rusty arches!!!

[craig87]

How much have people paid to have these treated??

Mine arent really bad at all but id rather get sorted now than when it is bad!!!

 

[Gm8]

mine are getting bad , id like to know the answer to this too . but im thinkin of trying to sort it myself in the better weather

 

[sjc59]

My girlfriends were starting to get a little rusty just rubbed down with sandpaper then rust teated them and touched them up with some paint easy diy job.
Now my cordoba one arch was well gone bout and inch up the car so grinded them down and bout to order some subtle arch extensions to cover it and just seal them up so it don't get any worse.

 

[craig87]

i could do the sanding and treating but id want the arches sprayed as mine is starting to go up the arch so you can see it when looking at the car!!

Has anybody had them proffesionally done?

 

[pooch]

I sanded mine back with a sand paper flapper wheel in an electric drill until they were back to bare metal. Rust killed them and then painted them with red oxide. Once the weather is better I'm going to send the car to the spray shop to finish the job.

 

[AlpineWhite]

i could do the sanding and treating but id want the arches sprayed as mine is starting to go up the arch so you can see it when looking at the car!!

Same here, mine are getting quite bad. And the join under one of the rear lights is, erm, quite unsightly!

 

[OllieL]

From seeing your car before craig I'd say to remove as much of the filler in ur arch as possible, its probably holding water from all the crap weather we are having and making your problem worse!
I used so anti rust treatment stuff on mine in the summer where i could see some slight bubbling on the very inside lip. Seemed like good stuff, i'll have a look for it in the garage if anyone is interested?

Ollie

 

[craig87]

what do you mean filler in the arch, ive had a look at the inside of the rear panels and there are no dents so where would the filler be??? Think im just guna take it to spray shop and get quotes, im looking to get both rear arches sorted, bonnet resprayed, some touch ups and bootlid rust sorted (size of a 2p coin) how much do people think this will come to (rough ball park figure??)

 

[crezz]

probably £250 for the rear arches

 

[craig87]

thats what i was thinkin then respray boot and bonnet so like £500 with some little touchups here and there also

 

[crezz]

yeah that would probably about it, perhaps flash some cash and get a deal

 

[OllieL]

what do you mean filler in the arch, ive had a look at the inside of the rear panels and there are no dents so where would the filler be??? Think im just guna take it to spray shop and get quotes, im looking to get both rear arches sorted, bonnet resprayed, some touch ups and bootlid rust sorted (size of a 2p coin) how much do people think this will come to (rough ball park figure??)

Sorry dude, must have been mistaken. Id make sure you get a proper job done, my mate has just had a similar job done on his polo 16v for cheap and it was rubbish!!

Ollie

 

[craig87]

lol apology accepted dude, i pulled the rear cards off to sound deaden the panels and like said absolutely no dents so dont think it was the same car atleast it seems not to be!!!

Im guna get the bonnet resprayed and the rust on the arches and boot sorted as well as some stone chip touch ups and see if i feel like selling at the end of the year!!

Im guna get to as much shows as poss with it this year and see how i feel at the end of the year, its either sell it or keep and do engine conversion then it would be schweet!!

 

[Cupra Kid]

My Mk4 polo suffered from this and they were sanded, rust treated and resprayed. 6 months later it started to come back through. The best way is new metal which is costly. If you don't go for the new metal route then make sure you take it to someone who will guarantee the work.

 

[craig87]

ok mate chears for the heads up!! Anyone know how expensive rear quarters are lol!!! Ill just try and get a guarantee as i dont want it coming back in 6 months!!! It all depends on how deep the rust is doesnt it??

 

[G223]

my car would be ruffer than any of yours but i just buffed down to the bare metal, primed it painted it then used tar like stuff to seal it right and gd then paint again after 30 secondds of dust you wouldnt know it was there and that was last winter on a 306 still looks the same now, no rust , ibiza needs same treatment

 

[andyj]

Same here, mine are getting quite bad. And the join under one of the rear lights is, erm, quite unsightly!

have you not sorted them yet ?!?

I got quoted £200 at a local body shop (who does show spec Dubs) to get both arches, rear corner and bumper, all sorted

 

[craig87]

Andy wish i could get mine done for that cheap!!!! Ill be gettin a price hopefully this week!

 

[G223]

lol i think my grand total was £30 and to be honest uinless you were right beside it and lookin directly at where the rust bubbled out you couldnt tell she had been touched

 

[OrcaGti]

i paid 160 for arches to be derusted lol an my bootlid an bonnet to be resprayed all done buy full pro looks mind going back for full respray this summer i was that happy with the job, full respray priced at 400bucks fooo*kin delighted!