Wheel Arch Liners

I've checked it on VirusTotal which is one of the industry leading sites to use when it comes to checking for malicious sites and files :grin:

My MacAfee really doesn't want me to go there.
Barry

http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?p=338501#p338501 - Just an update on this one. The treated arch liners are still performing very well. Although this last winter hasn't been very cold, it has certainly been very wet, yet it has all still just been bouncing off the liners. What slightly surprised me is that the mud doesn't seem to stick to the liners either, I guess it just can't get a grip.

Incidentally, what has made Thompsons so useful on cars these days, happened a few years back when they changed the formulation to water-based. Prior to that, it was solvent based and you could sort of use it on cars but had to be pretty careful otherwise it could dissolved your underseal! Now, you can use as much as you like without a care.

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Frank said:

The various solutions for fixing/preventing/sorting the rear arches and rust in general are pretty straight-forward (although tedious) and I can run you though them sometime, if anyone is interested.

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I'm also interested in a more briefly explanation! Sound really interesting

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I did eventually get around to writing some of this stuff up and it's covered here - http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?p=339476#p339476 and here - http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?p=342351#p342351

The points I would emphasise are -

#1. The water-based Vactan must go on before the wax-based stuff on the inside of the rear arches, for obvious reasons. Incidentally, as Vactan is also a primer as well as a rust treatment (it dries clear on non-rusting metal or paint) it's very useful for touching up any body scratches, etc until you do a proper job on them.

#2. 90% of the rear arch/sill rusting is starting from inside the car.

#3. Rust can be halted and prevented from returning, if understood and done properly. It actually costs £20 a side to fix rear arches that are not completely shot with rust, i.e. 90% of them. How you deal with the trivial cosmetic damage is up to you, but if you're short of cash just slap some rubber spats over them, like many other cars already have.

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YOG said:

Pop over to PumaPeople and see my thread showing the rear wheel arches behind the rear trim panels:
http://www.pumapeople.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97645" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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I would love to see that YOG, but my virus checker (as well as the Google recommendations) all block that site as dangerous (I presume it may have been hacked at some point and may try to download malicious code). Is there any chance you could post the gist of it on here (cut and paste) for us all please?

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dump avast and install another anti virus.I have and now I use 360 total security which is free and allows Puma People.

This is one of the things that brings smile on face of every Mac owner: debate on antivirus software :wink:

Wild E. Coyote said:

[post]348832[/post] This is one of the things that brings smile on face of every Mac owner: debate on antivirus software :wink:

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/04/mac-viruses-strike-secure-thunderstrike-2

Linux users (very fast and completely free Open Source Operating Systems) also tend not to use antivirus software, but don't go around winking at people about it.

Personally, I quad boot on this PC (3 different Linux distros and a Windows OS), which is fairly rare, but dual booting with Windows and Linux is very common these days.

Incidentally, PumaPeople's problem seems to go back to 2007 when they hosted, bizarrely, some DVD hacking software, which put it on some A/V lists. It has actually been a OK site for many years now.

*Top Tip* - if you ever have any doubts about any website, then turn off JavaScript (JS) before visiting it.

Wild E. Coyote said:

[post]348832[/post] This is one of the things that brings smile on face of every Mac owner: debate on antivirus software :wink:

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Brought up on Macs, and having to listen countless crap through school from all different directions, it also brings a smile to my face.

Jeeez, didn't mean this to be a flame post!
Nothing against M$ windows, it is just that I prefer OSX in every way. And as a benefit, no worrying about viruses. That was all I was trying to say.

If you are made like me and only use your car occasionally, pop them out put them in the wash at 60 degrees then a quick spin in the dryer, they do come lovely and smell so fresh and won't rot you arches! I try to do mine around once a month, when I take all the wheels of to clean the insides and polish my arches, brake lines and callipers :wink: