heres how my two rear wheel wells look,This one is the left and the second pic is the right the left one seems to be the worst cause the rust went straight through it,What do you think will be the best was to fix it,I know Im gonna have to cut and weld new sheet metal right?

LEFT

RIGHT

 

Thats real bad..Honestly I would think about getting new 1/4 panels and rocker panels..or just go to carolina and find a rust free civic..

But if you're gonna stick with those you should think about welding in some galvanized steel..so it never comes back..

my fathers car is galvanized steel and he drives it in snow when theres salt all over the road and sand and he never washes the car and it has no rust..And its an 89..

 

Sell it!

 

well I need it and I dont want this to get worst so I need a solution

 

It looks pretty wet in that pic. You might want to stop washing it with salt water.....

You should look at this stuff called por-13. It stands for paint over rust. But u will probably have to do some grinding and bondo work first.

 

Brand new panels. Go to a junk yard and cut some sections out.

 

if you just want a quick solution so it will look a little better i would grind that **** off a use the por-13 **** it works trust me..

 

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Thats not surface rust..That deep rust from this NJ weather..

He's gonna have to cut and weld no matter what..And epoxy sealer works better then por-13 and doesnt cost as much,,

 

I would DEFINITELY do NOTHING LESS than buy new quarter panels. They're all over for civic hatchbacks.

 

cutting and welding would be the cheapest way to go imo

 

this is a wagon not a hb, where do you think i can get the quarter panel?

 

And now everyone should know why I have removed the lining (or whatever you would call it). This will only hold on to moisture and dirt

 

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Wow man, I have every place with aftermarket sheetmetal memorized and I don't see anything for wagons. You should find a couple/ hatchback and see how close the rear 1/4 panels are to eachother.

 

You haven't been paying attention to pimp my ride huh? BONDO that ****!

 

bondo!!!! lol, sell it like el vap said. get one that you dont have to do some much too. thats a **** load of rust.

 

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I was being sarcastic, notice the "" at the end

 

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Hmm, trade it in then?

 

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Hmm, trade it in then? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup that would be you best bet. They only way to really get rid of it is cutting and welding.

 

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yep i did that when i first got my hatch

 

I have the same problem on my hatch as well. My buddy told me that they actually sell the quarter panels now because its such a common problem. I'll get the information from him. Going to the junkyard is great but usually you either have a civic with smashed up quarter panels already or the quarter panels already look like yours.

 

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Yeah man, hatch and coupe owners are the most fortunate when it comes to rust repair. Check out this website and scroll to Honda, I think the guy quoted me like $70/panel.

http://www.rustrepair.com/rustpdf.html

 

i have a hatch with no rust that you could cut the 1/4's out of. $100 you just have to pick it up

EDIT* i just saw this was a wagon. sorry

 

bump for a panel

 

get a panel, have someone do the welding (unless u can), grind it down and put some body filler in. its not gonna be perfect, but it will slow/stop the rust problem. have fun.

 

Im gonna try to put a sedan panel