Rear bumber going rusty!!

[simonas]

It was bound to happen with me keeping the stag outside as daily driver

the rear bumper on the side bits is going rusty. what can I do to preven this from spreading? is there a speacial polish I can use?



Thanks Simon

[Moraystag]

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Simon I use Autoglym metal polish followed up with a coat of Mer. I also spray waxoil inside the bumper to stop them rusting from the inside out. Not sure if this is any good to you if the rust has taken a hold though



Mike

[simonas]

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cheers Mike

its spotting thats come in the last week or two with all this rain!!

[Princejohny]

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Hey Simon,

It's most likely that the bumper has been polished many times in the past and each polishing removes a little bit more of the chrome layer on the steel. The rust marks will be tiny areas of exposed steel oxidising and forming littleorange circles.

You can remove them with metal polish but remember you will be removing more chrome as well so go easy! A good coating of wax polish will keep out the rain for a couple of weeks but don't forget there's plenty of condensation out there in the night time now anyway and you'll need to do it regularly.

Cheers Johny

[Andy Rundell]

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As mentioned, waxoyl on the inside of the blade, i used to cover the outside in waxoyl as well during winter, i know others who clean the bumpers weekly with WD40 to prevent rusting.

I opted for Stainless steel to avoid this happening............ Andy