some underbody damage
#1
aim** JI II IM IM Y
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: 90703 cerritos california
Posts: 495
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
some underbody damage
needless to say, the car was jacked in the wrong place and has some underbody damage. the thin protusion of metal has been bent over and it seems like the protective coating has also been stripped off. this is a picture of, not my car, but the area of what i am talking about.
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...hmentid=149533
so will sanding it down a bit and applying some rust inhibitor fix it or will i have to take it to a body shop?
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...hmentid=149533
so will sanding it down a bit and applying some rust inhibitor fix it or will i have to take it to a body shop?
#2
Senior Member
iTrader: (10)
Hard to tell from the pic, but that looks pretty extensive, how much would you have to sand down? I've been told by quite a few people, the only way to do it right is to cut ALL the rust away, and replace with new metal welded in.
I'm having the similar problem, mine is rusting starting from the proper jack points, so you can't use them anymore. I'm hoping I can cut the rusted metal and replace, but I'm not sure how much it would compromise the unibody. Actually, thats what I was about to research a bit about right now. Good luck.
I'm having the similar problem, mine is rusting starting from the proper jack points, so you can't use them anymore. I'm hoping I can cut the rusted metal and replace, but I'm not sure how much it would compromise the unibody. Actually, thats what I was about to research a bit about right now. Good luck.
#3
I want a free FD....
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
See if you can bend it back, if it has any hidden rust (a weird crubling noise or dull cracking sound could indicate it) you might want to consider replacing the damaged section. After you bend it back clean up the area and hit it with some underbody coating and rust stopper.
#4
aim** JI II IM IM Y
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: 90703 cerritos california
Posts: 495
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
reminder, the pics are not of my car.
im just pointing pointing out the area in question just in case anyone was confused.
my underbody is not as rusted as shown in the example pic.
im just pointing pointing out the area in question just in case anyone was confused.
my underbody is not as rusted as shown in the example pic.
#5
I want a free FD....
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yup, then just bend it back, I noticed with mine it had rust behind it and as I went to repair a section (bend it back) it just crumbled right off, I didn't even know there was rust there, but if you bend it back lay down some rust proof paint or metal sealer and put on a better undercoating than the factory crap, I used the rhino liner stuff from auto zone.
Trending Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post