Great news from the garage:
Don't worry, I would say if I thought if wasn't OK!
It probably looks worse than it is. The rusty thing on the left hand side of the photo is a sill tray retaining fastener, all of which are very rusty but there functional strength isn't impaired. The blistering is just the blanket sprayed seam sealer coating that the water has got behind which is being pushed out.
To rectify this we will locally remove the coating around the failed areas, you will find just outside of this the condition will be perfect. We will then prep the corroded bits, apply a rust converter/epoxy product (Dinitrol RC900) then along with all the other bits will brush apply a specialist black epoxy resin paint, which is an exceptionally good primer in these situations. Once dry we will seal the area with a brush-able seam sealer. Followed by the various Dinitrol waxes.
Also shining a light inside the sill through one of the vent holes and peering down another reveals the internal condition to be excellent. We will of course wax inside these cavities. (Some of these may indirectly vent internally behind the carpet etc so some wax solvent/vapour may be able to be smelt inside the car for a period of time but given the potential vulnerability to corrosion i would recommend treating them)
Don't worry, I would say if I thought if wasn't OK!
It probably looks worse than it is. The rusty thing on the left hand side of the photo is a sill tray retaining fastener, all of which are very rusty but there functional strength isn't impaired. The blistering is just the blanket sprayed seam sealer coating that the water has got behind which is being pushed out.
To rectify this we will locally remove the coating around the failed areas, you will find just outside of this the condition will be perfect. We will then prep the corroded bits, apply a rust converter/epoxy product (Dinitrol RC900) then along with all the other bits will brush apply a specialist black epoxy resin paint, which is an exceptionally good primer in these situations. Once dry we will seal the area with a brush-able seam sealer. Followed by the various Dinitrol waxes.
Also shining a light inside the sill through one of the vent holes and peering down another reveals the internal condition to be excellent. We will of course wax inside these cavities. (Some of these may indirectly vent internally behind the carpet etc so some wax solvent/vapour may be able to be smelt inside the car for a period of time but given the potential vulnerability to corrosion i would recommend treating them)
