Thought you were safe with a D3?
CONTRIBUTOR ALISDAIR CUSICK
NEED TO KNOW
COST: See next instalment
TIME: 1 week
COST: See next instalment TIME: 1 week
MODELS: Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport 1
TOOLS: Metalworking power and hand tools, angle grinder, wire brushes, drill, ruler, pens, scraper
CONTACT:
• Machinor: 07891 518586;
• James Holmes: 07507 787864
WORK SAFELY:
• Wear protective gloves when working with corroded metal and with new sheet metal. Beware of sharp edges
• Wear a full face mask and a particle filter to prevent inhalation of dust when grinding and cutting metal
• Before grinding, check that sparks cannot land on anything that is inflammable, and keep a fire extinguisher to hand
WE’RE all familiar with corrosion issues on Land Rovers. They’re no different to regular vehicles but, because of their mechanical longevity, Land Rovers have a lifetime much greater than that of an ordinary vehicle. That increased life also increases the exposure of the structure to water, hence corrosion becomes a problem on steel parts.
Advances in body sealing processes and electrophoretic coating (e-coat) during new vehicle assembly mean that the corrosion seen on Series models and early Discovery and Range Rover steel structures is largely a thing of the past. Broadly speaking, we just don’t
