Dealing with the rust

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Corphish

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83 RX-7 Gsl, 2000 Mazda Protege LX, 2011 Mazda3 Sport i

• Apr 22, 2017

• #1

So I have owned my p5 for roughly 2 months and I am definitely in love! I only hate that I live where rust really eats up your car.

So now all I want to do is fix the rust! Would it be easier to just sand and filler the rust or should I just cut and weld new panels?

Btw that's Corona ^^

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RABID_MP5

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2002 Protege5

• Apr 22, 2017

• #2

Get it jacked up and check all underneath, especially the rear subframe. Plus under the hood. Doesn't look bad for a Wisconsin P5 and the body showing is fairly superficial rust. Rear subframe rust, which appears most often on the passenger side, can doom a P5 without extensive work.

 

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Corphish

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83 RX-7 Gsl, 2000 Mazda Protege LX, 2011 Mazda3 Sport i

• Apr 22, 2017

• #3

The underside is pretty rusty but I was more curious about the panels


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MrGiggles

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Protege5

• Apr 22, 2017

• #4

Sanding it down, applying a rust converter, and filling it with kitty-hair Bondo will only last a couple years.

Cutting and welding is permanent if done right, but much more labor intensive.

 

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Corphish

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83 RX-7 Gsl, 2000 Mazda Protege LX, 2011 Mazda3 Sport i

• Apr 22, 2017

• #5

Thats what I wanted to hear! My buddy does body work and can probably do it for me for pretty cheap


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pcb

The Diagram Dude

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2002 MP5

• Apr 22, 2017

• #6

They've got these available if you do the cut and weld approach.

 

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jackmac

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Apr 24, 2017

• #7

Yeah, Wisconsin P5 rust problems!

I am also interested in the rust repair, I already have the replacement panels and my brother knows how to do the welding..

 

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Corphish

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83 RX-7 Gsl, 2000 Mazda Protege LX, 2011 Mazda3 Sport i

• Apr 24, 2017

• #8

jackmac said:

Yeah, Wisconsin P5 rust problems!

I am also interested in the rust repair, I already have the replacement panels and my brother knows how to do the welding..

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Say where is Wisconsin do you live? I'm right near the border of MN!

 

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jackmac

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Apr 25, 2017

• #9

Eau Claire at the moment, very soon though I will be moving up north closer to St. Croix Falls/ Taylors Falls

 

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Corphish

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83 RX-7 Gsl, 2000 Mazda Protege LX, 2011 Mazda3 Sport i

• Apr 25, 2017

• #10

I'm in Baldwin lol. Well anyways I work for a company that custom builds, installs, and maintains aquariums so today we went right through Taylor's falls and later this week we are headed to Eau Claire! I thought that was funny but I'm kinda lame.

 

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jackmac

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Apr 27, 2017

• #11

Cool, you might see my rustbox in person if you end up on this side of town.