[urq] Is condensation a factor in urq sill rust?

[Mike Sylvester]

My car looked pretty good, so I thought, until I took it apart.

http://www.urq20v.com/body/Rust/rust.htm

FYI
The upper rails that the fenders sit on are not painted from the
factory.
There is some adhesive sitting on bare metal.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [urq] Is condensation a factor in urq sill rust?
> From: steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, March 02, 2010 2:04 pm
> To: "urq at audifans.com" <urq at audifans.com>, DavidSchaible
> <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com>
> 
> 
> RE: ....anyway, you may want to get on this because the interior parts of fenders sills etc can be far worse than the outside.
> 
> David Schaible
> 
> 
> David,  that's what I'm trying to understand,  if this rust was caused by
> condensation inside the rockers then this dot is the tip of an iceburg
> and my car although it looks good might be just as expensive to repair
> as a car that has big holes in its rocker and looks like a junky project
> car.   The other side of the coin is how do you know that great looking
> urq that is going for $15K isn't also hiding such a problem that is
> evident in a car going for just $5K.   If condensation is a
> problem is also means that it's important to keep the car in a heated
> garage.    My car has been in a heated garage often since 2004, no idea before that. 
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Schaible, David <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Schaible, David <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Is condensation a factor in urq sill rust?
> To: "urq at audifans.com" <urq at audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 11:11 AM
> 
> ....anyway, you may want to get on this because the interior parts of fenders sills etc can be far worse than the outside.
> 
> David Schaible
> 
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