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#195196 - 15/02/10 08:24 PM rust/cleaning underside of the bonnet
james6920 Offline
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now when i fitted my new osram night breaker fogs and blue vision side light bulbs tonight i was having a look under the car and noticed some minor surface rust on the front axle and wish bones now is this anthing to worry about??? also my underside of my bonnet is filthy so gun give it a good old clean but what would be the best product to get that nice and clean. really loving the auto glym stuff atm really good products
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#195197 - 15/02/10 08:37 PM Re: rust/cleaning underside of the bonnet [Re: james6920]
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clean it with meths or similar to get the dirt off then quick polish and thats best you can do as the underside is not finished properly anyway.
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#195198 - 15/02/10 08:47 PM Re: rust/cleaning underside of the bonnet [Re: YellowBadge]
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For metal I always use Meguiars NXT Metal polish, you can pick it up at Halfrauds. To protect add a coat of Blackfire All Metal Sealant, grab it from here: Clicky

Bit pricey but worth it

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#195199 - 15/02/10 08:48 PM Re: rust/cleaning underside of the bonnet [Re: YellowBadge]
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yea it dont look very well finished, do u mean methalated spirit steve?????
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#195200 - 15/02/10 09:39 PM Re: rust/cleaning underside of the bonnet [Re: james6920]
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yep, any mild solvent, I just wipe mine every week with WD40, not much else you can do as it's only thinly undercoated or you can get a bonnet cover like I have:-

http://www.fordfiestast.co.uk/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=138967&page=0&fpart=3&vc=1
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