Rust spot inside door area - Pic included...what should I do?
09-09-09, 10:18 AM
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Rust spot inside door area - Pic included...what should I do?
This is the only rust spot on the car that I just saw yesterday. How can I go about repairing this? Bondo?
It feels "crackly" when I touch it - I am not sure if it has rotted all the way through. I am wondering how this spot even rusted out, must be a leak there or something.
Thanks for any help!
It feels "crackly" when I touch it - I am not sure if it has rotted all the way through. I am wondering how this spot even rusted out, must be a leak there or something.
Thanks for any help!
09-09-09, 10:35 AM
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Be afraid....Be VERY afraid!!!!
Sand that puppy down, make sure it didnt go to far through the body. If it did, do what you can to get most off, then paint over it with good paint to prevent further oxidization. Rusting can continue if its exposed to the elements. Painting another good coat can help shiel it. Otherwise its not gonna get bigger very fast.
Sand that puppy down, make sure it didnt go to far through the body. If it did, do what you can to get most off, then paint over it with good paint to prevent further oxidization. Rusting can continue if its exposed to the elements. Painting another good coat can help shiel it. Otherwise its not gonna get bigger very fast.
09-09-09, 11:40 AM
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Be afraid....Be VERY afraid!!!!
Sand that puppy down, make sure it didnt go to far through the body. If it did, do what you can to get most off, then paint over it with good paint to prevent further oxidization. Rusting can continue if its exposed to the elements. Painting another good coat can help shiel it. Otherwise its not gonna get bigger very fast.
Sand that puppy down, make sure it didnt go to far through the body. If it did, do what you can to get most off, then paint over it with good paint to prevent further oxidization. Rusting can continue if its exposed to the elements. Painting another good coat can help shiel it. Otherwise its not gonna get bigger very fast.
09-09-09, 12:47 PM
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Just placed an order with automotivetouchup.com for Primer, Clear Coat, Base color an a bunch of other small things - prep solvent/rubbing compound. Hopefully I can fit it
I sanded it down for a few minutes - gonna work more on it tomorrow
Do you guys think it looks repairable/bad? Or is it decent? I hope I can get all the rust off. It's not rust through.
Here is a new pic:
I sanded it down for a few minutes - gonna work more on it tomorrow
Do you guys think it looks repairable/bad? Or is it decent? I hope I can get all the rust off. It's not rust through.
Here is a new pic:
09-09-09, 03:01 PM
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Use masking tape and maybe peal away the door gasket! No reason to damage the door gasket and paint where there is no rust. Use fine sandpaper made for wet sanding metal -- do not dry sand.
It's an odd place for rust -- maybe something got closed in the door. It doesn't look very bad. I've had success with those "rust stopper" primer touchup paints that most hardware and auto parts stores sell.
I touched up a bad rusty gouge in the rear edge of my hood of my 00 LS when I bought it six years ago with that stuff, top coated it with Lexus touchup paint and the rust never came back.
It's an odd place for rust -- maybe something got closed in the door. It doesn't look very bad. I've had success with those "rust stopper" primer touchup paints that most hardware and auto parts stores sell.
I touched up a bad rusty gouge in the rear edge of my hood of my 00 LS when I bought it six years ago with that stuff, top coated it with Lexus touchup paint and the rust never came back.
09-09-09, 06:58 PM
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Use masking tape and maybe peal away the door gasket! No reason to damage the door gasket and paint where there is no rust. Use fine sandpaper made for wet sanding metal -- do not dry sand.
It's an odd place for rust -- maybe something got closed in the door. It doesn't look very bad. I've had success with those "rust stopper" primer touchup paints that most hardware and auto parts stores sell.
I touched up a bad rusty gouge in the rear edge of my hood of my 00 LS when I bought it six years ago with that stuff, top coated it with Lexus touchup paint and the rust never came back.
It's an odd place for rust -- maybe something got closed in the door. It doesn't look very bad. I've had success with those "rust stopper" primer touchup paints that most hardware and auto parts stores sell.
I touched up a bad rusty gouge in the rear edge of my hood of my 00 LS when I bought it six years ago with that stuff, top coated it with Lexus touchup paint and the rust never came back.
I assume you removed the black molding as well to see if the rust was underneath it. If not, do so immediately.
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09-10-09, 10:02 AM
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Way more sanding. However I would get POR-15, which is Paint over rust. I have only heard good things about this stuff especially from frame repair guys as old chevy frames love to rot. It basically cures the rust as you paint the surface so no more rust will develop, it comes in clear, gloss and semi-gloss black, silver and gray. It is a little expensive, but the time it saves you in the long run is far greater than the pain staking process of sanding, sanding, more sanding, primer and paint. This way you simply sand, prep, and paint with POR15. I did it with the bottom of my rear doors in the LS4. It works very well. I bought a pint for like 30 bucks, if you order before noon, you will have it in a day and a half. I simply roughed the surface up, cleaned it with alcohol, painted it, let it dry then hit it with some rustoleum white a few days after.
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