i washed my car yesterday and when i looked at the rear fender wells, i noticed that the paint is starting to blister on the passenger side.... on the drivers side, there is a small spot of blister where the sideskirt meets the wheel well (front of the wheel well, rear of the sideskirt) :wtc:

i know it isnt too late to save it but my question is do i get into it myself or should i leave it to the pros and take it someplace that will guarantee thier work?

i tried to eliminate a similar problem on my civic and despite grinding it down to bare metal and scrubbing it with naval jelly, it ended up coming back - thats the main reason i dont want to do it myself.

i took off of those useless black trim things to slow it down.

 

the black trim things were what started the rusting, they hold the water in there. i would leave it to the pros to fix it, shouldn't cost that much.

 

yeah, i knew they were a problem since i started driving honda cars in 2001 - somebody told me then but im one to procrastinate - a friend reminded me a couple of months back and i wish i had listened to him then, it might have made some difference - even if it was minor.

but im gonna try to get an estimate this week, since it hasnt spread yet i cant imagine it will cost too too much. i guess we'll see

 

I had the same thing back 2 years ago, I took it into the shop, and they fixed it, Now I got new blisters on the rest of the area's i didnt get fixed last time!!, They dont call rust cancer for nothing!

 

get it fixed asap for sure

then move to cali

 

so he could have his rust free car stolen? no thanks :screwy:

 

move to cali? hmmm nah it sounds like a nice place to vacation but im cool with being a resident of the 2nd highest taxed and legislated state, not sure i could handle being #1.