Taillights Guard Rust

[JackFletcher]

within the past 3 months of me having taillights guards I have just started to notice that water must be getting in through these two small holes that are supposedly sealed off but obviously not. The holes have began to drip rust onto my rear bumper. My plan is to seal them myself but first I need to find away to get the water out. Do you guys know any tricks to dry up the water inside? I was thinking putting sea salt down the small holes but then I remembered that can be a cause of rust. I think? Please let me know any suggestions thanks.

 

 

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[Slartibartfast]

Yeah, skip the salt, unless you want them to rot out faster.

Best thing for getting the water out would be heat IMO. I'd probably just stick them in the oven at its lowest setting for an hour or so, then maybe shoot something through the holes to coat the metal before sealing it up. I'd be inclined towards spray paint or some kind of oil, depending on how you're planning to seal the holes.

[RainGoat]

+1 on that. Heat!

[Jax99]

Heat dry and concrete/metal caulking on the holes.... clean trim the edges and paint once dry???


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[JackFletcher]

Thanks to all I didn’t think about the heat method. I was planning on using the flex seal family of products to seal the holes lol


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