Car bonnet scratches after car wash

peelaaa · 20th April 2013, 15:34

The missus took the 75 through a car wash about 3 years back, I noticed that it had about 5 x 1mm lumps taken out of the bonnet. They went down to the metal and are now rusting, not severe rust like flaking but the brown evil rust can be seen if looking closely.

Due to lack of time etc never got around to sorting them, so can anyone recommend the best way to make them more presentable.

Note: It has took a long time for the rust to appear so the 75's must have been made with good metal.

MrDoodles · 20th April 2013, 15:38

Drive the car to your local Body Shop, thrust £300 into the Proprietors hand and I'm sure he'll re-finish the bonnet back to factory standard!

peelaaa · 20th April 2013, 15:49

I was looking for a cheaper alternative, just a way to stop the rust would be a start.

MrDoodles · 20th April 2013, 15:50

Bottle of Kurust from Halfords for starters then!

http://www.hammerite.co.uk/guide/kurust.jsp

eurorover · 20th April 2013, 16:13

Wash it yourself

peelaaa · 20th April 2013, 17:00

I do, it was a one off

eurorover · 20th April 2013, 17:02

expensive one off then

CimmaronG · 20th April 2013, 17:13

Don't use car washes, was waiting to through one ,as there was another car in it, when the brush fell off damaging the rear screen, never used one since.

Should come with a label; 'Hand wash only'

Dorset Bob · 20th April 2013, 17:54

The last time I used a car wash there was a failure and I got stuck in it.

Luckily the brushes were whizzing around at the back and, through the water spray, I could make out the "emergency number" (the garage

).
I called them on my mobile and they shut it down and and let me out.

Never again!

Zafonic · 20th April 2013, 19:17

Other than a short term fix like a touch up stick, Mr Doodles is right, it needs to go to a bodyshop to be sorted or one of these mobile bodyshops, like Dentmaster will sort it outside your house

20th April 2013, 15:34	#1
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	Car bonnet scratches after car wash The missus took the 75 through a car wash about 3 years back, I noticed that it had about 5 x 1mm lumps taken out of the bonnet. They went down to the metal and are now rusting, not severe rust like flaking but the brown evil rust can be seen if looking closely. Due to lack of time etc never got around to sorting them, so can anyone recommend the best way to make them more presentable. Note: It has took a long time for the rust to appear so the 75's must have been made with good metal.

20th April 2013, 17:13	#8
CimmaronG Gets stuck in Roverless at present :-( Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Walsall Posts: 964 Thanks: 305 Thanked 99 Times in 95 Posts	Don't use car washes, was waiting to through one ,as there was another car in it, when the brush fell off damaging the rear screen, never used one since. Should come with a label; 'Hand wash only' __________________ My Rover 75 2.0CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Tourer Left the production line 08:07:14hrs on 01/07/2004 'Best to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it'

20th April 2013, 17:54	#9
Dorset Bob Senior Citizen Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE,Chrysler 300C,124 Spider, Daytona 955i,Honda XL250 & Royal Enfield 650GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Wessex Posts: 6,976 Thanks: 2,391 Thanked 2,685 Times in 1,686 Posts	The last time I used a car wash there was a failure and I got stuck in it. Luckily the brushes were whizzing around at the back and, through the water spray, I could make out the "emergency number" (the garage ). I called them on my mobile and they shut it down and and let me out. Never again! __________________ Let the good times roll............

20th April 2013, 15:38	#2
MrDoodles Banned MG ZT+ V6 190 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spalding Posts: 13,245 Thanks: 369 Thanked 1,196 Times in 818 Posts	Drive the car to your local Body Shop, thrust £300 into the Proprietors hand and I'm sure he'll re-finish the bonnet back to factory standard!

20th April 2013, 15:49	#3
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	I was looking for a cheaper alternative, just a way to stop the rust would be a start.

20th April 2013, 15:50	#4
MrDoodles Banned MG ZT+ V6 190 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spalding Posts: 13,245 Thanks: 369 Thanked 1,196 Times in 818 Posts	Bottle of Kurust from Halfords for starters then! http://www.hammerite.co.uk/guide/kurust.jsp

20th April 2013, 16:13	#5
eurorover Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Wash it yourself

20th April 2013, 17:00	#6
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	I do, it was a one off

20th April 2013, 17:02	#7
eurorover Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	expensive one off then

20th April 2013, 19:17	#10
Zafonic Banned Rover 75 Conni cdt 160 Join Date: May 2012 Location: CHESTERFIELD Posts: 1,691 Thanks: 310 Thanked 110 Times in 90 Posts	Other than a short term fix like a touch up stick, Mr Doodles is right, it needs to go to a bodyshop to be sorted or one of these mobile bodyshops, like Dentmaster will sort it outside your house