So it's been a while - and not much has happened. Figured you didn't need to see every boring step of the boot lip rust repair but....... here's another one any way.
First off, after all the work that went into the corner section, I decided to have a go with a die grinder/powerfile/wire brush to remove the rust from a 'good' section, and fill it with weld with the MIG and grind flush. Think I spent twice as long to end up with something that is a bit shit. The original metal is also now really thin. You can see the join to a newer section 2/3 down the outer lip, which has already gone rusty. Going to cut it out and replace at some point.
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So todays adventure is removing the lip around the bottom support bracket, which is pretty eaten away around the spot welds. Figured this area might be of interest to some.
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As I am replacing the boot lip, I just drilled out the spots. Cut the top and side off the lip, leaving the base as a guide, run the wire wheel over it. I was hoping to just replace the top and side, thinking that the bottom was just be lightly pitted, but the wheel kept removing, and the surface of the bottom near the vertical brace was lumpy.
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So off it comes. A bit of rust on the bottom, but none on the brace.
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Wire wheeled and ready to prime and weld.
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Jammed a bit of wood between the brace and the panel to keep the distance right.
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