Rust?

[BlueZero]

I have some surface rust on the interior bottom of my passenger side door. It's along the panel seam. If I don't do something about it soon the road salt will eat through the door and I don't want that.

What is your preferred method to deal with rust?

I was going to grind down to the metal and prime and paint with a spray can but have also been looking at the POR-15 system. Anyone have any experience with POR-15? Here's a link to the system... POR-15 <--- (I can do links like this now right? Sorry if not.)

[Mort Corey]

Re: Rust?

Any rust problems I've ever encountered have been solved with naval jelly to remove the rust and plain old rustoleum as a sealant. The POR stuff looks interesting but pretty pricey.

Mort (who salts his popcorn but can't see why anyone would salt their road)

[PorscheGuy997]

Re: Rust?

Hmm... I hope this isn't on the Jeep.

What year is this and have you checked the corrosion warranty?

[BlueZero]

Re: Rust?

Ya, the rustoleum will probably end up being what I use. Like you said the POR-15 is expensive and I would rather buy something local. I've heard of navel jelly but never used it. Is that something I could find in the paint section at my local store?

Good one Chris, I never even thought of the corrosion warranty. I'll have to do some checking into that. It's on the Jeep.

Edit: Just did some looking. Jeep is a 5 year / 100,000 mile warranty. So it might be close on the years, it's a 2003. Not sure what the build date or sold date is.

[AeroCleanse]

Re: Rust?

Ya, the rustoleum will probably end up being what I use. Like you said the POR-15 is expensive and I would rather buy something local. I've heard of navel jelly but never used it. Is that something I could find in the paint section at my local store?

They sell navel jelly at my local NAPA store, so you should be able to find it.

[DaGonz]

Re: Rust?

Ya, the rustoleum will probably end up being what I use. Like you said the POR-15 is expensive and I would rather buy something local. I've heard of navel jelly but never used it. Is that something I could find in the paint section at my local store?

Good one Chris, I never even thought of the corrosion warranty. I'll have to do some checking into that. It's on the Jeep.

Edit: Just did some looking. Jeep is a 5 year / 100,000 mile warranty. So it might be close on the years, it's a 2003. Not sure what the build date or sold date is.

The rust has be be through a panel for them to honor the corrosion warranty.

In the winter, I make it a habit of washing the lower inner door seams to remove salt ands sand from the area, and make sure the drain holes are open.

[OhioCarBuff]

Re: Rust?

I've always had my cars oil sprayed every fall, they salt the heck out of our roads here and no rust ever forms anywhere. I bet you could retard any further rusting by coating the area with oil, I'd figure out a way to spray oil up into the drain holes too and let it drain out.

Matt