I have a nasty rust problem escalating on the Clio:


Thats the flaking paint on my door, its going to get worse if I dont treat it.


This is the worst of the rusty bobbling around the arches, but there are also some bad spots and pok marks littered on the door, like vehicular acne.

Any suggestions on how to treat this, tidy it up and cover the areas white again, keeping costs to a minimum and bearning in mind Im a n00b?

Cheers in advance.

Quote from: Clockd 0NeI have a nasty rust problem escalating on the Clio:


Thats the flaking paint on my door, its going to get worse if I dont treat it.


This is the worst of the rusty bobbling around the arches, but there are also some bad spots and pok marks littered on the door, like vehicular acne.

Any suggestions on how to treat this, tidy it up and cover the areas white again, keeping costs to a minimum and bearning in mind Im a n00b?

Cheers in advance.

Loctite Rust Remedy and prime and paint it for Ã,£10-15 ish probably

tbh, its not for expensive cars, or for anyone whos going to be out polishing there car every other week, but Im a big fan of whip out the angle grinder, make sure you remove all the rust, prime it, then paint it

youll find the rust spreads under the paint around the bubbled bits, so a little bubble could have a 2 inch patch of rust under the paint

Wet n dry it, spray over the area and then sell the car - it gets expensive if you ignore it.

Quote from: knightybut Im a big fan of whip out the angle grinder, make sure you remove all the rust, prime it, then paint it

Forget using an angle grinder on a clio all you will end up with is a mess. Wet&dry is far more suitable then coat with an anti-rust primer and paint.

Do several thin layers of paint.

Make sure the paint matches or it will look awful. Check you do both sides of the wheel arch

naaa, angle greinder = the way forward !

best bet for painting it is to mask off around the area then just have an extra clean/white patch a couple of inches square where the rust was :-)

better than messing up trying to get it to match, especially if you aint had much practice

could always T-Cut and wax polish the whole car after, would look like a new car


(remember to give it a coat of primer before painting!)

Hmm this sounds like a days work

the wet n dry, primer then paint jobbie sounds good. Witrh the bobbling I dont think that stuff brummie recommended will do the trick.

Its just white, so any white paint should do, there cant be many shades?

What type of paint do I need, is it a special glossy type for cars? Will I find all this at Halfrauds?

"Just white"  

Go to hallys, theyve got big books telling you which paint code to buy for which make/model/colour of car.  Theyll probably do cheap Halfords own stuff or more expensive stuff.  Just get whatevers cheapest tbh, probably outlast the rest of the car tbh.

Cheers :-)

There should be a VIN plate with the code on.

To be brutally honest, if you try and do it yourself it will look sh*te.

If i were you Id get a new door in the same colour, and have the arches done professionally.

 

Im made of money and poop Ã,£10 notes...

You might save money now, but I bet it will look rubbish and stand out like a sore thumb.

Come the winter you will find the rust coming through your paint job as well.

It might be cheaper to pop down to halfords and buy, say, Ã,£30 of rust treater, wet & dry, undercoat, paint, lacquer, and rubbing compund...  But you will knock a few hundred off the resale value if you dont do a blinding job on it.

(its not that I dont trust your ability/patience - but bodywork is something that is REALLY difficult to get to look good).

Thats fair enough. For most cars it would matter.

I paid Ã,£450 for this though and I plan on running it to death, The cost of replacing around the door panels and arches isnt worth it.

In that case then, I wouldnt bother wasting money trying to keep the rust at bay; just leave it