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[Webby the Bear]

as you may have seen i have been trying to fix my rusty wheel arch. i think i have got rid of the rust but ive made a not so great job of the filling and spraying. soooooooooo i am finally admiting defeat.

have thought about this loads and i do want to keep it and make it awsome. so can anyone help or do this for me @ a good price?

cheers folks

[Webby the Bear]

Sorry admins, i meant to post in ''car parts or other for sale''. please can you move for me?

sorry once again

[Omega_Dan]

General car chat may be even better

[Mysteryman]

as you may have seen i have been trying to fix my rusty wheel arch. i think i have got rid of the rust but ive made a not so great job of the filling and spraying. soooooooooo i am finally admiting defeat.

have thought about this loads and i do want to keep it and make it awsome. so can anyone help or do this for me @ a good price?

cheers folks

That's the problem...we haven't. Piccies would be nice.

[Webby the Bear]

ok i've had 2 quotes to fix this. one at £400  to which i politely declined. and one of £200.

please see pics below. as you can see my filling technique aint great and i have overspray all over the bumper, rear wing and door would you believe lol



is this a reasonable quote?

thanks.

[jerry]

had a reasonably large blister on a rear wheel arch plus some rust spotting on two lower door panels done about 2 years ago and that cost me £200 . The finish was absolutely fine but doubtless the rust will return at some point (not helped by living next to the sea with lots of sand and salt air to get into all the nooks and cranies though ).still , gives you an idea of price. Not too hot on the old filling bit myself as my reoccuring experiences with rust-stop and p38 showed on the rustbucket that was my first car, a first generation mk3 escort, so more than happy to pass the job on to someone with more expertise myself

[russ0205]

£200 doesn't sound too bad webby if the paint matches.

 

[Webby the Bear]

ok thanks guys. really want to keep this car as a classic so am gonna spend the money

[Webby the Bear]

taking in to consideration the wheel arch rust is still prob gonna come back even if i fix it/.......

does anyone think its worth getting a new bumper and wing? if so how much would that cost?

as ive said before sorry for the loads of posts but when i get my wages this month im concentrating on getting her looking amazing

[Mysteryman]

ok i've had 2 quotes to fix this. one at £400  to which i politely declined. and one of £200.

please see pics below. as you can see my filling technique aint great and i have overspray all over the bumper, rear wing and door would you believe lol



is this a reasonable quote?

thanks.

That looks fine to me Webby





  Ham-fisted get.

[Webby the Bear]

hahaha i wondered how long it would before you were on my case.....

fackin' northern monkey 

[Webby the Bear]

ps ive heard people mention the overspray being ''polished out''..... is this literally polishing the overspray off with t-cut or something???

[hotel21]

ps ive heard people mention the overspray being ''polished out''..... is this literally polishing the overspray off with t-cut or something???

Pretty much, yes.

Similar to using clays and such whereby surface contaminants are removed alongwith scratches etc leaving a really smooth surface that looks first class once sealed and polished properly. 

[Webby the Bear]

Pretty much, yes.

Similar to using clays and such whereby surface contaminants are removed alongwith scratches etc leaving a really smooth surface that looks first class once sealed and polished properly.   

thanks h21.... see, if i can do that then i can save myself £200!!!!!

so literally just polish with t cut and it will bring off the overspray?

cheers mate

[cem_devecioglu]

Webby , the problem in the picture needs proper sanding .. and proper painting.. which must be done by a professional..  and color passage on the panel is not that easy..(if you wont paint completely)..

dont try to learn painting on a nice new car