Hi guys, my car has some rust problems, I will post now for you to see. Could I do this by myself or I need to go at workshop. They want 325 euros to fix this rust problems. I was planning to order my paint at skoda dealership and fix this, any ideas how to do this to look perfect or almost perfect. I will also post photo of what I am planning to order at skoda, and what other materials I do need? 

What year is the car?

 

Fixing the rust involves more than just painting - there will be a lot of work to do here to properly sand back the affected areas and then use correct primers (eg etch if bare metal to start with) and careful blending of top coats otherwise it will look awful plus correct application of lacquer coat. That wheelarch rust looks well established and by the photo it looks as though it'll need a lot more paint wire brushing/sanding back. The sill chips look easier to sort. To get at some of the issues you'll need to remove the wheel arch liners as well.

 

If that is what the workshop is doing then I'd suggest that is 325 Euros well spent.

 

 

Edited 21 July, 20205 yr by bigjohn

My car is MY 2009, imported from finland to Bosnia here and used as a taxi vehicle( Bosnian roads are awfulllllll). I know I should go for 325 euros option but currently I dont have that kind of money for bodywork. I am thinking to do this by myself with some good primer and 800 sand paper. Plus this paint from skoda. This guy who said it is 325 euros said that my paint is peralscent and has some crystals. I don’t know if this one from skoda has that. In my car book it says that it is rosso brunello but I haven’t seen that any rosso brunello is like mine 😖 @bigjohn 

p.s. also at this wheelarch area I have some sort of paint protection film, I dont know if I can order that asweel from skoda ??

Edited 21 July, 20205 yr by adoni546

Just using sandpaper by hand probably won't be enough to shift that rust on the wheel arch. 

 

When I used to restore cars I used a combination of a wire brush then a sanding disc attached to a small angle grinder. Infact I used to had a few grinders on the go on the same job One with a cutting disc (not needed in your case unless that rust is worse than it looks), another with a grinding disc (to gring back welds - again hopefully not needed) then one with a wire brush and the last with a sanding disc. If you leave any rust in the pitting it'll be back in no time.

 

I'd suggest the wirebrush and a sanding disc in your case and after sanding back  it may be worth applying a little Kurust before etch primer. The etch primer is designed to have a chemical reaction with the bare steel below. The chips on the sills could be prepared using a Dremel + Kurust + possibly a dab of etch primer + then maybee just a touch up pen.

 

 

 

Thank you very much on info, I will do it as you say, and send you pictures how it went out. @bigjohn

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Youtube has a abundance of bodywork repair videos for beginners