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DrinkingWhisky

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Hi all.

I'm working on replacing some weather stripping. It's a PIA, but that's another story. I don't believe that my door cards have ever been taken off. Is it normal to have this much grease on the inside? It's a mess in there. Any idea as to why they did such a thing?

I cleaned up to the best of my ability the driver side. I'm wondering if I shouldn't do that. Perhaps it's some kind of rust prevention technique.
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Anyone with similar experience? Thanks!
 
Your right, the previous owner must have greased the area to keep the rust out. The factory wouldnt have done that back in the day.
 
If that's the case, then it was done a long time ago. My dad was the 2nd owner. It did the trick though as it survived a few Ohio winters back in the early 70's.

Now that it's babied and out in California, I think I'll resume with the clean up. I'm guessing that wouldn't be a problem.
 
Andy, I don't think that was a "trick". Didn't Triumphs coat the underside of the car with used motor oil all on their own?
 
sd80mac7204 said:
Andy, I don't think that was a "trick". Didn't Triumphs coat the underside of the car with used motor oil all on their own?
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I can attest that it works. When I replaced the floors on my TR4A, the only rust was on the outboard side of where the frame crosses. The inboard side, where it was liberally oiled by the engine, were pristine.
 
Here in my hometown is a rust-proofing shop that developed a system and patented it so he can spray regular grease inside all the door panels and fenders, etc. The idea is that grease won't drip off like oil spray. I've had him do all my cars for years - BUT I'D NEVER HAVE HIM DO THIS ON MY 1958 TR3A.
 
My brother greased the insides of his truck doors and fenders when we still lived in Pa. After moving to Houston a few years later, the truck started dripping from all the seams. It dripped for years. Anywhere it parked, a stain was left behind. It was never this hot in Pa, but the truck hadn't rusted when we got rid of it. And it was still dripping and oozing from the seams.
 
Having grown up in western PA and watching how fast the cars of the 50's-70's rusted out from the road salt, I can attest that many put oil in their doors and inner panels. It was messy, but those cars lasted, unless the paint was beat off of the lower quarters or fenders from the stones on the road. Then they rusted from the outside in. No amount of oil or Ziebart would stop that from happening.
 
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