Starting Rust Repair Part 1

[Blurred Talon]

Took off the rear bumper this week and found something that made me happy.

Look closer....

Yay, a nice dent. Looks like the car was in some sort of fender bender, not a bit deal as it was relatively minor. I'll knock it out with a hammer.

I got the carpets out of the car and all the sound deadening up expect for the stuff on the rear strut towers.

Found a small hole on the driver's side that I'll have to patch.

I decided to hit the rust with a wire wheel and paint it for now. Come spring I'll chemically strip it down to bare metal and POR15 the floors.

 

[hurricanecris24]

God I hate rust good luck with removing all of it. I'm doing the same also with my car

 

[dsmTripp]

might be doing the same plus some frame repair do to rust on my 95 gsx or i may sell or part it out havent decided yet but if i do keep it the frame is more than likely going to need the rust cut out and weld new metal in. i'm not really looking forward to that at all but hey its a gsx with 111k on it

 

[Blurred Talon]

I'd like a nice clean shell but I'd still have to work on making it stand up to the elements out here, salt water is unforgiving!

It will be cheaper for me to restore the car anyhow.

 

[nitroazz]

I feel for you. I have to do the same to mine shortly. My undercarriage is rusted, both my front strut towers are rusted. My front cross support needs to be cut out and redone. Only saving grace is that the hatch rust just means I am getting a carbon hatch.
Biggest problem, no garage and winter started here today.
Good luck my fellow Canadian!!!

 

[ricktb]

Don't forget to do a prayer it won't come back, and put some holy water on it too heh

 

[Blurred Talon]

Thankfully I fixed my strut towers a while back, the rest though has to be done.

I don't have a garage either but the snow hasn't started to fly yet. Hopefully I can get out to the car in another week and bang out the trunk repairs.

 

[pj91gsx]

cut out the weak spots, grind as much off as you can. CLR, rust remover, the rust converter, then self etching primer, then primer, then rustoleum paint with rust protection, then undercoat. i had good luck with rust remover, converter primer and paint, its been 2 to3 years, not coming back.

 

[Blurred Talon]

I'm thinking about using POR 15.
I can get a gallon of it at the local NAPA for $60.

 

[Misterbeechy]

goodluck WE lost one too many soldiers to our rival "rust" RIP Blondy (rusted strut tower caved in..)

 

[viprez586]

Do mine next!
I hate wisconsin - There's no sense in making my car look clean when I drive it in winter to get abused by salt blasted roads.

I'd spend too much money repairing all the rust and making my car look clean - I think I'll eventually just do some off-road competition racing of the sort - all the mud will hid the rust.

 

[Blurred Talon]

If you want you're car to stay clean you can't drive it in the winter.

 

[enos1010321]

That POR15 is majic!!!!! FTW I put that stuff on my front strut towers almost 5 years ago and still no rust or anything showing threw, literary looks like I did it yesterday! I want to dip my car in that stuff! Good choice!

 

[Blurred Talon]

UPDATE!

I received a golf bag in the mail.

Nah, it's my new lower rad support, much better condition then the one on my car.

I'll be out at the car from the 22-29th this month welding up a storm.

 

[housegsx]

Nice! I just ordered a new rad support from Rockauto. Can't wait to get rid of my swiss cheese support.

 

[Blurred Talon]

What did that cost you?

I wanted to do the whole support but wanted an OEM (expensive even at cost) and my upper is in pretty good shape.
I bought the lower for $100 shipped to my door from a member on the Link forums.

 

[Chuck981]

USE POR 15 FOR THE RUST BOYS U CANT LOSE

 

[housegsx]

$175 + $50 shipped. Too much, but it needs replaced. Nobody is willing to salvage it to sell it cheaply + shipping.
I saw one at Pershing auto for $150 + $25 shipped, but read horrible review of their customer service and the parts they sell.

My upper is fine too so I'm not concerned with it not being oem.
I plan on only replacing the part labeled 62650 in this pic...

 

[Blurred Talon]

That's the same thing I got, just mine was a cut off another car and 99% rust free (there's a bit of surface rust).

I'm gonna coat it inside and out in POR15 before I weld it to the car.