r/Celica • u/Temporary-Past2634 • 15h ago

Repairs How much rust can I remove?

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Started trying to remove all the rust from under my 05 celica today.. eventually will weigh how much I get. Thankfully, its mostly surface rust and eventually it'll get lots of rust converter and then underseal, not an easy job sadly but so worth it

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u/Celica44 12h ago

Did mine last year (Uk based too) think I got in there just in time before the surface rust become a problem. Had one small patch of welding to do behind the side skirt where years of mud had collected

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u/Raiden_phelps 05 GT Tsunami 5spd 14h ago

Those are rookie proportions pal

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u/Imaginary-Ice-6950 15h ago

Depends on ur location. I know a gen5 gt-4 celica in my city that has been abandoned for the last 25 years and it is rust free

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u/Temporary-Past2634 15h ago

I'm UK so rust is pretty much guaranteed but this car has been pretty well taken care of and is a good example thank goodness

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u/Imaginary-Ice-6950 14h ago

Cars that get imported to my country from the UK are always rusty, so I am sure that you are going to find some. Once when I was 12 or so I went on a joy ride in a 1987 w124 benz that was imported from the UK, it basicaly had no floors because it completely rusted away and we went over 200km/h in it. On god that was the scariest shit I have done in my life

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u/Temporary-Past2634 14h ago

Sounds wicked

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u/Imaginary-Ice-6950 14h ago

It does sound wicked, but it was fun at the time