The weather was nice yesterday so I dove into my first Jag project for the season. Of course nothing happens in this world unless you photograph it and share it with others, so I did that and I hope you enjoy my little contribution to immortality which will linger far longer after the back pain has gone.

This Jag came from Marco Island, Florida so it had some surface corrosion on the suspension and calipers, rotors, etc. Of course no one could see it but me, but I knew it was there so it had to be done. I purchased this Jenolite Rust Converter over the winter and had been looking forward to giving it a try once the weather warmed up a bit. So I have to say this stuff was fantastic and saved me from doing any real sanding. The better part of an afternoon was spent applying it with a paintbrush, then waiting a few hours for it to cure, then painting. I got the left front done yesterday and was very pleased with the results. You can see the Jenolite start to turn a milky white, then it will sort of dry a purple color, and on some metals it turns a nice pewter sort of shade.

3 more paws to go!

 

 

 

Good stuff, looks so much better!

 

bigcatrescue,

Good work! Jenolite is a good product!

Far be it from me to give you safety advice, but please don't put your head under that wheelarch with just a trolley jack in place. Get an axle stand under the front subframe.

Cheers

Paul

 

Thanks Paul and advice well heeded. You can't see the stand in those photos but you can in these I took today of the left rear. I used up the last of my Jenolite and just discovered it is sold out on Amazon. I've ordered up some similar stuff from Loctite so I'll give it a go on the right side soon and report back with the results. From these pics today I believe the rear was worse than the front. Results came out great I think and it's really just so easy. A little magic rust gel and a rattle can and we're ready for the road.

 

bigcatrescue,

Well done!

Whilst you've got those back wheels off together, it's a great opportunity to revolve them to line up the handbrake adjuster access holes and exercise the adjustment cog to ensure it's operating correctly. It's difficult to see it, use a torch.

Good luck

Paul

 

"Torch" is one of those words that mean different things on each side of the Atlantic. Paul, I know you mean a flashlight, but in North America a torch is something fuelled by propane, MAP gas or oxy-acelyetlyne that burns very hot, which you might use to remove a rusted part, or with oxy-acetlyene you could weld with.

Torch in Canada/USA:



Torch in UK:

 

That's great! Tks!

So, use one of "my" torches, but definitely don't use one of "your" torches!

Paul

 

very nice work, looks great. how much manual work involved with the jenolite.

 

Literally NO manual work. That's the best part. Just apply thickly with a paintbrush. Let it sit for 3 hours. Then paint.

Of course you'll want to remove any rust flakes if necessary or if you want things real smooth you could sand a little I guess, but it's not necessary and the finish and texture after it cures is like there was never any rust there to begin with. This stuff doesn't actually remove the rust.. it converts it.. to a stable metal again.

The mind begins to wonder what else I can put this stuff on. I'm looking for rust on everything I own. I find that removing rust is just so satisfying on a very deep level. Especially when there's no sanding involved. It's like time travel in some weird way and almost as satisfying as pressure washing.

 

Last weekend I was able to get the Right side done. Unfortunately a spring shower cut my day in half so it turned into a 2-day project. I had used up my Jenolite and what I ordered previously is not currently available on Amazon, so I used this Loctite rust neutralizer product that is available at local auto stores. It appears to be close to the same product (based on results and that purple-ish haze as it dries), but the Loctite had a thicker consistency and dried with sort of a clear glue-like surface feel on areas that don't have rust.. as someone compared to Elmer's white glue. Of course Maybe that offers protection? I preferred the Jenolite stuff for application but end results seem about the same and price for either is equivalent.

This is the RIght Front side. Those coil springs were flaking badly. Note the KYB Gas-a-just shocks, which were on the car when I purchased it. I think it rides great but can't compare to OEM since I got it with these on it.

 

And finally here's the last paw.. the Right Rear. As you can see from the pics the rear was worse than the front and those coils were in really bad shape. My back thanks me for getting this project done and I swear she stops 20 feet shorter with those silver calipers.

 

Looks like Brake pad and disk were metal to metal.