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Old Jul 31, 2020 | 03:18 PM
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flaco1801
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From: Palm Desert,California
Default Re: Crossfire Rusting???

Well, here it is Aug of 2020 and if you havent looked under the door for rust, i suggest you do so....I just purchased this 2004 and was giving it a good cleaning...For some reason i was on my back and saw peeling paint and rust under the door...I was upset and went online to purchase some bondo and Por 15...I received the products and was hesitant to start the job....I was assuming the rust came from the window channels and was laying in the bottom and rusting thru...I took a steel wire wheel and attached it to my drill...I was expecting to grind it down and expose a hole...There were a few rust spots and luckily they didn't rust down, but rust up....Apparently the water did not enter from the window but was present from rain while driving....The car spent 11 years in Washington State....The weatherstrip was great, it just lays in the channel and peels off and on....My rust was by far worst than anything on this thread...Part of the weatherstrip channel was rusted out after sanding....Got most of the rust off without much trouble...Put 2 coats of Por 15 on...The weatherstrip had some rust residue but i used WD 40 to clean it up....Snapped it back in the channel....Since the car is now in the Desert i dont expect it to see much rain, the only water here is sprinklers and car wash....I tackled the passenger door first because it looked the worst....I did not need the bondo, thankfully...The Por15 is suppose to encapsulate any rust from forming...Check your doors, boys and girls....
 
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