Yeah, I guess my reply was a bit negative.

We need to realise that any rust on a 1200, has surfaced after 30 years. The chances of many of us still having our Dattos in another 30 years time is not real likely.

The doombringers will tell you that we only have 20 years of fuel left anyway...

But if it brings you pleasure, and you feel inclined to cut open all of the double panels where there are problems, it could be worthwhile. But it'd be a lot of work, and in pulling anything apart you risk not being able to put it back together properly, or maybe just not as nicely as the factory did it.

When I stripped my car back for painting, the painter dude wasn't too impressed that I totally stripped the doors, inluding the rubber seal channels. It'll do a better job, but it means a lot of work for him.

So I wish you luck, but I'm letting you know from my experience, that it's really difficult to fathom the huge amount of work in a complete rebuild. And the amount of work is completely dependent on your skills and the size of your tool collection, and the ability to work with other businesses who don't want to do your work in an efficient or timely manner.

Chris