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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Rust Help

i have a couple of rust spots on my 81 ford i wanted to know if any body could tell me a couple differnt ways to fix rust spots from a -z and what products to use i want to fix it before it gets any bigger
 
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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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You could sand the area, slap a piece of mesh behind it, and slather it with bondo. Then fix it in a few years.

A really cheap option many people do is cut the rust off and cover it with fender flares.

Or, the right way, is to cut it off, and weld in a patch panel. Which is not as scary as you'd think. I just did panels on my truck in the driveway this past summer and it came out pretty good actually.

If you search for threads that I started in this forum, you'll see my "monkey mechanic" handywork.
 
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