The front roof is a box section and condensation plays havoc here in the
UK! Thats why you can buy repair panels for it. You can always spot it
bey the presence of rust bubbles on the outside - but then its too late!
I've just had mine repaired and the guy advised on this approach to
avoid future damage.
IMHO Waxoyl - or any other rust inhibitor, is only any good under high
pressure and when its quite warm - best on a hot day. If you havn't got
a compressor and gun etc then you may have to drill from the bottom of
the hatch to be sure of proper coverage.
Just had a thought, couldn't you get through via the bolt holes on the
hatch? I can't remember...
Ian Southwell, Coventry
GT6 Mk3 x 2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: msecres@ibm.net [SMTP:msecres@ibm.net]
> Sent: 28 April 1998 12:03
> To: Ian Southwell
> Cc: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: GT6: hatch interior corrosion?
>
> Ian Southwell wrote:
> >
> > Yes, its also a good idea to do this in the front roof section. You
> > have to disturb the headlining but its a very common rust trap.
> >
> > How about removing the tail-gate and drilling the holes at the top,
> then
> > they won't be so visible?
> >
> > Ian Southwell, Coventry
> > GT6 Mk3 x 2
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: msecres@ibm.net [SMTP:msecres@ibm.net]
> > > Sent: 28 April 1998 01:41
> > > To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: GT6: hatch interior corrosion?
> > >
> > >
> > > I just replaced the rear window seal on my GT6. (This otherwise
> > > simple
> > > job was greatly complicated when a supplier sent me a similar, but
> > > entirely incorrect, replacement seal. But that's another story.)
> > >
> > > Part of the reason I replaced it was because it was leaking, and
> on
> > > the
> > > odd occasion I left the car outside, water was getting inside the
> > > hatch
> > > panels. Now I'm noticing some tiny bubble spots on the outside of
> the
> > > hatch, indicating rust inside. Now that the seal is fixed, I'm
> > > thinking
> > > about drilling some holes in the interior bottom portion of the
> hatch
> > > (which I'll blank off with plugs later), and spraying in Waxoyl or
> > > Corroless to arrest the internal corrosion. Opinions?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Martin Secrest
> > > 73 GT6
>
> Ian ... I'm curious how rust develops inside the roof, but I'll take
> your word on it. So far, no sign of it there.
>
> I'm pretty sure the problem is worst in the bottom of the hatch, where
> the water collected, and I'll need to get good coverage there,
> regardless of what I use, and I'm not sure this can really be done
> from
> the top. But I've never used Waxoyl -- does it flow well enough for
> me
> to be able to coat the entire inside of the hatch, spraying it in from
> the top? There is one hole inside top of the hatch already ...
> probably
> drilled by the PO?
>
> --
> Martin Secrest
> 73 GT6
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