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lilcrash
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should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 04:47 Go to next message
ok its come time to start wokin on the corolla and am not sure if i should bother trying to do a full nice rust repair and respray or just put body filler in and just undewr coat it

wat do you ppl think

full repair and respray

or

just a patch up for a quick road worthy

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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 04:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
how much rust? how bad/big?
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 04:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
whats your end plan for said corolla?..
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 05:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
at best guess il say about 2-3 kgs of rust

i dont know wat i wanna do with it but my subs and everythin will easily go straight in if i want to
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 05:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
2-3kgs of rust???? with the fact that rust weighs almost nada then that would mean 1/4 of the car is rusted...

lets re-phrase...

how many rust spots?
average diameter of rust spots?


at the end of the day it is always better to do it properly. if there is just too much then do a cover up, but if there a few small/average sized ones then do it properly
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 05:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ok add all the spots and u could probly make 2 door skins thats how much

get the picture???

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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 06:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Two issues arise:

1) Your funds - if you're doing all the work or is someone else doing it. Sounds like you'll be doing it so it shouldn't be an issue. Just more a matter of time and how lazy you are.

2) Structural integrity - seriously, if the rust is really bad, as a bare minimum I would sort out the parts that are essential so that your car doesn't fall apart on the road.

Also, it doesn't sound like you'll be turning it into a showcar because you'd remove the rust fully for that, unless you wanted the rally look. Rolling Eyes

[Updated on: Sun, 26 September 2004 06:12]

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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 06:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
^^^^ what he said but if the rust is not anywhere structural then quick fix, ie, rub/grind it back a bit and fibreglass nikki
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 09:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
if u want to see sum pics here they are, tell me if u think its worth doin.

sorry about them bein big

http://img70.exs.cx/img70/3751/102_0241.jpg
http://img33.exs.cx/img33/2479/102_0242.jpg
http://img33.exs.cx/img33/3556/102_0243.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/2959/102_0244.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/9765/102_0245.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/1674/102_0246.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/1014/102_0247.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/2201/102_0248.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/3172/102_0249.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/7706/102_0250.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/6175/102_0251.jpg
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/8054/102_0252.jpg

enjoy

laterdays
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 10:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
of the rust in the pics the only main one i can see is the roof and that would be a CUNT to fix and the petrol area.

the car looks quite straight other than the door (but thats nothing at all), interior looks good too.

in my opinion i would do all the small ones properly cause they will end up like the roof soon. as for the big ones you should do it properly but get someone to do it, especially the roof cause the roof can buckle very easily under a mig when welding

thats my opinion, so all in all do it properly
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 10:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
looks like the major rust in the roof has been repaired badly once before - hence the nicke crack and bubbling.

To me, I would be looking for another shell. It all depends on haw far you want to go - you want a cheap run-a-round then bog away! It would be interesting to see actual damage under that paint in the roof!

If you do repair with bog, make sure you take back rust as far as you can to bare metal, then treat with rust treatment to "help" minimise re-occurance not happening too quickly!

What do you want to do with the car - cheap runner or show car?
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Re: should i do a rust repair or a quick fix??? Sun, 26 September 2004 21:45 Go to previous message
the rust reapair is the easy part cause we gotta change the sump thats the prick of a job

only take a week for us to do a full rust repair on it

but yer it will be for sale wen the lica gets finished, so if neone is interested tell me how u want it and it will be done.

laters

thanx for ur opinions
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