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Oh Crap, that's a Hole.
Last year I repaired some rust on the left side rear quarter panel, well repair is what I called it. I thought I removed all the rust and did a not so good paint job. Anyway several months ago the rust started popping back through. I put off the repair since baseball season was in full swing and it was damned hot.
The time has come for the repair and I am hoping for better results.
Instead of just sanding the affected area I chose to take a drill with wire wheel to get rid of the old paint and rust. It did not take long before there was a hole and I discovered there is foam behind this panel, just a fyi.
I treated the areas around the hole, back and front side of the panel, with Dupli-Color Rust Fix. Next I used Bondo to fill the hole and smooth the panel surface. Then I used Rust-Oleum self etching primer, Dupli-Color Black Magic paint and cleared it with Rust-Oleum High Performance Wheel Clear Coat. All these items I had on hand, from previous repairs, so nothing out of pocket. And of course I color sanded with 2000 grit sandpaper and polished it.
The Dupli-Color Black Magic paint matches perfect. As for using the Rust-Oleum High Performance Wheel Clear Coat, instead of Dupli-Color Clear Coat, I did not like the results of the Dupli-Color Clear Coat the last time, so I was not going to beat a dead horse. The Rust-Oleum Wheel Clear Coat worked great last time and this time as well.
This repair is so close to being perfect in the looks department and I hope the rust is gone for good.
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Cost / Maintenance ---------- $5150.19
Miles Driven ------------------ 17,347
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Cost Per Mile ---------------- $0.30
Last year I repaired some rust on the left side rear quarter panel, well repair is what I called it. I thought I removed all the rust and did a not so good paint job. Anyway several months ago the rust started popping back through. I put off the repair since baseball season was in full swing and it was damned hot.
The time has come for the repair and I am hoping for better results.
Instead of just sanding the affected area I chose to take a drill with wire wheel to get rid of the old paint and rust. It did not take long before there was a hole and I discovered there is foam behind this panel, just a fyi.
I treated the areas around the hole, back and front side of the panel, with Dupli-Color Rust Fix. Next I used Bondo to fill the hole and smooth the panel surface. Then I used Rust-Oleum self etching primer, Dupli-Color Black Magic paint and cleared it with Rust-Oleum High Performance Wheel Clear Coat. All these items I had on hand, from previous repairs, so nothing out of pocket. And of course I color sanded with 2000 grit sandpaper and polished it.
The Dupli-Color Black Magic paint matches perfect. As for using the Rust-Oleum High Performance Wheel Clear Coat, instead of Dupli-Color Clear Coat, I did not like the results of the Dupli-Color Clear Coat the last time, so I was not going to beat a dead horse. The Rust-Oleum Wheel Clear Coat worked great last time and this time as well.
This repair is so close to being perfect in the looks department and I hope the rust is gone for good.
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Cost / Maintenance ---------- $5150.19
Miles Driven ------------------ 17,347
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Cost Per Mile ---------------- $0.30