How do I fix this rust spot?
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C. Charles Hahn
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That looks like it's bubbling up under the paint, and has already spread farther than where the "exposed" damage is. Probably needs to all be ground down to good metal, have etch primer applied, and refinishing of the panel.
Sorry.
Sorry.
BobbyG
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At this stage I'm sure you can scrape off some of the loose debris but what it sounds like your after is a quality job so you can see the car. Charlie's given the best advise, take it to a shop and have them do it..
BobbyG
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Not at all, you like everyone else is looking for the least expensive way to fix something but want it done correctly...
rops:Is there something wrong with Chrysler's paint in recent years?
In the past week alone, I have seen 3 Chrysler products with random areas of bubbling paint. They all appear to be in good shape otherwise, just some random spots where paint
has bubbles and/or rust. The cars are: 2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, and 2007 Chrysler Sebring.
In the past week alone, I have seen 3 Chrysler products with random areas of bubbling paint. They all appear to be in good shape otherwise, just some random spots where paint
has bubbles and/or rust. The cars are: 2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, and 2007 Chrysler Sebring.
C. Charles Hahn
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I don't think the problem is with the paint itself, it's with the metal prep process. I've seen a lot of issues with EDP/ELPO primers not adequately covering all areas of steel panels, as well as aluminum panels with ferrous contamination leading to oxidation and corrosion in OE situations.
Of course the fact that many OEs are also going with waterborne base/clear doesn't help either, since those finishes are more porous than the more VOC-laden solvent BC/CC systems we've been used to for the past two decades or so.
Of course the fact that many OEs are also going with waterborne base/clear doesn't help either, since those finishes are more porous than the more VOC-laden solvent BC/CC systems we've been used to for the past two decades or so.
Mike Phillips
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Something that small isn't going to be a deal breaker.
Carefully apply some matching touch-up paint after first cleaning the area and stick to your asking price.
If I were interested in your Jeep, a little spot with touch-up paint wouldn't stop me from following through with the purchase.
KISS - Keep it Simple Simon
The body shop repair will just eat into your profit.
Jeep looks great by the way! Nice color for that body style...
Carefully apply some matching touch-up paint after first cleaning the area and stick to your asking price.
If I were interested in your Jeep, a little spot with touch-up paint wouldn't stop me from following through with the purchase.
KISS - Keep it Simple Simon
The body shop repair will just eat into your profit.
Jeep looks great by the way! Nice color for that body style...
C. Charles Hahn
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I have to respectfully disagree with that. To me, if you're not going to have it repaired (which is absolutely understandable) it could be misleading to simply cover the area up with touch-up paint and not say anything about it to a potential buyer.
Maybe I'm too honest for my own good, but I believe in full disclosure when I'm selling something like that; I'd just leave it alone and point it out to the potential buyer. Then THEY can decide to either have it fixed by a body shop, or deal with it in some other way. By just covering it up and not saying anything about it, you're setting the next owner up for having the rust expand over time and ultimately cost them even more than a repair done now.
Mike Phillips
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Okay by me Charles. I'm just pointing out it's a used car and whoever is going to buy it will value all the major points, not the minors. As I said, anyone in the market for a vehicle like this, the chipped area with some touch-up paint won't be the deal breaker.
If muscle wants he can even point it out and explain he did his best to clean up the area and apply some touch-up paint and let the new owner take it to the body shop and pay the cost of having it done right.
Either way it's up to muscle, I just know from selling enough used cars in my life that the cost of having it fixed at the body shop the right way will not increase the selling price of the car. Unless muscle is a really good sales person and if that's the case, take the selling price you firm on now, have the body work done, then keep the receipt and show it to the first tire kicker.
That's just me... obviously each person can decide how much money, time and effort they want to invest into a car they're already selling.
Now if he wants to keep it because the vehicle is important to him, then by all means... take it to a body shop and have it fixed right the first time. I'm a HUGE fan of doing things right the first time...
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Here's one of the rear brakes in my truck project before I rebuilt everything...
Here's the rear passenger side after the rebuild. Everything is new, de-rusted, cleaned, lubricated and rebuilt right down to a new emergency brake cable.
But again... if he's selling the car, he can be honest, do a quick touch-up and alert the new owner... just saying...
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Mike Phillips
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If the inside looks anything like the outside it's in pretty good looking condition... now it's just a matter of matching your vehicle to the right person and they're out there... you just need to find the right medium to get it in front of them.
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