Posted by Sam Mangano on February 21, 1999 at 23:42:30:
In Reply to: HELP!!! posted by Comick on February 21, 1999 at 16:46:51:
The only way to repair rust is to cut/grind it ALL out, and replace it by welding in new sheetmetal. If you try to put a patch over the area without removing the rust, you're asking for trouble because you'll just be giving water a new place to collect and cause more rust. Fix it right, and then have the car undercoated to help prevent further deterioration.
: Everybody remember the post about door drains last week? (My floor was soaked) Well... it's not a problem with the door drains (I found them by the way). When I looked at the underbody originally, I didn't see any rust. However, I was only looking under the front seat of the passenger side, where I found the water. Today I went to vaccuum it out and found it soaked also under the driver's side on the floor of the rear seat. I looked under there and found rust. Quite a bit of it. I also found a crack in the metal about two inches long. I gently touched it. Part of the metal fell away. I probed into the hole made by this with a screw driver. The only thing between the inside of the car and the outside of the car at that point is my carpet. Please tell me that there is a way that this can be repaired. Please? I'm very, very worried.