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Door rust ... Damn !
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:18 pm
by morgie
I was eliminating the little rush bubbles around the car (to stop it).
There was some bubbles bellow my passenger side mirror .. pushed a bit on it with my finger and it broke... damn.
buffed the surface with a metal brush, and look what i've found under it ...
damn !
the previous proprio. hid (hide, hidden ?) that hole with a LOT of putty...
what should i do with that ?
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:30 pm
by LegacyT
These cars like to rust under the mirrors ALOT. If everyone on this board removed their mirrors they would see some sort of rust there, from small bubbles to major rust out. If you remove the mirror assembly you will see the culprit. Subaru used a foam rubber type of material to help eliminate the wind noise at the seam where the door and mirror base meet. It does that job well, but it also absorbs water like a sponge, so everytime it rains the foam gets soaked and holds the moisture there for days, therefore accelerating the time it takes to rust. To eliminate this your can either remove the peice of foam or spray and soak the foam in an oil, like Krown or rust check once every few months. Morgie, now that your door has already rusted through, take the mirror off and grind the paint away from the rusted areas. Cut away all areas where the rust has gotton deep, so that there it no rust either outside or inside of the door skin. Lightly, with a hammer dent in the door skin around the holes. Now you can either use metal or fiberglass to fix up the hole. I prefer metal with a good auto body epoxy. Place the new material in the depression you made with a hammer on the door skin (either fiberglass or metal) and let the adhesive cure. Also prime the inside of the area being fixed as well. Once everything is dry, scuff the metal or fiberglass and apply body filler. Sand it to shape and prime. Remember on metal use a good etching primer (not Canadian tire crap) Once done final sand and paint. If you need more help feel free to ask, I spent the last year restoring a 91 Turbo Sedan, which was pretty much ready for the junker when I got it. Now she looks like new
Mark,
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:22 am
by morgie
thanx, i'll have a look at this this weekend