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highlands
 


Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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Ukraine 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 3
Rust prevention - side steps

Have just taken the steps off...with the help of the angle grinder!
Thankfully the corrosion due to the steps is early stage. Sills seem solid, unlike the steps!
It'll probably cost as much to get new plastic as it would for replacement steps, so wondering what people reckon is the best way to treat the paint before mounting the replacements?
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Post #21341182nd Apr 2020 3:50 pm
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D&G
 


Member Since: 29 Jun 2017
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Ukraine 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Barolo BlackDiscovery 3

I am going to strip the trim off as in another (https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/passing-time-187548.html)
post and treat any rust or add some prevention. So I would be interested in the approach here. Thumbs Up An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” ― Millard Fillmore



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snowmonkey
 


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United Kingdom 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Orkney GreyDiscovery 4

I’ve been using Por15 rust killer for a few years. Good results. Got it from Frost.  
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rrhool
 


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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Best cure for side steps, is to take them off and throw them in a skip! Whistle Thumbs Up Richard


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Post #21342732nd Apr 2020 9:54 pm
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pjm-84
 


Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
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Agree. Took mine off last week. If I hadn't bought replacement steps I wouldn't bother putting them back on.

So I'm changing the brackets and steps. Rear bolt snapped on the OS and had to be carefully drilled out and retapped. Haven't tackled the brackets on the NS. Hoping these will be easier based on the fact this step contained less rust

Just the start of some areas of surface rust at the rear on the OS (pleasantly surprised for a 15yr vehicle) so ordered some Dinitrol and their rust converter. The rust converter is more for the exposed bottom seam

Job for this weekend.  
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NC500
 


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Scotland 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Firenze RedDiscovery 4

I wax the inner sills with ML and the outer with Drohnex 445 - both by Dinitrol. I’ve been using it for years on all my cars, trucks and vans of all ages. It is good stuff and will protect it for years. If there’s any surface rust, abrade it back and treat it with Converust (brush applied for outer panels and aerosol with a lance for inner sills and box sections).

I’ve had steps on my LR4 for 6 years and despite the muck and bullets the north Highlands throws at it, the sills are in tip top condition.  
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NC500
 


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Scotland 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Firenze RedDiscovery 4

To add to my previous post, I decided to remove the side steps and take a peek as it’s been three years and 50,000 miles since I last checked.

It just goes to show that side steps are safe to install provided you spend some time and a little money on corrosion prevention.






  
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