What options do I have for removing this rust? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

btan219 · 05-09-2017, 10:45 AM

http://imgur.com/a/iBPfO

Bought a used CPO 15' BRZ over the weekend. Noticed a rust spot above the passenger taillight and thought I could remove it myself so I negotiated the price down $500 of what they stated.

Now I'm not too sure if this is something I'd be able to fix myself for less than $500. I sanded down the area but there's more under the paint and I'm not too sure how to proceed from here. There's also a small sized dent (might be hard to see in the picture) around the rust area so maybe there's more rust under there. Or am I just SOL and have to pay to get the whole part replaced? Anyone know around how much that would cost?

humfrz · 05-09-2017, 02:28 PM

hmmmm.......that's in a tough place, however a good PDR person should be able to coax out the dent.

You might consider cleaning it up and then using some touch up paint.

After that, depending on how you feel about that scar ...... you might have to take it into a body shop and have it fixed proper.

That would most likely eat up your $500 ...... and then some.

humfrz

8RZ · 05-09-2017, 02:30 PM

Totaled.

Part out thread?

FR-Sky · 05-09-2017, 02:53 PM

wtf..touch up paint will works or...
put a big wing and no body will notice your rust.

ka-t_240 · 05-10-2017, 10:48 PM

That is going to need actual body work and a respray to be repair properly. It will cost way more than 500.

afn704 · 05-17-2017, 10:52 AM

These cars have anti-rust warranty. Bring it to the dealer.

Tcoat · 05-17-2017, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afn704

These cars have anti-rust warranty. Bring it to the dealer.

Anti rust warranty does not apply when damage is involved. A dealer would laugh at anybody bringing that in and trying to claim warranty.

Lynxis · 05-17-2017, 02:17 PM

Yeah you didn't negotiate down near enough for that. I'd ballpark $1500-$2500 for that damage.

That is part of the rear quarter panel and is huge and a giant pain to replace so forget replacing the damaged part. Our cars have been totalled out for nothing other than major rear quarter panel damage.

First, you'll need to remove the light to work on that area. Then see if you can hammer the dent out from the inside. If not, then you gotta bondo the dent away. Next, you gotta sand the damaged area all the way down including the rust so it's all gone.

I'd do the above work myself, mostly because I can but if you can't, expect a shop to charge you $500 for just that. Then the damaged area will still need paint and getting that right has to be left to a professional and most will charge you from $1000 to $2000, depending on how involved painting it will be.

alan.chalkley · 05-17-2017, 11:19 PM

A good PDR guy can do an external glue pull on the dent.
Then primer,paint,clear coat it.

05-09-2017, 10:45 AM	#1
btan219 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: DGM 15' BRZ Limited Location: Orlando Posts: 63 Thanks: 23 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What options do I have for removing this rust? http://imgur.com/a/iBPfO Bought a used CPO 15' BRZ over the weekend. Noticed a rust spot above the passenger taillight and thought I could remove it myself so I negotiated the price down $500 of what they stated. Now I'm not too sure if this is something I'd be able to fix myself for less than $500. I sanded down the area but there's more under the paint and I'm not too sure how to proceed from here. There's also a small sized dent (might be hard to see in the picture) around the rust area so maybe there's more rust under there. Or am I just SOL and have to pay to get the whole part replaced? Anyone know around how much that would cost?

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05-09-2017, 02:28 PM	#2
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,409 Thanks: 29,794 Thanked 32,812 Times in 16,830 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	hmmmm.......that's in a tough place, however a good PDR person should be able to coax out the dent. You might consider cleaning it up and then using some touch up paint. After that, depending on how you feel about that scar ...... you might have to take it into a body shop and have it fixed proper. That would most likely eat up your $500 ...... and then some. humfrz

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FR-Sky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: 2013 FR-S 10 series [755] Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,189 Thanks: 385 Thanked 390 Times in 264 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	wtf..touch up paint will works or... put a big wing and no body will notice your rust.

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ka-t_240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 973 Thanks: 124 Thanked 328 Times in 237 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That is going to need actual body work and a respray to be repair properly. It will cost way more than 500.

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afn704 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: Red 2016 BRZ Location: North Carolina Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	These cars have anti-rust warranty. Bring it to the dealer.

05-17-2017, 11:19 PM	#9
alan.chalkley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 4wd zooks Location: Sydney / Australia Posts: 495 Thanks: 135 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A good PDR guy can do an external glue pull on the dent. Then primer,paint,clear coat it.

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