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Fix it, paint it as close as possible yourself, then paint it right (nice custom job) when you get the chance.

That's my pennies.

you could substitute with a custom paintjob, like flames, or black trim, or something over the area that was repaired.

The Industrial version of Rust Converter is called One Step and I've had a couple auto body shops swear by it.

Steve

I've used "ONE-STEP" on quite a bit of stuff... it's not too bad, what it does is basically turns rust to black primer, but DO NOT try to use it as primer if there's no rust! it's a weird clearish yellow color when you do that, and needs to be sanded away then primed

Hmm, so should I just grind down the rust, and patch any potential holes with fiberglass?

Should I just sand it down, spray it with that one-step stuff, and paint, or what?

grind down the rust, and if there's no rust left you don't need the one-step. make sure you go an inch or two into the paint line, just to make sure you've got nice clean bare metal.

apply fiberglass, sand down, add bondo, sand down, add paint.

presto, change-o, voila, alih-bahba and the 40 thieves, you're done!

Grind to shiny metal, use some One Step on the metal, and if you have holes (you will) you can reinforce the back with some fiberglass if needed (I don't think you'll have large missing sections) and patch it with some good body filler. Then sand, prime and paint as before and I'd throw some undercoating on the inside afterwards which I recommend going over every year anyway.

Steve

Whoa, posted when I did. As another addition - a good idea would be to open the sills covers on the inside and dump the remaining One Step in with a cheap squirt bottle (squirt, not spray). Oil works too.

Steve

Thanks guys!

Steve - Thats a good tip. Thanks!

as I said... one step on bare metal is not needed. might as well use normal primer, it's cheaper

Grind down, one step, apply sticker.

Bandaid sticker? Or should I start putting large, pep-boys, "whos your daddy" stickers over bare spots?

One that says APC, or possibly TypeR.

Seriously though, even some lettering over some cheapo spot paint would break up the color so you don't see the repair. Cheap and effective.

I wish I could find a big band aid sticker to cover the damage to my rear quarter panel until I can get it fixed.

Steve

i had one on my crx from when i understeered into a curb

you can still buy new body parts and trim. I just bought a new fender and trim all the way along the top of the windows. i picked up a used door to save some $ though. Check with your dealer or other parts vendor for the parts if you just want to paint them and bolt them on. They didn't come painted.

scottzg wrote:Grind down, one step, apply sticker.

LOL