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So right at the front of the wheel. I had to use a hammer to bend it out of the way so it wouldn't catch the wheel in hard cornering.
182ff with Oz F1 et37 and 16mm front spacers
There's a peice of metal that hangs down on the inside of the front arches where the inner arch and wing rail are welded together, it will probably need grinding flush or hammering flat as in fast corners can scrape on the tyre and cut chunks out. 3 of us had to modify it at Cadwell
Depends how competent you are I suppose. Yes they can be savage but you need to read the situation. If your going to the point of bare metal whats the point in leaving rust in the pits and then you painting over it, won't last 2 minutes.
If the panel is that bad that you risk making holes then...
It's stupidly expensive bud but it really does work... a normal wire wheel starts to polish rust up after it hits a hard part n it'll go a black colour. That MBX wheel laterally picks the rust out back to bare steel. If panels are really pitted tho it rips them to bits just as a sand blaster...
I wouldn't as if water gets between the glass and steel it cant get out so it will rust it's way out. Black wax oil the rear of the panel, but remove any lose crap first. Could also put clear wax oil between any matting faces to reduce water sitting behind your fuel flat base and the filler neck.
Best tool for the job is a MBX wheel. It's a wire wheel but the ends are turned in and it basically sandblasts the metal by picking at the rust.
Not cheap but if your in the trade it's a massive time Saver. Just have to be careful not to warp panels with it though
So, I'm not trying to burst your bubble but... with all the brown rust you have left in there it will be only a matter of weeks before the rust bubbles through again. Only way the make it last a while is to wire wheel as much as you possibly can out. Then use your rust convertor. Not much point...
So fitted a Fabia front splitter using ally banana rivets and 4 x push button catches to hold front bumper on. Very sold and ment I could lose the crap plastic behind bumper. Neat little job