Rust photos

[duffman]

What would you do??

2001 dodge dakota 4x4



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/IMG_5048.JPG

[imported_GregCavi]

Get it repaired. ;)



I had a little rust bubble on the panel by my gas door. I had it repainted.



Greg

[violentveedub]

How old is the car? I know my VW has a 12 year warranty on rust "through" but if you make enough noise you might get some compensation.



Other than that I`d have it fixed professionally by someplace that will warranty minor rust repair (some will) so that you can have something to go back on.

[duffman]

So how much do you think it will cost to have that fixed by a pro?



By the way the beading in the photo is from 2 coats of KSG , i want to get at least 3 more coats on before i put on some #26

[ProStreetCamaro]

Rust on a 2001? Thats terrible in my oppinion. I would have it fixed by a good paint shop. The weird thing is that rust is in a spot where water doesnt even lay. Its rather odd it rusted there that fast.

[BigJimZ28]

Does it have a matching rust spot on the top of the door?

[duffman]

no , no rust on the door at all

[stiffdogg06]

Do you slam your car door often or when you did, did it chip off paint?



It looks like the paint chipped off and then the rain water started rusting the bare metal..:hm

[ron231]

Just letting you know, stuff like that is why I dont buy american cars, ever.

[BigJimZ28]

Just letting you know, stuff like that is why I dont buy american cars, ever.



WOW your car`s paint is chip proof

and the metal will never rust

yea that is some car you have!:bow

[salty]

Might be a repainted area.

Have you had the car since new?



With the doors closed it should cover alot of the repair if you did it yourself.

The repair would not be perfect, but should stop the rust. There are a few threads about such repair here.



Remove all damaged paint `rust` area, clean it rust free, prime, paint. That is the basic answer. The amount of time put into the job to make it flush with surrounding paint , is up to you, but silver is never a perfect match.



An autobody repair would be a few hundred dollars i`m sure.

[Mark77]

I would do what salty suggested. Do it my self, because it`s in a spot that can hardly be seen from the outside anyway, if you are careful. But that`s just my .02

[violentveedub]

WOW your car`s paint is chip proof

and the metal will never rust

yea that is some car you have!:bow

I don`t buy "American" (none are made here anyway) cars for other reasons, but I do know that the panels on my car are galvanized and I`ve had a bare spot from a chip on my hood all winter with no rust.

[BigJimZ28]

I don`t buy "American" (none are made here anyway) cars for other reasons, but I do know that the panels on my car are galvanized and I`ve had a bare spot from a chip on my hood all winter with no rust.



there are a lot of reasons to buy or not buy a everything in thing in life

I just thought this was not a very good one, that all



I have had chips on cars for years that did not rust!



So if you car is in an accident, do they have to replace the whole pannel?:nixweiss

[duffman]

Thanks for the input guys, i am going to try and fix it my self.



if i was getting a car it would be a honda or toyota but for trucks you gotta go with dodge,ford,chevy....