My little rust problem :(

[nvrplzd240]

ok.. i have a little spot or rust on my left rear quarter panel in front of the wheel

it doesnt look like its that bad.. but one thing that worries me is that it looks like it has a small amount of bondo to the left of the rust.. anways, guys.. tell me how bad it is.. and all possible solutions



thanks

[barrigas14]

its not that bad, i have seen the frame of one car fall off in a fist full.

[Driftless240]

its not that bad, i have seen the frame of one car fall off in a fist full.

Mine and also:

My rust problem that was hidden from me and never informed about. Didnt see it when i looked under car. He covered it with wood and carpet matching floor mat.

I would have never bought it if i knew it was there. Well determination to keep and fix it.

[Driftless240]

Hey why no pic. Cant much prove point without pic.:

http://www.cardomain.com/membe...l.jpg
Modified by OperationSr20 at 11:53 PM 6/27/2006

[Sandy sx]

Haha! Give it to sockington. Thats like a cake walk for him. He eats rust holes like that for breakfast.

Erm...

[eds13]

i've seen worse, so it def fixable. i just hate rust

[Sockington]

Haha! Give it to sockington. Thats like a cake walk for him. He eats rust holes like that for breakfast.

Erm...

Thank ya. Really, it's not *that* bad to fix. Mine was worse off and took about 9hours total.

About 2 hours to weld/make panels up, and the rest has been fiber glass work with a final coat of Bondo to smooth things out.

Basically, cut out EVERYTHING until the rust stops. Just keep cutting away further until good metal shows up.

P.S., I have a little bit of knowledge backing me up. Linky.

[Kenrik]

Step 1 = Cut off All of the rust with a sawzaww, plasma cutter... whatever.. all the rust except that back portion where the wheel well is... you will need that for support on step 2!

Yes cut it... if you try to fix it without doing that then it will just spread again

Step 2 = fiberglass...

Step 3 = bondo

Sterp 4 = paint

Step 5 = sideskirts to cover up what you screwed up in steps 1-4

[ricebike]

we should form a RustBucket Squad

w/ my 1989 seeing lots of nyc road salt the past 5 years, it took it's toll on this area & now i'm having the infamous framerail rust near the engine bay

[Driftless240]

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we should form a RustBucket Squad

I WANT TO JOIN!!!!!

[~4N~]

Um, is it bad to Bondo rust?

That's what I did whenever I didn't know anything, I had a little spot under my driver's side door, I'm thinking about somehow redoing it with rust preventive paint.

[travisn]

i love step 5, glad i didnt have to do any of your steps to success on mine...

[amolao]

a "little spot"??? ....You need to repair that ASAP. Like others already mentioned, cut the damaged area and rebuild the corner with new metal. Is not a bad area to work on, but one thats very sensitive to rust on 240's. Make sure to inspect all the way around for hidden rust, bondo cover up jobs,etc.....

[nvrplzd240]

thanks guys for all the suggestions

i think i might fiberglass over it after i cut out to good metal

[kaboost90]

lol dude thats nothing trust me

[noobdrftr]

wow good job bumping a 3 year old thread

[tEknoS13]

Like this..........