06-11-2014, 10:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2014, 10:19 AM by blaze_the_6.)
I have had mixed answers on whether to weld a plate in or cut the piece out of a scrap car that I need. Im leaning towards cutting out the piece that I need as im not undersealing the car. The car is not my daily and will only be driven in the summer months (dry weather only). The beauty of not undersealing is that you can see exactly what is going on with the underside and treat it instantly when it starts to turn. underseal can hide many things as I have learned the hard way with my first car 8 years ago. I was thinking red oxide and zinc phosphate 2 in one primer for the first coat and black enamel for the top coat followed by some bilt hamber wax.
many have told me that wax oil is shite and I used to swear by the stuff, but if you care about preservation, then you want nothing but the best.
Im really fighting with my mind over using the method to treat the underside as described as above, or use bilt hamber electrox, or an epoxy resin. I have spoken to many professionals and they all swear by different things making matters worse.
As you can probably tell, im a little paranoid and plan on keeping the 6 for the long haul.
My gut reaction in your case, is if its a daily, weld a thicker plate in and underseal it. If its a cherished toy though and you want originality in places the average joe cant see, then put the original steel back in to keep it completely OEM.
Its all down to oppinion and many probably disagree with my views.
Glad I gave you another perspective though and hope it helps.
Again, thanks for the post
Cully, thanks for visiting my thread and thank you for posting. I will definetly read right through your thread as im sure it will be an excellent read
I'm pretty sure it was careless jacking that caused that hole in the first place
unlike you, I dont have the contacts willing to fabricate a replacement piece that looks good (many just want to weld a simple plate in)
I will have to get this knock off pug planet now
For a complete novice such as myself, surprisingly everything has been a breeze in the tear down, but due to the fact I never had the car running myself, who know what else might have manifested due to the fact that it has sat in a shed for a year (hence the reason for really wanting pug planet).
The extra bonus of getting pug planet is that it should read my picasso HDI too
Just skimmed through your repair part of the thread and that patch work is excellent. I would love to find someone that works at that standard. Bet you were chuffed to bits.
Will read all your thread tonight. That avitar is awesome btw
many have told me that wax oil is shite and I used to swear by the stuff, but if you care about preservation, then you want nothing but the best.
Im really fighting with my mind over using the method to treat the underside as described as above, or use bilt hamber electrox, or an epoxy resin. I have spoken to many professionals and they all swear by different things making matters worse.
As you can probably tell, im a little paranoid and plan on keeping the 6 for the long haul.
My gut reaction in your case, is if its a daily, weld a thicker plate in and underseal it. If its a cherished toy though and you want originality in places the average joe cant see, then put the original steel back in to keep it completely OEM.
Its all down to oppinion and many probably disagree with my views.
Glad I gave you another perspective though and hope it helps.
Again, thanks for the post
(06-11-2014, 09:58 PM)cully Wrote: im guessing the plate your worryed about under the car is the plate that always gets crushed buy careless jacking under the drivers feet
ive had that cut out and repaired on mine the garage made an excelent job of fabricating a new section
go and check my project thread im guessing you will encounter everthing i have wrote about
and yes my chiness planet reads my ph2 gti6
my project thread
http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-13188.html
chassis repair part http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-13188-po...#pid379724
Cully, thanks for visiting my thread and thank you for posting. I will definetly read right through your thread as im sure it will be an excellent read
I'm pretty sure it was careless jacking that caused that hole in the first place
unlike you, I dont have the contacts willing to fabricate a replacement piece that looks good (many just want to weld a simple plate in)
I will have to get this knock off pug planet now
For a complete novice such as myself, surprisingly everything has been a breeze in the tear down, but due to the fact I never had the car running myself, who know what else might have manifested due to the fact that it has sat in a shed for a year (hence the reason for really wanting pug planet).
The extra bonus of getting pug planet is that it should read my picasso HDI too
Just skimmed through your repair part of the thread and that patch work is excellent. I would love to find someone that works at that standard. Bet you were chuffed to bits.
Will read all your thread tonight. That avitar is awesome btw