[suavematt]

I strongly dislike people who use Bondo on old vehicles BEFORE they make sure all the rust is sanded/grinds completely off.. & then slap a new paint-job on & sell it to me... without mention of it. Now 5-6 yrs later & the rust is winning the war & the Bondo is showin' itself... Oh well live & learn I reckon'. Was still a great car back in my highschool days when I bought it. Later.

~ Suave'

[BlueStreak03]

Well there are two things you can do about it, a patch panel or replace the whole panel. Neither is exactly easy, but they each have their pro's and con's.

[suavematt]

Yea, I'll be stripping all the paint/primer to bare metal (atleast what's left of it haha) & go from there as what will be repair'd & what will be replaced... After it's sand-blasted I'm hopin' to have the frame powder-coated, & then entire bottom end of the car Rhino-lined... gonna try to build it as "rust-proof" as I can this time around. Thanks for the reply. Later.

~ Suave'

[suavematt]

To be honest, this was just ment to be more or less of a 'rant' here in the lounge anyhow; Haha... I woulda posted under the tech-forums if I was lookin' for advice. But I appreciate it none the less! Thanks blue'. Later.

~ Suave'

[BlueStreak03]

That sucks that you've got to take the whole thing down to bare metal like that. I've got to do the same with my 83. It was a NY car for most of it's life, so it's gotta be done. On the bright side, I think I discovered a 9 inch rear end underneath it a couple days ago when I was working on the rear brakes.

[suavematt]

Sweet deal on the 9". Ha' My 72' Started it's life as a New York car as well; then the owner sold it to a Family member in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. where it spent the bulk of the rest of it's life... & then I got it back in 2000 or 2001... So it's had the salt n' Ice upstate & the salt & sand down-state .... & then I was dummy & let it sit on the Beach every weekend While I was surfing when I was a highschooler. Later!

~ Suave'