Fighting Rust Part 1 (Trunk Saga) on 2010 Mazda 6 GH

It's time to fight back against RUST, these Mazdas do love some rust. Time to use what we have to bid farewell to rust. #mazda #diy #car
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[@dnkjdnkj2679]

Hi Klav. The problem is not necessarily the rubber. Rust in the boot is often mainly from a failed rear wiper seal. The failed seal allows water in and down through the plastic hatch latch flap. Replacement of the seal requires removal of the wiper motor. I treated my rust issue by wire brush (an old de-coking brush)., I laid down rags soaked in Phosphoric acid on all treated areas then cleaned, primed and top coat. I removed the factory rubber bungs permanently. The other issue is water past the rear body tail lights. I didn't bother trying to reseal the units, rather I found the lowest point in the jack well and punched good sized hole using a 'podgy' bar. The other side drains. The podgy gives a shaped/formed exit that will allow water to exit without gathering at the cut edge by capillary action that a drilled hole would provide-- No more rust issues! The spare wheel cavity was also given extra drain holes at the lowest point with the podgy bar Good videos mate

[@KlavsX_]

Hi. Yeah, that sounds about right, for me the rear wiper seal starting to crack, need to replace that. That is a good solution, only, the can shouldn't have any water inside xD In winter the windows fog up so fast 😅

[@dariuszwschodni4875]

Thanks to you and this video, I saw that my new Mazda also has traces of corrosion in this place. Fortunately, not as much as yours, just a few traces, although mine is from 2007. Greetings from Poland! Zoom-Zoom!

[@KlavsX_]

👋 oooh Hello. That sounds alright, but you should check your Mazda wheel arches and underside, as the GH Mazda's from factory have really weak or no rust prohibiting coating

[@kkvitek7052]

If you have that much rust in your trunk, your rear suspension is probably almost non-existent. I went through this myself a year ago. I fought with rust on the chassis for two months

[@KlavsX_]

The suspension is good, ( not rusted to hell), but needs changing as I don't know when it's been done. I can tell you that the subframe needs quiet a lot of work, I will buy a new rear subframe. chassis will be next after rockers