gotta stop the rust

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

"Bondo is like a bandaid on gangrene."
I'll have to remember this line. That's exactly what it's like.
FWIW, $1100 seems pretty cheap to properly fix a bunch of rust.
Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
To: <marquez337@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: gotta stop the rust


> Nope. Only welding metal in does the trick if you want your car to last.
> Bondo is like a bandaid on ganrene.
> 
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> Amsterdam NY
> http://www.menloparkrandd.com/scirocco
> http://www.menloparkrandd.com/my_rocc
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Marko <marquez337@yahoo.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: gotta stop the rust
> >Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:53:49 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >I just went to a body shop. They wanted $1100 to fix
> >all the rusty spots on my rocco. Their plan was to cut
> >out the rusted body sections and weld in new metal. I
> >had a more bondo-oriented solution in mind. Whats a
> >good method of fixing these rusty areas. The driver's
> >door by the handle has a hole nearly rusted right
> >through. Is there any quick, dirty and cheap fix for
> >this that listers do ???
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >=====
> >87 Scirocco 8v
> >84 Jetta GLi 16v