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03-30-2014
I have a 02 Grand Am GT (please refrain from the GA jokes) 2 door I'm getting ready to sell the car and I need advice on what to do about this rust its on both driver and passenger doors.
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03-30-2014
The underside is really bad as well, but I just undercoated it. its black and not so noticeable
03-30-2014
Em either fix it or leave it as is hope your not going to price it to high either
03-30-2014
I want to at least touch it up , but I don't know anything about body work. It only has 131K miles so it has a lot of life left..
03-30-2014
yeah dont point stuff out let the buyer ask all the questions
Originally Posted by theaceofspades
03-30-2014
If you clean that up with a wire brush and a scotch brite then rattle can it black (with like semi gloss spray paint) and maybe glue that rubber back, it would not attract nearly as much attention from a potential buyer. Y'know, if they never notice it you never have to explain type thing.
03-30-2014
sand it down and paint it black done
Originally Posted by theaceofspades
03-30-2014
I was told to bust out all the rust bondo the hole, and paint it.
Good idea or no?
03-30-2014
Bad idea.
03-30-2014
otherwise its gonna keep rusting..
03-30-2014
Just sand it degrease it and paint it
Originally Posted by theaceofspades
03-30-2014
what would use to paint it? It's hard to sand because the rust is so bad its kind of a indent. I was poking holes in it until I couldnt go any further then I took the picture. The rust does go deeper though, but not much
03-30-2014
I would just cheaply cover it
Originally Posted by theaceofspades
03-30-2014
Bondo is pretty cheap too. it will fill it so theres not a indentation.
03-30-2014
Plain old black spray paint is fine. I patch rust for a living and that spot on that car ... just ain't worth even bondo-ing. If it was an old musclecar restoration, that would be a two layer welded steel patch. For a Grand Am on a car lot, just make it look better and go on. As a bodyman, I would rather see rusty spots cleaned and preserved until they can be fixed right, rather than somebody trying to bury them. Finding a bunch of rust under bondo is when I laugh and point at the car and call everyone over to look.
03-30-2014
Ah thanks for the advice man! that's probably what I'll end up doing! I appreciate it!
03-30-2014
Im a body guy to and work in a restoration shop and when I see that I dont laugh cause then you gotta grind all that **** out and then you know the whole car is half assed and probably has a bunch of bad body work hidden underneath all over, its just like opening a can of worms. Plus no one is ever gonna fix that rust the right way because to repair that right it would cost more then the car is worth, Im sure you know...
03-30-2014
what would you recommend?
03-30-2014
If you would like to "kill" the remaining visible rust after cleanup, look into a quality one-step rust converter. If you must fill a 1/4" or larger rust hole with putty, at least use a fiberglass reinforced filler. I have three GPs, two 99 and one 02, neither of them have rust in the door jamb.
03-30-2014
What he said, BUT we dont recommend doing it and your gonna screw the next guy, but do what you gotta do...
I also have had no rust in any of my GP coupes and I had 3 a 97, 98, and 02
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