Re: Rusted Corner Panels - Saab 900 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

C900 Bulletin Board
1979-1993 & 94 Conv [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Rusted Corner Panels
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by GregS (more from GregS) on Wed, 4 Oct 2000 10:02:22 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: Rusted Corner Panels, Mike Stone, Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:42:21
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

If you ever disected a wheel well on a Saab you would know why this always happens. First you have those plastic trim pieces, which I suppose are meant to prevent paint chips on the edge, but ultimately they are a great trap for water and dirt. This causes rust. Also, sandwiched inbetweeen the inner fender and outer fender is some piece of material that is supposed to keep water out. Now that these cars are as old as they are, this piece of material is rotted and allowing water and dirt in between the inner and outer fender. This then causes a lot of rust.

What I am trying to say is that your car is not rotting from the outside in, it is rotting from the inside out. What rust you see is only the tip of the iceburg when you really get down to grinding and prodding the metal to see what the area is like. I actually cut out the bad metal and welded in new pieces, but that ahs started to rot out pretty bad after 2 years - I just can't think of a way to keep the water out from inbetween the inner and outer fenders. Once that seal I mentioned is broken, its a loosing battle.

So if you want to fix it, go ahead and give it a shot, but don't be disappointed if it quickly starts rusting again. Both the inside of the fender and outside must be ground down, primed painted and undercoated to get a long term fix. This is why Saab now sells replacement metal panels that can be welded on. At least you know you have good metal inside and out.

Greg
'85 SPG 206,000 miles

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!