My 92 explorer is starting to rust a little in the driver side rear wheel well, i was wondering if there is a product out there that works to stop or slow the rust down, am not looking to fix it the proper way by removing the rusted metal and welding new metal down just want to stop it or slow it down. It runs great and the paint is in good shape except for the rust. I saw something called rust bullet what would you all recomend

 

get some sand paper and sand the rust off then spray it with some primer or some clear sealant for now.... If you dont remove the rust it will just spread.

 

I've used rust converters before. They work pretty good, but a wheel well is exposed to all kinds of nasty stuff. A lot depends on how long you plan on keeping your '92 - band aid it or fix it right?

 

There's a product called Ospho that is sold in paint stores. It changes the physical properties of rust to make it an inert substance. If you paint it after aplication, it will stop the rust as much as is possible.

 

Yea i know the wheel well is exposed to alot so what i was thinking is getting some sort of rust stop or something then take wheel well or undercoating and spray it in there. I will look up the Ospho thanks

 

Here in Russia with cold winters and roads covered with salt and other ice-melting chemicals this is a common problem for ALL 1-st gen Explorers (91-94). Mine Ex is not an exclusion.

First thing you might want to do is what other guys said: sand the rust off then use some rust converter and then use some coating stuff.

But the common experience here says that only using this type of protection is not enough. Even if you fight every sign of corrosion, it will strike again, and sooner or later (sooner is more likely) you will be encountering a HOLE beneath the paint.

The locker (not sure if my term is correct: I mean plastic or rubber shield located inside the wheel well that protects body from all the dirt and water that spreads from the wheel and the road) should solve the problem once and forever.

But unfortunately 1-st gen Explorers don't have stock rear lockers. Here in Russia we use splash guards from large trucks. The idea is to cut this large piece of rubber (approx. 2 x 4 feet or even larger) to fit into the wheel well, then screw it.

THIS fights any rust on rear fenders completely, I may assure you.

With best regards,
Yuri

 

Yuri -

Good idea! Hopefully it will help others with this problem. BTW, how long do your winters last?

 

Well, that's not my idea, actually . But I've seen many Explorers over here, and those that use those self-made lockers don't have any corrosion on rear fenders. But others have.

Here's the picture of typical hole that might rose from ordinary piece of rust:
http://photofile.ru/default/do?sp=&s...7&id=731864#sm

If you can't see larger picture, click smaller thumbnails. This is the car of one friend of mine. My Ex doesn't have such problems and I hope will never have.

And about winters. It's pretty long, here in Moscow winter lasts from November to late days of March. And sometimes even longer, more than five months. Though normally winter is not so cold (it's rarely temperature drops below 0°F for more than several days), amounts of snow are significant.

Inside the Moscow city limits, there are no problems driving even sportscar in winter (I also own BMW, and drove several Porsches for some time), as city tries to keep roads and highways free of snow. But outside the city, clean roads end and there are only deep ruts in ice in snow just after you leave highway.

Well, and here is picture of several Explorers in Moscow, mine is third from right. Just to show how they Explorers feel here


With best regards,
Yuri

 

great i will give that a try with the truck mud flap when winter gets closer for now i will just get rust converter and spry an undercoating......next thing is to replace the shift motor on the 4x4 (cleaning did not work broke about 5 times last winter) and the explorer will be all set for another snowy new englend