See, that's what I don't quite understand. The spots in question are hidden underneath the hatch window, so even if he has to paint around them a bit, it shouldn't be too, too obvious. And, don't they have matching paint?? It just seems to me to be something that a good shop would be able to just blend in so that any mismatch isn't immediately obvious, unless you were to stare closely at it.vibrologist wrote:A body shop owner thinks different than a diy car owner. The cars a body shop worked on must look perfect because they are the base of the shop's reputation. Partially painting a body panel highlights color mismatches. Painting the whole panel makes them much less obvious.
First of all, customers can be very, VERY picky.canadave wrote:See, that's what I don't quite understand. The spots in question are hidden underneath the hatch window, so even if he has to paint around them a bit, it shouldn't be too, too obvious. And, don't they have matching paint?? It just seems to me to be something that a good shop would be able to just blend in so that any mismatch isn't immediately obvious, unless you were to stare closely at it.
I'd almost do the same thing BUT, instead of POR 15, I'd use a reputable "self etching" primer over the bare metal. Dupont & PPG make some good ones BUT they are pricey and you can only get them in gallon quantities. Then, if you can obtain the exact color paint, airbrush the area OR with an artist brush, brush paint the affected areas. Seeing how this is so small of an area and very close to a match line it should work out well. Too bad you couldn't just visit a body shop somewhere and pay them a few $$$ for a couple ounces/grams of the chemical coatings. Either way this MUST be addressed immediately or further rust will be happening at an accelerated pace. Good luckvibrologist wrote:
I would remove the rubber thing, wire brush and sand it down to bare metal, apply POR 15 and spray paint it over.