Rust & Leaky Top Cylinder question

Discussion in 'The ragtop shop' started by Sky72lark, Jun 3, 2003.

  1. Sky72lark

    Sky72lark Well-Known Member

    Any ideas on how to slow this dime sized rust hole Southwest of this quarter and to stop my leaky top cylinder?

    Thanks in advance guys.
     

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  2. Sky72lark

    Sky72lark Well-Known Member

    Unleashed after 10 years of storage...

    Why did this previous owner paint over my Stratomist Blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     

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  3. lcac_man

    lcac_man Hovercraft Technician

    Not much you can do about leaky cylinders other than replace them.
    Now for the floor, if you don't wanna weld it up then I would suggest cleaning the entire area with a wire wheel, then patch the hole with epoxy, then coat the entire area with a rust converter/sealer like POR-15.
    If you only have one repaint consider yourself lucky, I had to strip off 5 full repaints (4 Reds and 1 Yellow) to get to the original Tarpon Green Mist.
     
  4. Sky72lark

    Sky72lark Well-Known Member

    Thanks....

    it wasn't quite dime sized before, but it is NOW. So, should I not use fiberglass at all? I can't swing welding this at the moment, I just want to slow it down as much as possible. Hitting it with Phosphoric acid right now after wire-wheeling it to bare metal.
    Top came down for the first time in about 4 years today pretty easily, should I leave it down if I have storage space to minimize fluid leakage?

    Thanks again!
     

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