as you may have seen i have been trying to fix my rusty wheel arch. i think i have got rid of the rust but ive made a not so great job of the filling and spraying. soooooooooo i am finally admiting defeat.

have thought about this loads and i do want to keep it and make it awsome. so can anyone help or do this for me @ a good price?

cheers folks :)

Sorry admins, i meant to post in ''car parts or other for sale''. please can you move for me?

sorry once again :)

General car chat may be even better :y

Webby the Bear wrote on 13. Mar 2011 at 18:09:

as you may have seen i have been trying to fix my rusty wheel arch. i think i have got rid of the rust but ive made a not so great job of the filling and spraying. soooooooooo i am finally admiting defeat. have thought about this loads and i do want to keep it and make it awsome. so can anyone help or do this for me @ a good price? cheers folks :)

That's the problem...we haven't. Piccies would be nice. ::)

ok i've had 2 quotes to fix this. one at £400  :o :o :o :o to which i politely declined. and one of £200.

please see pics below. as you can see my filling technique aint great and i have overspray all over the bumper, rear wing and door would you believe lol
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/Webbybear/002.jpg
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/Webbybear/001.jpg

is this a reasonable quote?

thanks.

had a reasonably large blister on a rear wheel arch plus some rust spotting on two lower door panels done about 2 years ago and that cost me £200 . The finish was absolutely fine but doubtless the rust will return at some point (not helped by living next to the sea with lots of sand and salt air to get into all the nooks and cranies though :().still , gives you an idea of price. Not too hot on the old filling bit myself as my reoccuring experiences with rust-stop and p38 showed on the rustbucket that was my first car, a first generation mk3 escort, so more than happy to pass the job on to someone with more expertise myself :-[ ;D

£200 doesn't sound too bad webby if the paint matches.

:y :y :y

ok thanks guys. really want to keep this car as a classic so am gonna spend the money ;)

taking in to consideration the wheel arch rust is still prob gonna come back even if i fix it/.......

does anyone think its worth getting a new bumper and wing? if so how much would that cost?

as ive said before sorry for the loads of posts but when i get my wages this month im concentrating on getting her looking amazing :)

Webby the Bear wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 18:31:

ok i've had 2 quotes to fix this. one at £400  :o :o :o :o to which i politely declined. and one of £200. please see pics below. as you can see my filling technique aint great and i have overspray all over the bumper, rear wing and door would you believe lol http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/Webbybear/002.jpg http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/Webbybear/001.jpg is this a reasonable quote? thanks.

That looks fine to me Webby :y





;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Ham-fisted get.

hahaha i wondered how long it would before you were on my case.....

fackin' northern monkey  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/Webbybear/imagesCA20362G.jpg

ps ive heard people mention the overspray being ''polished out''..... is this literally polishing the overspray off with t-cut or something???

Webby the Bear wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 20:22:

ps ive heard people mention the overspray being ''polished out''..... is this literally polishing the overspray off with t-cut or something???

Pretty much, yes.

Similar to using clays and such whereby surface contaminants are removed alongwith scratches etc leaving a really smooth surface that looks first class once sealed and polished properly.  :)

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Pretty much, yes. Similar to using clays and such whereby surface contaminants are removed alongwith scratches etc leaving a really smooth surface that looks first class once sealed and polished properly.

thanks h21.... see, if i can do that then i can save myself £200!!!!!

so literally just polish with t cut and it will bring off the overspray?

cheers mate

Webby , the problem in the picture needs proper sanding .. and proper painting.. which must be done by a professional..  and color passage on the panel is not that easy..(if you wont paint completely)..

dont try to learn painting on a nice new car ;D :y

cheers cem, i wish id not bothered but is done now so desperately trying to sort it!!!  :-[

cem wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 20:50:

Webby , the problem in the picture needs proper sanding .. and proper painting.. which must be done by a professional..  and color passage on the panel is not that easy..(if you wont paint completely).. dont try to learn painting on a nice new car ;D :y

He's not Cem. It's his omega he's practising on before he buys a super zaffy. :y

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

A reasonable guide would be about £150 per panel, done by somebody proficient in the craft. Take it to a body-shop, and double or triple that.

Webby, If you're serious about getting your car looking really smart, I have a contact for you who'll seamlessly and fabulously repair your cack-handed bodgery for (I'd guess) about £200, but you'd need to get yourself and car over to Andover, Hants.... ;) 

[quote author=7F4D4A4A51775C404D776A4D495A280 link=1300036161/15#15 date=1300218955]cheers cem, i wish id not bothered but is done now so desperately trying to sort it!!!  :-[/quote]

no worries, can be sorted.. but you need really good references..check the shops finished jobs before you dive in ;) :y

thanks guys for the advice.

tony, yeah im interested. would you mind pm'ing?

cheers mate

webby the secret with this sort of repair is the time and effort you but in.from the looks of things you did not sand your repair down far enough.if you have the cash then go for the proper job but if not you need to sand it all back down again and blend it into the good metal.so when you run your hand over it you cant tell where the filler ends and the metal starts.

give this guy a call.

http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b460/tapper888/41-AEK5YiyL_SL500_AA300_.jpg

Webby the Bear wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 20:39:

Quote: Pretty much, yes. Similar to using clays and such whereby surface contaminants are removed alongwith scratches etc leaving a really smooth surface that looks first class once sealed and polished properly.    thanks h21.... see, if i can do that then i can save myself £200!!!!! so literally just polish with t cut and it will bring off the overspray? cheers mate

OMG - it looks really cr*p now you've removed masking.

You really need somerthing a bit more agressive than T-cut - use a rubbing compound which will take off and smooth result of overspray.

Ideally you should have properly cleaned surrounding panels using a rubbing compound before spraying, as now if you try to remove the overspray you will end up with a "line" where the new paint meets the old "dirty" paint.  So you won't save yourself the cost (£200) of putting this right by T-cutting or removing overspray.

In fact you have probably increased the cost of proper repairs now as you have "mucked up" the bumper, and the rear door which will need sorting as well as the rear wing/arch. :(

Good bodywork repairs require a lot of good preparation - as you have found out you can't get a good spray finish on poor preparation !

Bet you wish you hadn't started this now  ;)

got a similar one, except my back wings got a huge dent in it thanks to some *********  , anybody know,( i know its a welded on back wing), is it much of a job, expensive to replace the whole wing rather than repair?

Hi Webby,

If you can get to Maidenhead I can fix it for you and provide you with a car to keep you mobile. PM me if you still need a hand bud.

Regards,

Mark

Fair play for having a go at the body work although it's not something I personally would have tackled with no previous experience... it's not like regular spanner-ing, you need a bit of artistic talent too, plus experience is a must if you want to get good results.
The over spray to the door and bumper should polish out, although you'll be there a long time with just T-cut, better to use proper cutting paste and a machine polisher.

Blimey sipey thats a fair offer! well done to you sir, webby would be a plonker to refuse that one, come on webby take it up man quick. :o

Is Sipey a pro bodywork specialist that would do mates rate?  If so I have a lot of work for him  :y

Send me a PM mate and we can have a chat  :y

That would be a plan!!! guffers :y