Rust photos
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imported_GregCavi
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Get it repaired. 
I had a little rust bubble on the panel by my gas door. I had it repainted.
Greg
I had a little rust bubble on the panel by my gas door. I had it repainted.
Greg
violentveedub
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How old is the car? I know my VW has a 12 year warranty on rust "through" but if you make enough noise you might get some compensation.
Other than that I'd have it fixed professionally by someplace that will warranty minor rust repair (some will) so that you can have something to go back on.
Other than that I'd have it fixed professionally by someplace that will warranty minor rust repair (some will) so that you can have something to go back on.
ProStreetCamaro
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Rust on a 2001? Thats terrible in my oppinion. I would have it fixed by a good paint shop. The weird thing is that rust is in a spot where water doesnt even lay. Its rather odd it rusted there that fast.
stiffdogg06
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Do you slam your car door often or when you did, did it chip off paint?
It looks like the paint chipped off and then the rain water started rusting the bare metal..:hm
It looks like the paint chipped off and then the rain water started rusting the bare metal..:hm
salty
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Might be a repainted area.
Have you had the car since new?
With the doors closed it should cover alot of the repair if you did it yourself.
The repair would not be perfect, but should stop the rust. There are a few threads about such repair here.
Remove all damaged paint 'rust' area, clean it rust free, prime, paint. That is the basic answer. The amount of time put into the job to make it flush with surrounding paint , is up to you, but silver is never a perfect match.
An autobody repair would be a few hundred dollars i'm sure.
Have you had the car since new?
With the doors closed it should cover alot of the repair if you did it yourself.
The repair would not be perfect, but should stop the rust. There are a few threads about such repair here.
Remove all damaged paint 'rust' area, clean it rust free, prime, paint. That is the basic answer. The amount of time put into the job to make it flush with surrounding paint , is up to you, but silver is never a perfect match.
An autobody repair would be a few hundred dollars i'm sure.
violentveedub
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BigJimZ28 said:
I don't buy "American" (none are made here anyway) cars for other reasons, but I do know that the panels on my car are galvanized and I've had a bare spot from a chip on my hood all winter with no rust.
violentveedub said:
there are a lot of reasons to buy or not buy a everything in thing in life
I just thought this was not a very good one, that all
I have had chips on cars for years that did not rust!
So if you car is in an accident, do they have to replace the whole pannel?:nixweiss
Accumulator
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duffman said:
See if it's rusted all the way through. If so, then you're gonna need a pro repair. If not you should be able to make it a *lot* better but probably not perfect. Some suggested purchases:
Find a rust converter to use for the "primer". Not sure what you'll be able to find locally (the 3M stuff I like has been discontinued so I order from Eastwood Company Home Page ).
Get some touchup paint from PaintScratch Touch-Up Paint (rs), Spray Cans, Spray Paint, Paint Pens, Car Paint, Automotive Paint . I find it a lot better than the others I've tried.
Get a small artist's brush (I like size 000, AKA "triple-oh") and some lacquer thinner to clean it with.
Read up on how to do this sort of thing (which sandpaper/other abrasive tool to get, how to do the various steps)...really research it before you start. If you do the repair carefully you can probably get by without wetsanding it. Yeah, it might look better if the wetsanding/polishing goes well, but it can open a can of worms if it *doesn't* go well.
BigJimZ28 said:
Same here- my painter finally touched up some 20-year-old ones on the hood of the Jag that he just couldn't stand (yeah, I chewed him out for doing it). They were all the way to the metal and were never a problem, even when I drove it in the winter.