Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:49:01 -0800
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
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I've done some rust repair myself on several vehicles. Most rust repair is
pretty easy unless it is really bad.
You can scrape off, wire brush off and sand the rusted areas, then use Naval
Jelly several times to get rid of most of the remaining rust. Then paint
with primer, or fill in with bondo and paint it. You may be able to do the
repair yourself if not too serious. It is hard to advise without seeing it.
Can you email me a photo?
You may have to take the window out and "rust proof" both sides of the rust
spot if it is way under the rubber. If not way under the window seal it is
pretty easy to do.
I would suggest you really attempt to do it yourself rather than trust a
minimum wage body shop person to do it well. If you do use a body shop
insist IN WRITING that you see the repair before it is fixed with bondo type
material, and after but before painting. Some body shops use a material that
is better than bondo. If you insist on seeing each stage of the repair you
will not get ripped off. If they won't allow you to see each stage then do
not hire them.
By the way most body shops do not guarantee rust work.
If your rust is bad and requires welding new metal then a body shop can be
helpful unless you have a friend who knows how to weld or braze metals.
pmail me and send a photo and I'll see what I can suggest. Be sure to use
HTML in your format menu before you send or I will not get your photos.
Like most jobs if you take your time and use the right tools it will cost
less than a body shop and you will know it is done right.
William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Clark" <debra_clark@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
> While on this subject as I too have some rust under the hatch window and a
> back window, what sort of questions should I ask a body shop in order to
> find out what sort of job they do. In other words, what's involved with
> such a repair? And what should the cost run? (I have two 2 inch square
> (approx.) spots under windows) And finally, if I can't have this done soon
> is there anything I can put on the rust patches to keep them from getting
> much worse?
>
> Debra Clark
> Santee, California
> debra_clark@yahoo.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed McLean" <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:03 AM
> Subject: Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
>
>
> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a body shop in or near Raleigh,
> > NC. I, like most people on the list, whether they know it or not, have
> > some windshield frame rust and some rust inside the left rocker panel.
> > While I have some things disassembled I need to get these fixed.
> >
> > Ed McLean
> > 86 Westi
>
>
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