Advice on rust repair
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Advice on rust repair
6 years ago I had both sides professionally done at a body shop. Had the money at the time and wanted it taken care of. I refused to get mud flaps because I hate how they look and now I'm paying for it. I live in New Hampshire with snow and salt.
Right now only the passenger side needs attention. I don't have the money for a body shop to do it. I'm thinking of filling it with bondo then ordering the correct color paint. Never attempted a body repair myself. Any advice or alternate ideas welcomed
Tuned
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From: SE WI
I am not sure about the 92-96 trucks but there is a cowl drain on the 87-91 trucks that likes to get full of stuff. I pulled out a small shopping bag worth of leaves dirt and other junk from mine. I had rust in the same spot and I think it was caused more by the damp crap in there versus road salt.
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From: Gilbert, PA
order a fender. They are about $100. Properly sand and paint it(even if only using rattle cans). You will have about $200 into each side.
As for the body shop fixing it correctly, unless they puta fender on, they didnt fix anything correctly.
Mudflaps has NOTHING to do with that rust
As for the body shop fixing it correctly, unless they puta fender on, they didnt fix anything correctly.
Mudflaps has NOTHING to do with that rust
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From: Houston
To echo the others, that's not repairable with Bondo, or even welding a patch. New fender, epoxy primer, paint. If you can find an auto paint supplier in your area, they should have primer in a rattle can, not just HVLP paint.
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