Dec 22, 2012 · 3,052 recorded views
Most of my clean-down videos show the process done properly. This one is different: it is a warning, filmed after I came across a van where the clean-down had clearly not been done properly by whoever fitted the locks. Metal filings left on the bodywork after drilling had already started turning to rust within weeks, and left for a year or two that same door would have been peeling and rotten.
It's just like a cancer, this rust.
That comparison still holds up. Rust does not stay contained to the small area where it starts — if metal filings are left on the van paint long enough, then the rust will eventually eat into the paint of the van and that will then expose the metal body of the van to the elements and that the actual metal of the van will start to rust. A product can be fitted, in the narrow sense that the lock works, while the installation itself is still poor. Taking the time to clear every filing and protect the exposed metal is not an optional extra step; it is part of what "fitted properly" actually means.
This is a perfect example of how important the clean down is!! Make sure your locks are fitted by someone who will take car of your van, or it could like like this van which is now full of rust, if left the van door will be rotten in a couple of years time...
Visit http://www.sussexinstallations.co.uk if you would like deadlocks fitted and are in one of the following areas;
Sussex, Crawley, Brighton, London, Worthing, Kent, Horsham, Surrey, Haywards Heath
Bare metal filings left on the bodywork after drilling have no paint or protective coating, so they start corroding almost immediately. If those rusting metal filings are left on the paint work untreated then the rust from the filings will begin to eat into the actual paint of the van.
It really depends on how long it has been. If you identify metal filings that have started rusting on your bodywork, then they should be cleaned away as soon as possible with a jetwash. After the filings have been jet washed away, then any left over residue may be buffed out with T-Cut or a cutting compound.
No. A lock can operate correctly while the installation around it is still poor. Clearing every filing and protecting the exposed metal is part of what a proper installation means, not an optional extra step.
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