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[flatmajor]

Does anyone know whats the best way to fix this theres only a bit of rust under and around my rear passengers arch if anyone can give any advice to do this and even a rough price if i payed a garage to do it too.

thanks

[keith2.2]

I started out on this very job this evening.

the easy way is to pay a boyshop to do it.

For the time being I've gone for:

-chip away at corroded metal to get back to good metal.
-sand back
-spray with a rust preventind primer
-filler where required just for a bit of smoothness
-primer

then paint and lacquer.

don't think it'll be a 100% finish because its silver which is a pita to colourmatch, but the car isn't 100% as it is and it'll still look better than rust!

[flatmajor]

cheers keith i dont suppose you know how much it would cost for a body shop to do?

[Pitchfork]

I started out on this very job this evening.

the easy way is to pay a boyshop to do it.

For the time being I've gone for:

-chip away at corroded metal to get back to good metal.
-sand back
-spray with a rust preventind primer
-filler where required just for a bit of smoothness
-primer

then paint and lacquer.

don't think it'll be a 100% finish because its silver which is a pita to colourmatch, but the car isn't 100% as it is and it'll still look better than rust!

Something for the ladies???

[Debs.]

I started out on this very job this evening.

the easy way is to pay a boyshop to do it.

For the time being I've gone for:

-chip away at corroded metal to get back to good metal.
-sand back
-spray with a rust preventind primer
-filler where required just for a bit of smoothness
-primer

then paint and lacquer.

don't think it'll be a 100% finish because its silver which is a pita to colourmatch, but the car isn't 100% as it is and it'll still look better than rust!

.....Address and phone number please!  

[tomoco]

Hi Flatmajor, if paying someone to do the job is your only option then its best to drive to a couple of local BODYSHOPS to get quotes (They need to see the car for a proper evaluation of whats needed) Get more than one quote. Bodywork repairs are very labour intensive so expect most of the quote to be labour. Maybe someone on here could help out. You should take a picture and post it up, you might get lucky.
Mark

[Mr Hagon]

When I had both wheelarches done about six weeks ago it came to £580.  The labour was the worst bit.  Fortunately it had all been caught before the wheelarch had been eaten away completely.

It's not perfect, but you'd only notice under very close inspection.  At least it's taught me to clear away all the crap that accumulates on the lip of the wheelarch on a regular basis.

Mr Hagon

[flatmajor]

Thanks guys and gals

[keith2.2]

I started out on this very job this evening.

the easy way is to pay a boyshop to do it.

For the time being I've gone for:

-chip away at corroded metal to get back to good metal.
-sand back
-spray with a rust preventind primer
-filler where required just for a bit of smoothness
-primer

then paint and lacquer.

don't think it'll be a 100% finish because its silver which is a pita to colourmatch, but the car isn't 100% as it is and it'll still look better than rust!

Something for the ladies???

Yikes!!  

[keith2.2]

I'll post up some pics of my work in progress. It's not going to be a perfect finish as I say, but it'll be better than it is at the moment.

Ideally planning to combine it with the spraying of the plastic bump strips but I think thats going to be a bit more involved and I want to make sure I definately have the right silver first!!!

[Ironingboard]

I had my facelift rear wheel arches done a couple of months ago. For a car thats supposed to be galvanised it was a site to see.

Anyway labour is what costs the most. The rust on my one had eaten some of the rear lip away, but didn't make it round the front where you can see it. I spent time and removed all the plastic splash guards and sill covers before I handed it to the bodyshop near me.

In all it cost £180. That was just the repair work to the arches and painting. Bodyshop manager told me to cut costs remove all the trim you can yourself. They charge you per hour for the work so I saved around 2 hours labour.

[humbucker]

this is interesting to read; one of the many maintenance jobs i have lined up is to look at my wheel arch on the back passengers side. its just on the lip, not visible unless you look at the inner arch. i invested in some kurust, some of the sandpaper type-stuff (name escapes me) and will be getting some GM paint in the next week or two. hoping the sun will be out over the coming weekends. spoke to my local bodyshop and they had suggested using a hairdryer or something similar when stripped back to ensure that all moisture had been removed. in the bodyshop they bake the panel to make sure it's free of any moisture.

[Auto Addict]

I've just re-done mine, no rust, prevention is better than cure.

I clean all the crap that collects under the lip, then apply liberal amounts of wax oil.

[flatmajor]

if i was to do this myself how much do you think it would cost for the materials?

[haj]

Have been doing the rust around arches and top of door myself,body work repairs are labour intensive and can't afford it.#So am tackling it myself.
Used a wire wheel thingy to get down to bare metal,used Kurust to treat,filled ,sanded and then sprayed base and top coat.
Paint ,filler and rust treatment are pretty cheap,it is just time consuming.
Post b4 and after pic soon,just a bit more to do.