jcolegrove

hi all,
my otherwise pristine 92 ls has shown it's first sign of rust on the DS rear wheel lip. slight bulge below paint and you can feel it under the lip, too. only place on the whole car. i go thru the underbody every year and retouch w/ undercoat, etc... it was a mainland FL car for 10 yrs, but now OH salt apparently got to it.

should i fix? is there any other way besides body shop, etc..?

thanks.

jc

etex

No other way I know of, unless you have body shop experience. Sorry.

pito

Well rust is cancer for cars so go from there.

I say get it fixed before it becomes worse which it will

nthach

Only way to totally cure it is by cutting out the rusted area, MIG weld in a patch, grind it and do some body filler work and paint it.

turbosix

surface rust wont need to be cut out..

avalon42

iTrader: (1)

There is some rust sealer that you can spray over the affected area, and seals it in without it continuing to rust. Unfortunately, its only a temporary fix. It needs to be grinded out.

nthach

You can also use POR-15 - it can be had at an Goodguys show or a auto body supply shop. But it does need to be coated over with an epoxy sealer like PPG's DP40LF primer and then refinished like usual.

fencera

About how much does this normally run?

To get it properly repaired (ie: cut out) not just covered up...

jcolegrove

i'm going to my trusted body shop today...

jcolegrove

got estimate for $350-$400 WITHOUT taking off bumper. thi is to cut it out, weld in, paint/clear it. to take off bumper- another $100 or so.

also, very interesting--- they said to take off the lower wheel well guards- that's probably what caused salty dirt/mud/water to be held up in there to rust in the first place. i took them off this morn, and they were filled w/ dirt/crud. they DO protect against stone chips, but if you undercoat the bottom of the well and check every year, you'll be fine. mine are off for good. looks cleaner, too. said honda's/toyotas are known for causing rust in these.