Mudflaps?

So the wee car's going in next week to get some paintwork done - mirrors, door handles, damaged front bumper etc.

There's a wee patch of rust inside the front wing, which I'm hoping is just surface. Hasn't been there long.

Anyway, the paintshop guy says I should fit mudflaps to stop this sort of thing happening - what does everybody think?

Thanks 

 

I am sure that will clean up.
I had something not quite that bad in the same place on the NS and it was solid once I removed the surface rust.
Be sure to treat it with a good rust treatment as they do neutralise it.
I use Bilt Hamber Phosphate 80 and it really works.
It's a common place to rust and if left it means a sill repair. I am sure the paintshop will make short work of that.

As for mudflaps..I detest them..but that goes back a long way and is purely personal! Lol..

TA22GT wrote:

I am sure that will clean up.
I had something not quite that bad in the same place on the NS and it was solid once I removed the surface rust.
Be sure to treat it with a good rust treatment as they do neutralise it.
I use Bilt Hamber Phosphate 80 and it really works.
It's a common place to rust and if left it means a sill repair. I am sure the paintshop will make short work of that.

As for mudflaps..I detest them..but that goes back a long way and is purely personal! Lol..
 

Yeah I'm not a fan either, but maybe they'd prevent further grief... hhmmm...

Yes he was explaining to me exactly how he removes the rust, treats the surface with a converter (think they're all phosphoric acid based still) etc.

He says he and his guys are so passionate about what they do, he feels he's never worked a day...

I like his passion!
That is worth peace of mind going to a guy like that.
I think you can relax and enjoy the after results.

Mud flaps are often rust traps in their own right........they are often worse than not having then, the problem is that even many OEM designs are nothing but an afterthought.
And generic aftermarket versions even worse!

He's back

+1 for being likely to get that area back to fairly clean metal without finding a hole. Though these cars are not immune to rust its generally nowhere near the same rate as most other cars of their era.

Personally Id just treat those edges to a couple of good coats of chip proof paint and not embrace the murky world of the mudflap.

I'm a big fan of them, I have mud flaps on both of our Fs. Not so much an issue with the F because it doesn't get driven in the winter, but they do a great job of protecting bodywork from snow and salty slush. No signs of rust in that particular spot on either of our Fs.

I’m with Mark. Do the preparations properly & fit with care. I’ve recently replaced the front pair & they fit well, the fixings being surprisingly good.
I still want to fit water/road muck deflectors (I’m not sure what these are yet, or just what form they will take, but it sounds good).
M

Muck deflectors? sounds like a euphemism for incontinence pants!

Hello Cobber, it’s great to see you’re paying attention. I very much doubt you would have first hand experience of such appliances. Over the years we have spared on so many subjects, you have always shown you can spot shit from any distance, can detect it at a glance, whether that be visual or olfactory, are fully aware of the direction of flight, know how to catch, contain & return I one swift movement.
Keep stirring it & keep in touch.
M

OK, as people seem to be enjoying this thread   I thought I'd add a bit of history... after driving nothing but my beloved Rover 75 (RIP) for 12 years since I had to get rid of the M3, I was used to fairly sedate driving - until I saw the wee TF for sale, 13000 miles, dry stored for 8 years etc, for £2900!In my pre-car years, I was a fanatical motorbike enthusiast, my last two being Suzuki GSXR1100s. A couple of really bad smashes encouraged me to abandon bikes in the early 90s. However, the TF kind of rekindled things – a bit like the bikes, but without necessarily getting killed. I loved it (8 years now).

Approaching my home there’s a roundabout, which I used to fire round, faster and faster, before peeling off at my exit. I just loved the feeling of precision I got from the wee car… until one night there was a bit of diesel on the road. Bikers know this situation well 

I was used to a bit of rear-end steer from the M3 (320bhp), but with diesel it doesn't matter who you are, you’re off – in this case into the kerb, breaking both front wheels, bending a track rod, and nearly shaking the fillings out of my teeth.

Following that massive shock by a few milliseconds was a second one, as we hit the steep earth bank nearly at right angles (another big shock); the car travelling up the bank, whilst simultaneously still sliding sideways on its tail along the footpath.

For a moment, I thought it was going to tip over backwards on me, which could have been nasty, but it slid back down onto the footpath.

Replacement front wheels and track rod sorted, and she was back on the road again – however with some bodywork damage:

1. Hitting the bank had pushed the front of the car back a bit, leaving a kind of kink in each wheel arch. Fortunately, looking at the car, you can’t seen any distortion apart from these.
2. Big scratch just beside the kink.
3. Rear lower bumper trim (or whatever it’s called) scratched by its sideways foray along the footpath.
4. Also age-related paint fade on the door handles and mirrors.My man is happy to sort all these out, so in a week’s time she should look like a new car again