Flooded Yaris

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Originally Posted by CTScott

I would really rinse it out well with fresh water. My ebay purchased totaled Yaris (Crashy) was exposed to the elements with only the damaged windshield and one rear window still in place. Every non painted piece of metal (seat frames, dash supports, ebrake assembly, etc.) is extremely rusty (and that was with exposure to rain water).

Scott,
Thanks for the feedback, I was hoping for some input from you. I bought a product that is for rust and rust prevention that I have from a previous unfinished project (KBS-coatings.com) It's a 3 step process and I haven't used it so I comment on it (i think it's had some write ups in classic car mags tho). If I do it, I'll look to remove the stuck on pads on the floor pan which I guess are used for sound proofing. Then I can perform the full process and paint directly to the metal (and all the other metal pieces between the two front seats). For now I'll just drive the car until I make a decision on doing this rust seal application. It's probably best to do this application/paint and then put some new sound proofing material down.

I have some time to kill before the carpet insulation pieces arrive...