Rust on sportrack

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Is it a common proplem for the metal bit that runs from wing to wing under the front grill to rot away
Mine is all but gone
(its the bit that is the same colour as the rest of the car)

Mine went (or was going) so I

Mine went (or was going) so I stripped it back to the metal, filled the holes and painted it with Hammerite primer (x2 brush coats) then x2 topcoats in matt black to match the bullbars. Gave it gentle heat between coats with a hot airgun to fix it better.

What did for mine was that some clot had painted over previous corrosion, as they tend to get the stone chips there.

Dave with a Sporty

Dave with a Sporty