MX5Ireland

So I'm starting to get some non structural rust forming on some parts of the body, nothing huge really, about thumbprint sized. have found it on the door sill beside the chrome footplate, on the rear qaurterpanel, which robert(autocheck) said is caused by my battery bashing the panel and on the top of the passenger door under the door seal, the rubber of which has pershed after the winter and needs replacing anyway.

So what should I do. Get it professionally removed and resprayed? Sand it down myself and respray (have done some spraying before, but never had to colour match and blend) or remove loose stuff, use some treatment on it and touch up and polish?

My car is a black 92, not sure whether it's got a clearcoat or not.

Depending on how bad it is but I can supply you with black door and weather strip etc for 60e as need to clear some doors out and sand down the sill 'prime with anti rust primer and touch up paint. As regards the centre of the quarter panel it will need light hammering down,fillling and paint. Not that easy to touch up properly in the centre of large panel especially damaged from inside .Best of luck!!

autocheck wrote:Depending on how bad it is but I can supply you with black door and weather strip etc for 60e as need to clear some doors out and sand down the sill 'prime with anti rust primer and touch up paint. As regards the centre of the quarter panel it will need light hammering down,fillling and paint. Not that easy to touch up properly in the centre of large panel especially damaged from inside .Best of luck!!

It's only tiny on the door, covered by the weather strip usually, herself only noticed it on the way back from your place on sunday. Since it's a flat colour, I'm assuming there's no clear coat yeah?

Yes its gloss black no lacquer.