Howdy people!
I'm needing to replace the outer sills on my rover. I've already removed the outer sill and cleaned up the body so that the new ones can go on except for a few things I wouldn't mind some input on.
Though the outer sills were pretty bad beyond even a thought to try and repair them, the inner sills are fine inside though surface rust has developed under the paint inside resulting in the paint flaking off easily. I'm not sure if this is original paint or not.
1. I removed the old sills by drilling the spotwelds on the bottom and using a cutting disk along the length of it below where the outer seam join is (the bit covered by chrome strip). I can't tell how the seams were joined so I didn't try drilling it and figured a flap disc to get rid of the reminant strip would be the best removal method. Anyone got a better idea?
2. The jacking point is structurally sound but has pretty bad surface rust that will be hard to remove. I plan to plate over the jacking point hole so it won't be used again anyway - would it be a good idea to remove the jacking point inside altogether?
3. What would be the best paint / coating / treatment for the insides of the sills before I weld them back on?
Any advice on this would be great - I don't particularly want to do the job again as long as I have the car!
Thanks!
