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Paint flaked off - surface rust underneath

redsteveireland · 2011-03-03 01:42:49

My '97 A4 suffers from the common fault of the mountings on the bottom door trim rusting and coming away from the car. This was making the car look crap so I decided to take them off altogether until I got a new set(still haven't found any). What I found was that the previous owner was too lazy to replace them so he just…

03-03-2011 1:42am

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redsteveireland

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My '97 A4 suffers from the common fault of the mountings on the bottom door trim rusting and coming away from the car.
This was making the car look crap so I decided to take them off altogether until I got a new set(still haven't found any).
What I found was that the previous owner was too lazy to replace them so he just lashed on silicone and wedged something against the car until it dried.
When I tried to remove it I discovered the paint was bubbled off the door and now the patch is all rusty.
Is this something I would be able to paint myself, outside, or am I wasting my time?
I'll get a picture tomorrow.
Thanks :-)

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#2 03-03-2011 9:30am

Owen

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Wasting your time unfortunately.

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