I found a 93 Accord and the paint near the rear bumper right by the wheel is bubbling up. How bad is this??

Any tips that you guys could give me about how to stop this from spreading?

Thanks

 

bump

 

either cut out or sand down all of the rust, if it has the plastic trim around the wheel well ditch that.

 

what should i use to sand it down? i hear about this POR 15 stuff...where do i get it?

what other steps do i have to do after sanding it?

Thanks in advance

 

It depends on how bad the rust is, if its a little surface rust something as fine as 180 grit might do the trick. If is it starting to rust through you may need to weld in a patch, grind it lightly with 36 grit and then apply some body filler sand it to contour then prime. If you take some pictures I could help you out more


Modified by swanny at 7:25 PM 3/7/2005

 

cut it out. I'll bet big money that its rusted all the way through. You'll never be able to sand down to clean metal.

ditch the trim for certain.

expect to spend big money if you don't DIY it.

 

ill get pics when i get the chance..i bought the car but im waiting for the owner to get the title for me..so the car isnt really in my possession yet. the rust hasnt gone through. however it did go through right be the right door handle.. just around the handle trim you can say..should i just find a right side door at the junk yard or is it worth repairing??

 

I have this on my Civic quarter panels. Tommorow I plan on cutting it out and molding in fiberglass. Whatever color I paint it temporarily looks better than awful rust brown.

 

woah woah the fiberglass will stick to the metal? lol sorry if im sounding like a noob i've never done body work.

keep me posted!! i wanna know how to do this too..how much are you paying for fiberglass as well?

 

There is this like fiberglass stuff you can mix and then mold in. It snowed today so no work, maybe later on this week.

 

sent chu IM