Rust and storing bedfords

[walzaher]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for the kind help so far on this forum, really appreciate it everyone =)

Wanted to ask please, if one does not have a garage or car port to store a vehicle, is it still possible to own a bedford van and avoid rust getting worse? would using a cover of some sort do the trick?

Any ideas would be very appreciated, wanting to know if my project will go ahead or not!

Waseem

[ben]

yep you will just want to put some effort into rust prevention, bedford panels were sprayed after they were assembled so the bonnet, guards, doors, roof etc dont even have paint on the inside where the gun couldnt get to.

ben

[Gordon]

Hey Ben, good to see you on Buga again. Waseem, Ben makes a good point. Most of the rust issues experienced on Bedfords are as a result of poor design and build quality. The vans were meant to be used and abused as work hacks for a few years before being thrown on the junk heap. I don't think that anyone imagined them still being around after 40 years.

Rust never sleeps so the only way is to cut it out, give the new metal a really good paint job and apply a good cavity wax. Or you can go to extremes like I have and get the whole body electro galvanised.

A fitted cover will just make things worse as it traps in moisture.

[Bas / NZ]

Yes, this is a problem (rust) as they say it never sleeps.. you can cover it up and it will keep it dry, but any repair work you do must be undercoated at the end of each day you work on it, so at least the metal has a little protection, and the down side is that you can only work on it if the weather is good.

   

[Hobbit]

Any light rust & metal conditioner containing Phosphoric Acid, will help prevent rust from reforming.

[BusyKiwi]

and the normal primers are not water proof, some 2 pak primers are

You'd be better of just buying a cheap (lacquer) spray can and paint the bits until your ready to finish them off, if you do use enamel spray cans you have to get it ALL off or it will react with other paints
Or even do what I did and get a PA10 (or similar) and just brush it over the bits until your ready. is not a long term solution

[Bas / NZ]

I just brush on 2D primer mixed with a bit of Clear, its waterproof