How bad is this do you guys think ? Should I keep going.

[Lukev85]

Rust, rust, rust i hate rust.

Lucky for you it looks like surface rust like the guys on the forum said.


I can get my hands on the ultimate rust killer. My father gets it from the railways and is not available for retail. Ill see if I can get some if your interested. I gave some to a mate in my club for his kombi camper and he loved the stuff.

[Oneofthegreats]

These are places you've really got to seal in the engine bay.

Right at the firewall & down to the where the brake pipe's enter the cabin.

[RedMk2Gti]

Thanks Golfworx, what do you use to seal it ? are they just plastic body filler ??

[RedMk2Gti]

Do I need to cut this wire ????????

I'm sure a lot of people here has removed their Mk1 hatch, but I spend half an hour and still can not decide if i need to cut this wire in order to remove the hatch. Any idea ??


btw, some update pic of my project

nice coat of POR15 at all front


POR15 at the rear, prime all vertical panel before new black top coat. The car will be black at the end.

[Golf Loon]

Looking Good Eric, Did you get the bootlid off? You need to cut the wire , but leave enough, so that you can rejoin.

[RedMk2Gti]

Looking Good Eric, Did you get the bootlid off? You need to cut the wire , but leave enough, so that you can rejoin.

ya i'm trying to take the bootlid off, i guess i have no other way except cutting the wire then .. i must say VW somehow is really over engineering

[h100vw]

You could pull the wire out of the hatch but make sure you pull some string through as you remove the wire so you can get it back in.

Gavin

[RedMk2Gti]

You could pull the wire out of the hatch but make sure you pull some string through as you remove the wire so you can get it back in.

Gavin

I can see the wire run all the way to the fuse box, cutting it could be easier.

[RedMk2Gti]

What are these filling material ?

cleaning the bonnet at the moment and notice these filling material between the skin and the frame, anyone what are they ?
They are dry and hard so I suppose I'll remove them all. After I repaint should I worry to refill them ? I think they are not just plastic filler cos it has to be heat resistent.
Ideally I should separate the skin and frame to properly clean up, but I don't know how to weld and don't have money to pay for smash repairer

[RedMk2Gti]

Some updates

Floorpan is done, how nice the POR15 coating is


Soundproofing


Some leftover for doors and quarter panel


New carpet


Will take some break this weekend before cleaning up the shell .

[Peter Jones]

cleaning the bonnet at the moment and notice these filling material between the skin and the frame, anyone what are they ?
They are dry and hard so I suppose I'll remove them all. After I repaint should I worry to refill them ? I think they are not just plastic filler cos it has to be heat resistent.
Ideally I should separate the skin and frame to properly clean up, but I don't know how to weld and don't have money to pay for smash repairer

It's probably seam sealer. Ask your local panel beating supply shop. I got some for a Beetle I'm restoring from the Body Shop.(No - not Anita Rod****'s franchise - the panel beating supply chain.)

Pete

[anarchycamp]

Lookin good mate!!!

What thickness is that Dynamat? did you get the 36 sq feet pack?

[RedMk2Gti]

Lookin good mate!!!

What thickness is that Dynamat? did you get the 36 sq feet pack?

Dynamat Xtreme 8 sheets pack, still got plenty left over for other area.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dynamat-Xtreme-Extreme-BULK-PACK-8EA-Sheets-32-SQ-FT3M_W0QQitemZ260201363388QQihZ016QQcategoryZ67760QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

[Jarred]

looking good. I would have liked to have POR'ed all the underside and inside of my car, but that will have to wait for one day when I can give her a full re build

[Preen59]

WHOA!!!!!!!

Don't remove all the seam sealer!!!!! n:

IF you remove it all, it's VERY difficult to get the bonnet flat again!

You really should leave that to a smash repairer. It might cost you a couple of hundred, but it'll be worth it. Otherwise you bonnet will end up looking like the surf at manly!

cleaning the bonnet at the moment and notice these filling material between the skin and the frame, anyone what are they ?
They are dry and hard so I suppose I'll remove them all. After I repaint should I worry to refill them ? I think they are not just plastic filler cos it has to be heat resistent.
Ideally I should separate the skin and frame to properly clean up, but I don't know how to weld and don't have money to pay for smash repairer