Ceiling/headliner rusted up
10-28-2013, 03:46 PM
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Car: '86 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TPI
Ceiling/headliner rusted up
I realized my headliner was sagging and as I removed it, I found out why.
Somehow water has been pouring in for years and now the ceiling is rusted all over.
What to do?
Pictures:
http://static.ylilauta.org/files/o9/...g/IMG_1831.jpg
(The black stuff is former rust that I sanded down and applied "Rust Converter")
http://static.ylilauta.org/files/7y/...seonruoste.jpg
(The red line indicates how far the rust has spread)
The problem is, there are areas with 2 layers of metal and there is rust in between. I can't apply rust converter or sand the area because it's so narrow.
I could just leave it be and install a new headliner.. but at the very least I have to figure out where the water is leaking from.
Somehow water has been pouring in for years and now the ceiling is rusted all over.
What to do?
Pictures:
http://static.ylilauta.org/files/o9/...g/IMG_1831.jpg
(The black stuff is former rust that I sanded down and applied "Rust Converter")
http://static.ylilauta.org/files/7y/...seonruoste.jpg
(The red line indicates how far the rust has spread)
The problem is, there are areas with 2 layers of metal and there is rust in between. I can't apply rust converter or sand the area because it's so narrow.
I could just leave it be and install a new headliner.. but at the very least I have to figure out where the water is leaking from.
10-29-2013, 06:49 PM
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Re: Ceiling/headliner rusted up
have you tried any of the aerosol rust converters? eastwood has a product used specifically for inside of car frames. its an aerosol can with a flexnozzle on it. maybe try it?
10-30-2013, 07:09 AM
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Re: Ceiling/headliner rusted up
Most of the hard tops I have pulled have this problem. Condensation is the culprit and the underside of the roof doesn't get much paint .
I would wire wheel and sand the rust, then use POR 15.
Be best to do this with interior removed or well covered.
I would wire wheel and sand the rust, then use POR 15.
Be best to do this with interior removed or well covered.
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