My hatch's got some rust on it. I've heard sand/bondo or sand/paint. What's the best way to take care of this stuff?

 

that sucks man, i hate rust!
my 89 is a rust bucket. if you need any parts for cheap let me know. i have an extra ef.

 

I'd rather mine didn't turn into a rust bucket.. Got any tips on getting rid of this stuff?

 

my hatch is rusted like yours, it even has the silicone over the windshield because of the holes rusted in.

the rust on the upper doorframe is nothing to worry about, just strip it and repaint it.

the rest, though, has to be cut out and rewelded in.

in some areas, you might be able to get away with fiberglass, but it's not the right way to do things.

your hatch, i would just replace that, since it unbolts.

 

sand blast the rust off as much as you can and then cut out and replace what is left

 

what i do is sand the rusted spots atleast 1 inch around it to bare metal then spray a nice layer of primer and i like to spray clear coat over it to be a clean job if not clear coat not required

 

You call that rust lol. I should post pictures of my EF. I am slowly repairing it. But I am not sure if it's worth it anymore.

 

If I had a bodyshop take care of all this and then had them repaint it, what do ya'll think that might cost me? Ie. what'd be a fair price.

 

Depends on the bodyshop...
Some do it wrong and charge cheap.
Some do it right but you gatta pay.

 

Say I wanted a bodyshop to do it right? ...

 

To fix all that rust right and spray an even primer..Your looking about 250-300 bucks. Thats what I would charge and my rates are considered decent around here. You could consider this an estimate based on the pictures.

Ive never seen the strip above the window rust like that.

 

Heh, I got the car this way. Not sure how that happened. I'm also gonna need to have the silicone above the windshield removed and the windshield reinstalled, seeing as it leaks. Hoping to get all this done for pretty cheap.. Anyone know of a good bodyshop in central florida?

 

Just wondering, can anyone give me an idea of how long it would take your average bodyshop to repair my rust and then paint the car?

 

plasmatorch

 

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too late. sorry sometime the truth hurts. better to cut your losses.

 

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more that the thousand bucks it would take to get a clean ef. just put your money into the engine bay then when you can afford it get a new ef and swap the parts out. point you can still have fun just don't waste money on a lost cause. good luck

 

How is this a lost cause? There's very little rust..

 

Earlier in the thread I was quoted like 250-300 to fix the rust and spray it with primer. Where am I gonna pick up a clean ef for $250-300? Lol

 

take that pos to any body shop in your town, and see if they don't say the same thing. i was trying to be helpful, but whatever throw as much money as you can into it. and btw a guy in my old town, picked up a clean ef si for fifty bucks. yeah i know it doesn't happen all the time and i was hate'n on him myself, but if you look u can get a clean ef pretty cheap. good luck


Modified by abnaasefmb at 10:19 PM 8/28/2005

 

oh yeaH and if your all knowing self would run a search you will find helpful people posting all kinds of helpful info.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1187882

 

I've looked. I think the rust on this thing is pretty minor. Nothing is rusted completely through. Gonna take it up to the bodyshop and see what they say.

 

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