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    #1

    Rust-Be-Gone

    I finally got around to getting my cancer removed! It's been there since I got the car, and it was literally eating away at me. It was coming from the inside out and was clear into the door jamb. My only regret is that I didn't get a better 'before' picture.

    Take a look between the rear door and the rear wheel, below the molding:



    And now:



    Flawless job! I couldn't be happier with it.

    BTW I didn't do it myself, as usual.
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    How did they fix it?
    '89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
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      #3
      Originally posted by boXman View Post
      How did they fix it?
      probably $2 worth of sandpaper and a can of touch up spray.
      Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.

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        #4
        The repair looks very nice, it's undetectable. I can see the bubbling in the above pic thats right below the side molding. The blending they did looks perfect, the color's dead on, there's no distortion in the reflection or pinholes/ grater marks from filler. Glad you got it fixed
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        1986 Grand Marquis LS 2 Door
        Ext: Medium Shadow Blue Metallic, Int: Midnight Blue, 3.08 open, 235/70/15 Goodyear Aquatread III, Rebuilt AOD w/ Transgo Shift Kit, 3G upgrade from 95 5.0 Mustang, Walker Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe, Viper 5900ST alarm, De-smogged, Rear Civ. Sway Bar, and more.

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          #5
          Originally posted by cld783 View Post
          probably $2 worth of sandpaper and a can of touch up spray.
          Wow, you are a genius! Too bad any more sanding would have put it through to a hole.

          They had a piece cut from a donor car out west, cut out my bad part, welded and painted.

          The color is a dead-on match... I'm picky as hell and can't tell anything was done.

          Well, you can tell inside the wheelwell that work was done. But I am extremely happy with the job.

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            #6
            wow...very nicely done Kurt...looks great!
            makes me want to get my rust repaired now.
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              #7
              In my experience, pictures don't do body work justice. I'd have to see it in person to make a decision on the quality.

              If you don't mind me asking, what'd they bag you to fix that?

              Also, that looks like a pretty nice exhaust under your car. Mandrel bent, etc, it looks nice. No cats?
              **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
              **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
              **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
              **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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                #8
                ain't that the truth!
                most people that see my car n person say it looks way better than the pics would lead you to believe.
                I'm sure that's true with a lot of te nice Panthers here.
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                  #9
                  its the opposite with mine... lol
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                  'LTD HPP' 85 Vic (my rusty baby) '06 Honda Reflex 250cc 'Baileys' 91 Vic (faded cream puff) ClifFord 'ODB' 88 P72 (SOLD) '77 LTDII (RIP)
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                    #10
                    Pictures don't do the work justice... I can guarantee that even the pickiest person would agree they did a bang-up job. I can, however, get a few pics with my Canon. That might help.

                    The price for the job was... eh.... enough that you guys are all gonna e-slap me.

                    Oh, I do have one cat on each pipe.

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                      #11
                      good work isn't cheap
                      **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
                      **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
                      **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
                      **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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                        #12
                        Some Canon shots would be good, you really can't beat a Canon. I'm sure the bodywork wasn't cheap, but if you got a solid repair and it's what you wanted then it's worth it IMO. I had mine repainted over the summer. I stripped the car down and it still cost more than my trans rebuild for a semi-decent repaint with some bodywork. Good bodywork is pretty expensive.
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                        1986 Grand Marquis LS 2 Door
                        Ext: Medium Shadow Blue Metallic, Int: Midnight Blue, 3.08 open, 235/70/15 Goodyear Aquatread III, Rebuilt AOD w/ Transgo Shift Kit, 3G upgrade from 95 5.0 Mustang, Walker Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe, Viper 5900ST alarm, De-smogged, Rear Civ. Sway Bar, and more.

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                          #13
                          Well, in that case, it was $700 for the repair, including $214 for the donor piece.

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                            #14
                            I take it this rust was something that really bothered you? I can understand paying to have it fixed (and fixed right), no matter the cost. If something really bothers me with my car, I have to fix it. I just usually fix it my self though.
                            **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
                            **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
                            **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
                            **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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                              #15
                              When the car is sitting there, and you walk around it, that was the only rust! So yeah, having a virtually rust-free 15-year-old PA car really means something to me.

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