Hey gonna have to roll my fenders soon..and I noticed i have some rust on the flat part on the bottom of my fender (ask if you need a better explanation).. was wondering If when I roll my fender, this part will be visible from the outside? dont know much on the topic so could someone help..thank you.

 

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I had some rust on the lip of one of my fenders and after I rolled it the paint cracked. It was the only one too. I'm not sure if I understand where yours is but mine was rusting right at the edge where it starts to bend into the lip.

 

damnnn yeah thats where mine is as well..its kinda towards the underside but its rightt on the edge..Whatd you have to do? repaint or just touch up paint?

 

I didn't think it would crack as bad as it did but even with a heat gun it was inevitable. The original crack/rust spot was about 4 inches long and now it's about 6 inches long with a few small verticle cracks showing. Im still working on my fenders but that fender is most likely going to need a repaint.

 

oh that was pretty big originally tho. I'd say mine is less than 1/2 inch. Still think itl crack? and I mean even if it doesnt and that part is now showing after I roll my fenders itl still look like shit.

 

It really shouldn't show anymore than it does now. It might crack a little but it might be fixable with minor efforts. Just make sure you use a heat gun to soften up the paint a little before rolling it and take your time.

 

how the hell do you get rust on your fenders

 

lol no idea it was like that when i got the car. and its under the fenders not on the exterior but im afraid it will be on the exterior when i do end up rolling them

 

I am willing to betthat S20000 lives in a snow belt state. When I lived in Massachusetts, I was used to seeing cars less than a decade old which were rustbuckets. That's the result of heavy Winter usage of salt. My S2000 has fortunately lived its nine year life in South Carolina. You see lots of 15 - 20 year old cars down here which still look non-corroded. Not much you can do about rust in New England and similar places, even though modern cars receive much better rustproofing than a couple of decades ago.