot when driving and i havent unlocked the maximum potential of this car yet (i mean driving it around a track im sure the car driven at max potential can beat alot of faster cars if the driver is skilled enough). i feel i can learn alot more driving a slow car fast than trying to drive a merc or something fast that doesnt even come in a manual .
Once there is a rust, nothing will stop it. As Scotty said you need to cut it out first.