grrrrrrrrr....found rust today..

[rscheiring]

Re: grrrrrrrrr....found rust today..

its on the rear, below the bumper, passenger side, where the lower panel rounds, and then the little well where the battery sits. both of those spots have it, its bubbling, and about to show. im so pissed, what are my options, who can clean it up best, and will it be permanent, or will it come back? sorry so many Q's, but i thought i had an absolutely MINT car up until now. godddamnnnnnnnnnn im so pisseed!

If the location isn't that noticable you can DIY, I'd attach a small wire wheel to your dril and grind out the rusty area. Bondo it smooth (if its not a wide or deep area they sell small tubes of it - no mixing required), sand it and prime it. After primer, refill and or sand any imperfections, them reprimer. If you don't have matching paint yet, go to an auto paint store with the color code (specified on your strut tower). My local Sherwin Williams Auto paint store carries small Preval sprayers - a little aerosol spray can that screws onto a small jar, where you put the paint. Make sure they reduce the paint. For what its worth, I'd just use one stage paint (vs. base coat, clear coat) to save time and screw up possibilities. Then spray on a few coats.

If it is in a noticable location, better leave the painting to the pros.

[Digitalwave]

I have a few rust bubbles on my sunroof panel, from letting salt water drip off my surfboard onto the roof. That will be fixed soon...

My other concern is a little bit of rust in my passenger side door jamb, that needs to be fixed, as well rust on my inside fender lip from rubbing and cracking the paint :(

[PeterCip]

I got the worst of both worlds,
living coastal cities with HIGH, humidity (you know, the kind where you can smell the ocean in the air)
and living in the NE where salt is on the roads until summer where you get a 3 month vacation from it.

I love the cars that use bumperstickers as structural members.
-pete

[bimmer8604]

I was under the impression that cars from cali and other coastal places have high amounts of rust do to the salt water/ salty air, but i guess if none of you guys have had rust problems then I might open my eyes to looking at cars from that area...

Kyle

[Ryan Stewart]

I think they get a lot of air off the mountains. That is why the desert is on that side, it gets the dry cold air just warmer.

Plus whenever I have been in SoCal its never even been cloudy, bastards.

Just stay away from areas like Texas and Lousisana. The air there is stagnant and humid all the time.

[OreoGaborio]

I got the worst of both worlds,
living coastal cities with HIGH, humidity (you know, the kind where you can smell the ocean in the air)
and living in the NE where salt is on the roads until summer where you get a 3 month vacation from it.

I love the cars that use bumperstickers as structural members.
-pete

aint it the truth :? :roll: gotta love how hellacious New England is on cars