Rust bubbles near rear fender lip
10-15-2010, 02:17 PM
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Rust bubbles near rear fender lip
Hey everyone.
Unfortunately I've had 3 little bubbles pop up on my passenger side rear fender near the lip above the tire. Have a few questions about repair and past experiences dealing with this.
1. If the paint is bubbling here does that mean there is a greater area of rust between the two fender panels? They only go about 3/4 of an inch above the lip and are smaller than a pencil eraser. I also pushed one and the little bit of water that came out of a pinhole in the paint was clear, not brown/orange and rusty.
2. Based on past experience, would it be cheaper to repair the panel back to stock or to cut out the area entirely and go with overfenders?
3. How would water get into this area? Maybe from a split fender lip that is letting water seep up?
Thanks for any insight.
Unfortunately I've had 3 little bubbles pop up on my passenger side rear fender near the lip above the tire. Have a few questions about repair and past experiences dealing with this.
1. If the paint is bubbling here does that mean there is a greater area of rust between the two fender panels? They only go about 3/4 of an inch above the lip and are smaller than a pencil eraser. I also pushed one and the little bit of water that came out of a pinhole in the paint was clear, not brown/orange and rusty.
2. Based on past experience, would it be cheaper to repair the panel back to stock or to cut out the area entirely and go with overfenders?
3. How would water get into this area? Maybe from a split fender lip that is letting water seep up?
Thanks for any insight.
10-15-2010, 07:48 PM
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Do you have rolled or flared fenders? Paint may have seperated from the body and moisture / condensation etc may have founds its way inside causeing the paint to seperate further.
cost effectivness depends on what you really want to do. If you plan on going wide body later might as well do it now as you'll need to paint anyway. If your happy with how the stock body is you can probably chip and sand the area clean and put some touch up paint then wetsand and buff it all out. If its real small you can probably do it yourself without it being to noticeable.
cost effectivness depends on what you really want to do. If you plan on going wide body later might as well do it now as you'll need to paint anyway. If your happy with how the stock body is you can probably chip and sand the area clean and put some touch up paint then wetsand and buff it all out. If its real small you can probably do it yourself without it being to noticeable.
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