Rust/ Panel Replacemnt!!! help

93TeggyLS · Apr 11, 2012

i have a 1993 integra ls and there is some bad rust in areas, i need to know how much it would cost to get it patched (sheet metal) or maybe if someone could tell me how to replace the quarter panels??? anyways i live in Canada so if anyone knows a rough estimate of how much it would cost me that would be great.

Murphy · Apr 11, 2012

Aghhh that is bad ouch! Probably the cheapest option would be to put your car in a dry shelter, sand down all those rusted areas, and spot weld all of the holes. You'll definitely need another paint job to keep the rust from spreading. Another option is to replace the hatch, doors and bumpers with clean ones, sand/weld the remaining rust. If you want to keep the rust away it's not gonna be cheap.

93TeggyLS · Apr 11, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCK8mL3-FUk&list=HL1334192911&feature=mh_lolz
yeah here is a video as well so you guys can get a better idea...

i might end up selling this and buying another integra in better shape, i want to paint it white

maddogg20 · Apr 12, 2012

depending on how the motor runs and how it drives, I would consider fixing the car you have. Its a really fun experience learning how to fix body work. Basicially your biggest battle will be stopping the rust from spreading, and keeping the areas dry. Those rust spots need to be ground down until you have expeosed clean metal, then backfilled with welded on metal , fiberglass body filler, and bondo. I would try a product called rust converter which will essentially stop the rust from spreading for the time being, and get a can of spray primer to protect the spots from the elements while you work on other ones. After all is said and done youll be able to paint it and itll never look like there was a spot there to begin with.

The best way is to literally grind the rust away until the metal surrounding the hole is shiny on the sides, front and back of it, then weld a plate over the backside of the hole and proceed to fill it.

The worst thing to do it to try and plug holes like those with just body filler because what will happen is the weakened metal will get exposed to moisture again and the rust will continue.

A rust spot on a car is just like a cancerous mole on your skin. You have to remove it, and the surrounding areas to be sure.

maddogg20 · Apr 12, 2012

oh btw,
All those spots where the paint has the little rust bubbles arent that bad, it doesnt look like the rust penetrated through the steel, those are the easier of the issues t fix. You basicially sand the holes down to bare metal making sure that you removed ALL the rust in that area, use some bondo or metal glazing putty, sand it flat with fine sand paper and that one will be fixed.... onto the next.

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