never done any kind of body work not to big of an area to fix though

 

First off how big need some idea of size
Second off do you have access to any air tools. If not this will suck, but it can be done. DO NOT BONDA the **** will rust through. By what is called Dynaglass, what it is is fiberglass and resin. They have a woven mesh I would you that
If you are going to use Dynaglass I reccomend that you cut the rust out ALL of it, this will stop the rust from coming back.
If you are interested in the procedure post and I will tell you
A very easy DIY project

 

If you want me to explain how the do this post on this page so I do not have to write this out for nothing

 

i would like to see the write up. thnxs.

 

Me too. Thanks.

 

the best way to take care of this problem is to grind down the rusted area then depending on the size of the area either use aluminum tape to cover the spot if there is a hole and then use body filler over it and sculpt it to the shape its supposed to be or weld a piece of aluminum over the area and use bondo to shape the area. in both cases u need to use an anti rust primer over the area after you grind it down so the rust doesnt come back later on.

 

Alright lets get started then

As i said if you do not have some air tools this is going to take a little longer but it can be done in a short amount of time

Materials needed: Grinder with grinding and cutoff wheel - Rubber gloves - fiberglass resin ( comes with resin and a hardener this is liquid) - old *** cooking bowl that you will not need anymore - fiberglass mesh (the woven mesh it looks similar to a cloth) - palm sander - medium and fine grit sand paper - paint brush (cheap one) - primer (i prefer the gray) - paint thinner - mixing stick - scissors - old towels - [ ok bondo is optional i prefer not to use it the **** will crack over time the fiberglass will not, plus with some sanding you will not need to use it] ]

to start off you will need to grind out the rust spot if it is small enough or cut it out if it is larger, and knowing honda's it is

second you will need to either grind away the paint around the rust or sand it about 3 inches beyond the rust point

third you should clean the area off with some paint thinner to clear away the dust from sanding or grinding

fourth you need to get your fiberglass mesh out of the package and cut it to fit with a pair of scissors about a 1/4 inch before the end of the paint that you sanded or ground off

fifth you need to mix the resin take the resin and pour it into the bowl and then add the hardener ( i reccomend to add a little less hardener than the directions call for this will allow for the manipulation of the mesh unless your are in a cold environment)

sixth put on your rubber gloves and place your cut piece of fiberglass mesh into the bowl and coat with resin at this time place yor brush in the resin

seventh place your resin coated mesh over the hole that you ground or cut out

eighth smooth out the resin with your gloved hands and then take out the brush from the bowl and tap the excess resin off then smoothe out the fiberglass mesh until it is as smooth as you can get ( this will cut down on your sanding)

ninth allow the mesh to dry completely it will lose the tackiness and become really hard

tenth bust out your sander and get the resin as smooth as possible wile conturing it to the car with the medium grit sand paper and then the fine

<this is where the bondo step would come in if you really and i mean really **** up the the process and have areas that can not be contured by a sander>

eleventh spray the resin area with the primer of choice

Now you have yourself a multi colored honda but with no rust

I hope this helps uot at least one person and if you have any questions pm me i will answer them Good luck

 

my way works a little better and takes less time

 

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I don't think you can weld aluminum onto the steel body of the car. I don't think they will bond together.

 

Agreed
the only way that this can be done is with some pop rivits some dynaglass and bondo. but the bondo over the aluminum tape will definitely crack when ther is a temperature change

 

Nice! Thanks a bunch for the instructions.

 

No problem, I hope that you don't have any problems. But if you do pm me I will answer them, again anyone doing this repair good luck

 

what kind of holes are you talking about?
what about the rear wheels wells?