Paint and bodywork

[Lurchersand1cat]

As I have said previously I am a vehicle numpty however one thing I hate about Transits is the poor body work, every single transit I have bought has had to be replaced because of rotting bodies ( of vehicle I am not some sort of grim reaper).

So when I next buy a trannie what can I do....extra respray? Suggestions welcome but bear in mind I will not be doing the work myself.

[loot]

Buy a metallic 1, there's 2 lots of paint and they seem to rust on the body less, although stone chips can still get through and cause rust.
Under seal the van as soon as you can.
Another option is to waxoil behind the panels (haven't heard of it recently but i has a mk3 escort and all around it there were plastic plugs which were placed in the drill holes where they'd drilled and filled with wax oil) no idea if there are companies that do it or whether it was an option upon purchase tho?

[bigjohnthomas]

Well I have had 2 metallic vans and both have rusted more than my solid white ones or red one

[loot]

I forgot to mention, you need to polish it once in a while

[bigjohnthomas]

[stevo]

I saw a Mk7 08 plate yesterday on a building site, looked like it had never been cleaned and had mud caked on all the arches and sills. For an 7 year old van it was covered in rust around front and rear arches and the SLD sill was well on its way to rotting through. Just goes to show how important it is to clean all the crap off your van and protect it everywhere you can.

[pelmetman]

Get it waxoyled, I wish I'd done mine when I got it ........

[bigjohnthomas]

7 years is very old for a van
That's 96 in human years you know
Time for a new one really

[ian__lo]

7 years is very old for a van
That's 96 in human years you know
Time for a new one really

don't say that! I've told my transit she'll still be going when it's 2030!

[bigjohnthomas]

Maybe if its in a museum
There won't be any need for transits in 2030
We will all have zero gravity boots by then
Dont forget you can't travel to Uranus in a transit and that's where all the lesbians Will be living in 2030

Hope this helps
Zorlic allcock
Supreme leader of the lesbians

[pelmetman]

7 years is very old for a van
That's 96 in human years you know
Time for a new one really

That means my two have a combined age of 570 ..........unless I add in the age of my 1978 Essex engine 1152 years......Is that a record breaker? .............

[Lurchersand1cat]

So is it worth having an extra coat of spray as soon as I get my van and any ideas how much it costs for med top swb and I fancy, gulp, orange!

[bigjohnthomas]

Rust comes no matter what paints on it
Its one of those things a van gets older and goes rusty
A person gets older you get big ears and a wrinkily dick and ball bag

[bigjohnthomas]

I have 3 old vans at the mo
One metallic clear over base job, above^^ the rustiest one of the lot
That's an 08
This old boiler is an 05 solid diamond shite few bubbles that's all

And this is the same place on the 59 solid tomato red the rust is in the post

So from this one would deduce that met colours are sh***er than solid
However the 08 is southampton build and the others are from turkey

[Lurchersand1cat]

Pants I want good news and solutions not wrinkly testicles haha

So do I send my 08 in for bodywork done and stick with it or buy newer