CivicAngel

:cry: My car is starting to rust really badly and i was just wondering if theres anybody who has tried or even completed there own body work and how does it look? Im looking for some tips because i havent found ne1 with reasonable prices. I could be lookin in the wrong areas though?!?!

Technician

it depends how bad is it?
u need to sand it down and see first
it could mean u either need to weld new pieces or replace rear quarters or puddy the **** out of it
depends what u want

imported_Team Rukus

if its surface rust make shure u SAND blast it its the only way to make shure there is not a single bit of rust particle lyin around in those tiny holes.

dee123

It would be best if you could watch someone do it, then try your own.

CivicAngel

Well i kno i have to weld metal on my rear quarter panels but there is a few other tiny spots that i was hopin i could get away with doin on my own because their not rotted through...yet

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

I've prepped two cars and had them painted at a shop... they both turned out really well, but the paint didn't end up lasting...

Gunmetalef

happened to my buddies eg... its starting to bubble where hes done body work. it seems he used a softer body filler is there anyway to prevent the paint to turn to **** after a while?

shlammed

bondo or fibreglass will pretty much always go to **** after a while because it's not doing anything to prevent the rust underneath from spreading and coming through again. The least you can do is use a good sealer over the bondo to help prevent this.

Brett

The key to having your body work last is to have shiny silver metal everywhere. If its rusted through cut it out! If you want to bondo make sure its clean underneath then it won't rust anymore. Remember check out under your car for rust as well. If you can see the joints on the metal make sure there sound. If there is to much indercoating to see then your probably safe.