battery trey/rear valance rust, how to deal?

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  • LittleBimmer
    Member
    • Aug 2007
    • 61

    #1

    battery trey/rear valance rust, how to deal?

    im interested in fixing this myself, i know nothing about body work but i see some people on here make this stuff look easy
    how can i go about this?
    i have taken any paint off the infected areas yes but
    this is what is visible


    this is a picture of i think a tow hook.. i could be wrong its on the driver side of the car.
    on the right of the picture is the muffler


    thanks!
    i might have a friend that can let me barrow their mig welder.
  • ortholithiation
    Advanced Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 181

    #2
    strip all surronding paint/rust
    1) Cut and weld
    2)grind
    3)body filler/sand
    4) finishing filler/sand
    5) prime

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    • LittleBimmer
      Member
      • Aug 2007
      • 61

      #3
      how would i go about fabricating the new metal?
      what would be the minimum welder i can use?

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      • LittleBimmer
        Member
        • Aug 2007
        • 61

        #4
        since i know nothing about welding and my friend is being sketchy about their mig welder..
        would this be a good investment for this repair?
        http://www.harborfreight.com/review/...stomer-reviews

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        • ortholithiation
          Advanced Member
          • Dec 2009
          • 181

          #5
          see latest post in my thread. You can get a little part fabricated if you cut it out and bring it into a good shop.

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          • IronmanE30
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2009
            • 2121

            #6
            Originally posted by LittleBimmer
            how would i go about fabricating the new metal?
            what would be the minimum welder i can use?
            I can't really tell what you need from the pictures but I have California parts car we are cutting apart this weekend and if this is a piece that I can cut out we can figure out a fair price for it. I have cut out lower fender pieces and shipped them back east for body cancer repair. PM me if you are interested and we can figure out if I can help.

            Cheers,

            Jim
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            • LittleBimmer
              Member
              • Aug 2007
              • 61

              #7
              i need this same area fixed.

              and about one square inch of the battery trey corner.
              how much would you need to cut a decent section of these out for me?

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