Thanks Guy
good suggestion.
My panel beater is already organised to fill the interior of the sills
with the correct anti-rust wax etc.
I was thinking more about the exposed exterior of the sills & 'A' panel etc.
thanks for your suggestions
regards
Alan
AW& LJ Dunscombe
Porthcurno Pointers& Barton Border Terriers
New Zealand
www.porthcurno.org
www.bartonborders.org
On 11/11/2021 8:00 a.m., triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:50:52 -0600
> From: Guy Huggins<guy.huggins@icloud.com>
> To: Alan& Lyn Dunscombe<dunscomb@chch.planet.org.nz>
> Cc: Triumph Mailing List<triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR2 sill / bulkhead sealing
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> When I restored my car, I had the same question about rust developing in
> enclosed areas, especially the insides of the chassis.
> I ended up creating a ?soup? of melted paraffin wax and linseed oil, and
> injecting it.
> The linseed oil keeps the wax from hardening all the way, and ends up like a
> slush.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Guy D. Huggins
> guy.huggins@icloud.com
> 817.454.6415
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2021, at 5:15 AM, Alan& Lyn
> Dunscombe<dunscomb@chch.planet.org.nz> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Finally after 40 years driving I am getting the sills& floors on my TR2
> replaced, currently at the panel beaters having them welded in. So my
> question is:-
>
> How to deal with the dirt& moisture trap made by the "box" enclosed by the
> bulkhead& sealing plate at the front, the 'A' pillar at the back, the sill&
> front guard (fender in USA) at the bottom,& the rear of the inner guard etc
> at the top.
>
> We all know that the factory sealing plate& rubber seals at the front are
> meant to stop the road dirt& moisture getting in, but don't do it very well.
> Then when it rains the water comes in between the side of the bonnet (hood in
> USA)& the front guards onto the top of the inner guard (fender), plus at the
> rear end of the bonnet it runs down from the gutter at the front of the
> bulkhead into the gap at the rear of the inner guard which is cleverly angled
> so that all this water drips off the back end into the above mentioned "box"
> enclosure where it combines with the road dirt etc and eventually rots out
> the front of the sill and the side kick panel in the cockpit& then the front
> of the floors.
>
> General consensus seem to be that we should remove the bulkhead sealing
> plates each year and clean out all this accumulated 'crud' and dry out this
> area before replacing them.
>
> Has anyone come up with a way of draining this area so it doesn't stay damp?
>
> What is the consensus on the best treatment of this front part of the sill
> and bottom of the inner side of the guard etc. to stop rust attacking it?
>
> All suggestions gratefully received.
>
> cheers,
>
> stay safe,
>
> Alan TS3612
>
>
>
> AW& LJ Dunscombe
> New Zealand
>
>
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