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Boot well preservation
Topic Started: Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:40 am (620 Views)
nullogik
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Hi,

I've managed to take out the boot liners, without breaking them, and thankfully both bootwells are like new and totally free of rust. I've cleaned the dust and dirt out and poked clean the drainage holes.

I've heard stories in the past of 190 boot wells rusting out. I want to preserve mine, what would be the best way of doing this? Would a product like Waxoyl or Dinitrol be suitable or would they leave some kind of sticky residue that would prevent water from flowing easily to the drainage holes?
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Interesting thread - When one of my boot well drainholes blocked, I didn't notice it for a month or two and the surface rust alarmed me.
I ground it all off and used the POR-15 3-step treatment (Marine Clean, Metal Ready and Rust Preventative Paint) as I was covering an already damaged surface.
That was about 4 years ago, it's held up perfectly and I'm impressed with POR-15 stuff.

As the area is covered by the bootliner, and some of us (me!) use that part of the boot to keep things in, then there is a possibility that a Waxoyl-type product may adhere itself to the bootliner and cause an obstruction or other problem.
Perhaps it's a good idea to just key back, prep and paint the area with a POR-15-type product as a preventative measure?
That way, you have no residue/stickiness worries.
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nullogik
Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:40 am
thankfully both bootwells are like new and totally free of rust. I've cleaned the dust and dirt out and poked clean the drainage holes.

I would have thought if it's all in new condition there's no need to do anything other than occasionally check...
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