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I now have a rust free boot :-)


hemmjonny

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I have been looking everywhere for a clean boot as I was told by a few people it was not worth saving mine.

 

Anyway a nice chap at Kernow Infernos in Cornwall said he could fix it so it went in last week and he has just sent me some pics [emoji16]

 

Over the moon I now have a rust free boot.

 

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I had mine done about six years ago and I was lucky enough it was only surface rust even though it had bubbled quite badly so it was only a matter of grinding the rust back and repainting.

Anyone like to hazard a guess why it seems to happen in the same spot on most Supra tailgates, design fault perhaps ?

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I had mine done about six years ago and I was lucky enough it was only surface rust even though it had bubbled quite badly so it was only a matter of grinding the rust back and repainting.

Anyone like to hazard a guess why it seems to happen in the same spot on most Supra tailgates, design fault perhaps ?

 

Water sits on the contoured part, Cold nights + water over time will just 'eat' away at the paint microscopically over time leading to that kind of rust

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Anyone like to hazard a guess why it seems to happen in the same spot on most Supra tailgates, design fault perhaps ?

 

Mine seems to trap water under the seal. Can go to it a day or so after its rained, car bone dry. Lift the edge of the seal with a finger nail and water dribbles out.

 

Wonder if you could add a liquid sealant under the seal to fill that gap so water can't sit beneath it??

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