Coupe water pooling at the rear

[Z4C_er]

Hi Z4C_er,

I'll probably use it once a weekend over winter just to run it out, but it will be stood outside during the week. Living in Plymouth means it is rain central!

Sorry for the late reply. I was wondering whether if you masked off the area, you could spray some wax or something into the trough. Or maybe plastidip or something? Just over the winter, that is.

 

[DSGRNMCM]

Now that is a good idea, I have some Plastidip spray from doing my Audi grill (Chav tastic!)

This weekend is a write off (wet) next weekend I want to wax the life out of the car, and my plasti dip that "swimming pool for winter"

 

[CoupeAli]

As others have mentioned, lift the boot and apply a regular layer of wax to protect the paint work.
It is also worth treating the surrounding window seal rubbers at the same time too to keep them from 'greening' up

 

[Z4C_er]

As others have mentioned, lift the boot and apply a regular layer of wax to protect the paint work.
It is also worth treating the surrounding window seal rubbers at the same time too to keep them from 'greening' up

I'm a little confused with this advice. The glass comes down to the base of the trunk lid and the geometry of the car creates a pool of water. How does lifting the boot and applying wax to the metal help? I think the OP wants to create some sort of protective barrier (or pool liner!) for the paint, seal and the glass combined. That's why Dinitrol and things like plastidip have been proposed.

 

[JamieZ4C]

As others have mentioned, lift the boot and apply a regular layer of wax to protect the paint work.
It is also worth treating the surrounding window seal rubbers at the same time too to keep them from 'greening' up

I'm a little confused with this advice. The glass comes down to the base of the trunk lid and the geometry of the car creates a pool of water. How does lifting the boot and applying wax to the metal help? I think the OP wants to create some sort of protective barrier (or pool liner!) for the paint, seal and the glass combined. That's why Dinitrol and things like plastidip have been proposed.

He might have been referring to my post. I said...

"the water doesn't just collect ON the the bootlid, it collects IN it too. And this is the reason so many of them rust. Even by keeping my car in the garage and, in the main, not driving it when raining, I still have to bear this in mind every time I wash it.

Try it next time you wash her. Wash her, get her all dry and then lift the bootlid - and water will coming pouring out. Not a lot... but enough."

In other words, water collecting on the outside isn't the only cause of rusting bootlids. Don't ignore the other problem of water collecting inside the bootlid.

 

[flimper]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Mine has been sat outside for 11 years in my ownership, and no signs of any issues so far

 

[CoupeAli]

As others have mentioned, lift the boot and apply a regular layer of wax to protect the paint work.
It is also worth treating the surrounding window seal rubbers at the same time too to keep them from 'greening' up

I'm a little confused with this advice. The glass comes down to the base of the trunk lid and the geometry of the car creates a pool of water. How does lifting the boot and applying wax to the metal help? I think the OP wants to create some sort of protective barrier (or pool liner!) for the paint, seal and the glass combined. That's why Dinitrol and things like plastidip have been proposed.

Apologies for the confusion, on a regular basis lift the boot to drain the pool of water that has collected, clean and dry and apply a layer of wax/sealant to provide the paint a layer of protection. That should be sufficient to protect the metal where the water pools. At the same time apply a rubber treatment to the adjacent glass rubbers to keep them in good condition and prevent them cracking/shrinking etc. Repeat regularly as part of the paint maintenance.