AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani) 09/18/2016 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

0

23

(Takes a deep breath)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 18:55

0

Rust?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 18:57

0

Meh - former early 2000s subaru owner.

404 - User No Longer Available > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 09/18/2016 at 19:01

0

Yup. Now debating whether to get it fixed before or after hibernation. The storage place is climate-controlled.

CB > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:02

0

Now do I share photos of the Maxima’s large rust spots...

Should probably get on that sooner rather than later, just in case.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:02

0

bit of touch up paint will do wonders. prevents it from spreading if ever.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:03

0

At least you caught it early.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:04

0

What car?

404 - User No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/18/2016 at 19:05

0

2006 Solstice.

404 - User No Longer Available > CB 09/18/2016 at 19:08

0

Yeah, and it doesn’t help on the same panel I actually crushed it once with a jack, so it’s actually rusting there too. Was going to get it fixed after the winter but maybe this will make me fix it now instead.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:08

0

Best to get it done before it spreads!

404 - User No Longer Available > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 09/18/2016 at 19:09

0

I can’t tell if it’s the clearcoat bubbling or I already touched it and it’s starting to rust again. That general area has some clearcoat failure which I was going to attend to.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:20

0

BOI

dogisbadob > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 19:37

0

The tires have penty of life left on them :)

404 - User No Longer Available > dogisbadob 09/18/2016 at 19:41

1

Well I only put about 30k kms in them... but they are 4 years old now.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 20:31

0

psshhh come to Michigan cars look like that after one winter

JGrabowMSt > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 21:14

0

Ventus V12 tires. Have those on my SL.

Big scuff on that edge though...shitty tire place?

PatBateman > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 21:29

0

My condolences.

404 - User No Longer Available > JGrabowMSt 09/18/2016 at 21:40

0

Could be my fault somewhere, sometime, I don’t even know anymore. After all she was my DD and subject to DD abuse for several years.

404 - User No Longer Available > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 09/18/2016 at 21:42

0

Ontario’s not far off, but guess we’re still better than Quebec. I can see why people say don’t buy Quebec cars after working on my F30.

JGrabowMSt > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/18/2016 at 23:31

0

It is the edge of the fender though, depending on the location, I wouldn’t be super concerned. On the bumpers it’s kind of meh, they’re plastic/fiberglas, so it’s not a rust issue. If it’s on the hood, I would probably look to fix it eventually , but since that’s a separate panel, nothing mission critical. The rear fenders, that would scare me because they’re not the easiest panels to replace if they get infected with tin worm.

But I also have no idea how well the Solstice was assembled. For example, second generation Neons only have rust proofing on the outside of the body panels, not the inside. The rockers and rear fenders are known to literally rot away from the inside out. Put a hole in my rocker just below the b pillar in my 04 SXT. Glad I never needed to rely on that structural component ever.

If the panels are pretty well rust treated from the factory, then I wouldn’t lose sleep over it. I would probably look to let a paint shop touch it up late spring or mid-fall, those can be somewhat quiet and less busy times from body shops (at least from the experiences I’ve had).

d15b > JGrabowMSt 09/19/2016 at 00:31

0

Your best bet is to figure out when “collision” season starts due to “inclement” weather and go during the opposite of that. Good luck!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > 404 - User No Longer Available 09/19/2016 at 01:23

0

yea michigan salts the roads during the winter which destroys cars very quickly

404 - User No Longer Available > JGrabowMSt 09/19/2016 at 11:22

0

It is the rear fender, which is also one piece with the side body. I don’t want to imagine how much a hydroformed panel will cost (or if it will even be available), so I rather fix it sooner than having to replace it. I have other scratches and dents to fix to might as well do it all when they mix up the paint.

Although I think they did a pretty good job overall though, the only other surface rust was in the underbody and the hand-weld joints, which aren’t spreading at all.