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munchgsx
12-18-2007, 02:33 PM
I just bought another car and it has a little rust. I've done bodywork and painted cars before but I've never tried to repair without repainting the whole thing. I have three rust spots two on the rear quarters where the bumper meets the steel in front of the tires. There is also a spot on the front fender in front where the bumper meets. I will replace the front fender with new and paint. But the rear quarters.. is there a way to just fix those spots with out major blending or headaches. What I want to do is fix the rust fill the hole and spot paint it. Or will the look like shit? I don't have the time or money to redo the whole thing until next year but I want the rust gone for summer. Any Ideas?

Nick

PS it's Black

TkrPerformance
12-18-2007, 02:39 PM
got pics of it. then I could tell you what to do with it

munchgsx
12-18-2007, 02:46 PM
I'll snap some close-up's when I get home.

JET
12-18-2007, 03:43 PM
If you don't cut the rust out, it will come back quickly. Rust is like cancer, once you get it, it is almost impossible to get rid of. That is why a clean shell has such a premium price.

TkrPerformance
12-18-2007, 03:45 PM
there is ways to fix it with out cutting it out if it is not a huge rust spot and it will not come back

JET
12-18-2007, 03:52 PM
The metal around the area is usually so thin that it will rust through in a year or 2. If it was just surface rust, yeah. He said there were multiple holes though, so that usually isn't good. It is hard to tell without pics.

Along these lines, have you seen anything better than the POR15 line for rust inhibitors?

munchgsx
12-18-2007, 04:01 PM
Here's some pictures.
It just came off the trailer so it's still dirty, the spot I want to fix is right above the bumper cover.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mnexcited/100_0855.jpg

munchgsx
12-18-2007, 04:02 PM
Another


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/mnexcited/100_0856.jpg

munchgsx
12-18-2007, 04:04 PM
Weird how the camera makes it look scratched to hell.

I want to remove the rust stop it from getting worse and make it look like it was never there. This is sounding impossilbe to me right now.

xveganxcowboyx
12-18-2007, 04:14 PM
The only rust I see is on your rotors.