Hello,

Have a very good look, a real mini with no rust will be a first, later minis
fresh from the factory had rust as standard,  best thing to do is waxoil the
whole thing, you will need to remove all the dirt from the underside first &
let it dry, waxoil the floors, especially the area around the boot floor,
around & over the rear subframe, rear valance, under the front wings & A
panles, rear of the front valance, under & inside the windscreen surround
panel, get the kit with the injection adaptor & put waxoil into the sills,
the doors, if you feel adventurous drill some holes & put waxoil into the
door pillars & the roof too, I have seen minis with rust holes in the
corners of the roof, the headlining will need to be removed to do this but
if you are thinking of keeping it long term this is a must,

Steve,

hiya
 I dont want to piss on your fireworks but no amount of waxoil will
save a late mini from the worm.
 I have been doing a resto on my 92 and am now convinced that BMW used
an additive in the paint to cause rust, I say this because I had places
that were undamaged by any form of paint penetration and the worm was
still present. now there is only a couple of ways this could happen !
bad Paint, bad metal, bad process, or deliberate intervention.

 I dont believe BMW would buy bad paint or metal unless it was
specified, bad process is something BMW dont do unless there is
something in it for them ?? like a new car comming out and they want all
the old ones gone in 10 years. and that leaves deliberate intervention,
you can make your own mind up there....

fragged

ok, so there is no hope
my only way forward is waxoil as much as possible and then after 10 years
strip down and respray

chris