I Took a Hammer to my Car. And a Question.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
06/13/2014 at 17:29 • Filed to: None

Words I never though I'd say. Also, if anyone knows where to get a cheap paint touch up kit, I could use it. So I asked you guys yesterday how to fix some damage my car had received while I was away. I had two options, hammer that shit out or buy a car bra, and no way in hell I was getting a car bra.

Before:

A tip most of you guys gave was use wood as a buffer on both sides. I tried it, it didnt work. One issue was there are a shit ton of clips and screws on the inside of the hood.

So in the end, I just hammered the shit out of it. It still looks awful, but not as terrible as before.

After:

Next question, this wheel corrosion. Is it something I should worry about? I've seen it on a ton of other GM cars of the era, but I have no clue if its an issue.

DISCUSSION (24)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:32

Wait what happened to the front??

And how far does the corrosion go? I would check the inside and remove the tire to check if it were me, I've never heard of a wheel corrosion problem before.

crowmolly > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:33

Corrosion should only be an issue if you have problems getting the tire's bead to seal. It doesn't look too bad.

As for the hood you may be able to get a spray can of touch up paint from Pep Boys.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:34

Oh and the touch up kit! I went here for my Astra when my dad rear-ended me slightly enough to scratch the paint up.

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/13/2014 at 17:35

This is from when my little sister got rear ended earlier this year. The hairline crack in the first after pic is from when Sawyer rear ended my other sister last year.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:37

Oh I see. I never noticed the hairline in the front. Maybe one of those paintless dent removal places could possibly straighten it out for you? Not sure. I heard there's a good place over in Madison Heights.

ly2v8-Brian > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:39

Kinja'd!!!

That just looks like surface corrosion on the polished surface of the wheel. Elbow grease it off.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/13/2014 at 17:40

Why do you think I took a hammer to it? I aint paying no money for this.

Brian, The Life of > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:40

Told you edge creases are a bitch ... also: do you use some kind of dolly? That part is super important.

PS9 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:42

Well, since your car is broken and in no way works just fine, you'll have to get a Fiesta ST now.

"What? I didn't say anything about-"

YOU MUST BUY AN ST NOW. JOIN THE SECRET FiSTING ARMY OF OPPO. IT IS YOUR DESTINY. THERE ARE NO OTHER WAYS.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:42

Sorry. Forgot about that.

I'm thinking try the hammer again? but I'd imagine in time, the front would eventually just snap off. How big was the hammer and do you have a pic of the end result from the front?

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Brian, The Life of
06/13/2014 at 17:43

Nope, not at all. The thing my home calls a toolbox is horribly under stocked in every department.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/13/2014 at 17:44

The sad thing that pic I told you about with the hairline crack is an after picture.

PS9 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/13/2014 at 17:45

Man, if I wanted to hear all this stuff about family members rear-ending each other, I'd re-watch the first season of Game of Thrones.

lonestranger > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:46

Re: the wheels.

It'll either stay just as ugly as it is now, or get worse. The clearcoat has been damaged and has allowed moisture & contaminants between it and the wheel surface, lifting the clearcoat. The ugly marks are a combination of the corroded wheel surface and the fact that the clearcoat itself has lifted from the surface. There's nothing that can be done at this point, other than having them refinished. I had one done years ago ( early '90s Ranger 10-hole with fake rivets = many sharp points for clearcoat to crack), and it went from Canadian junkyard scabby to factory-fresh, but it cost $300 per wheel.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:47

Well shit. I'm thinking paint touch-up is the only way to go from here then. I'd say it's best to leave the crack as is and fill it with some color-correct paint. That website I sent you can get you paint correct to your car you just need to know the paint code for that color.

Brian, The Life of > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/13/2014 at 17:48

If you have a much heavier hammer like a sledge, you can use that as a dolly. Really, any heavy and smooth hunk of steel you can place opposite your hammer strikes will work. If you have a Harbor Freight near you and want to be super pro ...

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece-body-a…

lonestranger > ly2v8-Brian
06/13/2014 at 17:50

From experience as a detailer, I know the wheel has clearcoat over it. There's no amount of elbow grease that'd cure cracked & lifted clearcoat over top of surface corrosion of the polished base layer.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PS9
06/13/2014 at 17:53

Nah, Focus ST!! Focus ST LIFE beats Fiesta ST Life!

ly2v8-Brian > lonestranger
06/13/2014 at 17:54

Oh yeah. Didn't know. I always figured it would be something you'd sand out.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > PS9
06/13/2014 at 17:55

I like this idea. Maybe I can get away with just stealing one, I'm sure the dealer wouldnt mind.

PS9 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/13/2014 at 18:05

Internecine warfare between the ST factions of oppo???