IN ASSOCIATION WITH
NEED TO KNOW
TIME: 5 hours
DIFFICULTY:
MODELS: Discovery 3 and 4, Range Rover Sport 1.
TOOLS NEEDED: Scrapers, wire brushes (hand and rotary), soft brushes, cloths.
PARTS USED:
- Neutrarust 661 rust convertor.
- Dinitrol Converust RC900 rust converter and primer.
- Dinitrol underbody wax.
- Dinitrol cavity wax.
WORK SAFELY:
- Use barrier cream or gloves to protect hands, as preferred.
- This work needs to be done with the vehicle raised on a suitable vehicle lift. It is not practical to do this work with the vehicle supported on stands, nor is it considered safe practice.
- Wear eye protection when clearing rust and dirt debris, whether by poking, brushing, grinding or wire brushing.
- Wear thick gloves to protect against abrasion, and when using power tools.
- Wear a particle filter to avoid inhaling dust.
- Painting and other surface treatments should only be carried out in a well ventilated area wearing hand and eye protection and with strict adherence to the manufacturers’ safety recommendations.
EARLY examples of Discovery 3 and sister ship Range Rover Sport can now be up to 17-years old and so, in the traditional manner of the old beam axle models, chassis corrosion has become a significant problem. And unlike the days when a chassis was made mainly of rectangular hollow sections and flat steel that was easily
