Hey guys so i'm in a dilemma on the subframe do i need to change whole of it or just the parts as you can see ln the video rusted?

Going to be looking for some body shops today. How large can I expect this job to be, multi day, same day? This is my first ever severe dent so I don’t really know how serious this is. (Excuse me for not washing my car, my bad 🥲)

I wanted to attach this spoiler to my car and wanted to drill some holes for it. What is your best advice for drilling holes and protecting the chassis against rusting on the long run?

I was in a crash a few weeks back, a man pulled out in to my lane causing me to collide with the back of his van.

The car came back from being repaired at the end of last week and I put it straight in for its MOT.

Could the anti roll bar have been damaged from the crash??? Car is a Citroen c4 cactus

Scratched the side of my front bumper while pulling into my usual parking spot today, pure stupidity. Do you think this would be just a paint job or will it need part replacements? What kind of damage am I looking at? Also, does insurance need to be involved here, since this was not a collision?

Vehicle is a 2025 Mazda 3 sedan.

Hi, I was working on a little project for my car, a 2011 Toyota RAV4. Basically I was trying to restore a used rear subframe so I can swap it out for the old one on my car. I sand down as much as I could then use Rustoleum 2 in 1 Reform and Seal. Realized it will turn into a rubberized layer. I heard a lot of bad stories of how rubberized undercoating can actually accelerate corrosion. My question is, can I still use something like fluid film on top of it? Or should I just redo the whole thing again?

Thank you for your time

When I pulled into my garage the side of my car scraped against the side of the door leaving these silver/gray marks here but I can remove them if I scratch it gently with my fingernail - coming off like a film almost. Any advice for large patches of removal like this?

I am in desperate need of advice on how to move forward. This is my first time painting a car.

I recently took the old decals off my calipers and put new ones on and clear coated over the decal area with a high temp clear coat. Brake dust is sticking to the cleared areas. Any suggestions how to get this off or am I screwed and have to start over ?

Anyone out there spraying PPG enviro base with a LS400 series 2?
Recently switched from Axalta to PPG. can get silvers sitting nice with my sata jetx but struggling a bit with my LS400. its not horrible but getting very slight patchiness/mottle
Any recommendations on gun settings? The gun is new to me.

is this normal on ppf

I’m from Texas man idk what’s normal and what’s bad in terms of rust.

Grabbed this $500 2991 Ford Ranger. (2WD, AT, 3L V6) as a project. Got the bed off so I can change the fuel tank out a bit easier.

Took some pictures while I had it off. What do yall think? Surface rust or am I cooked. Doesn’t seem to have any real rot in any of the factory cut holes.

Also and advice on how to treat what’s there would be rad.

Thanks for your time.

Is the only way to make this better a total repaint or can I get away with just clearcoat? 2005 model but everywhere else is mint minus these two areas

UPDATE: I was able to pop the dent out, it’s not the best but it think I did a good good job (refer to my last post)

Now the bumper is hanging off a bit. How would I put it back in place?

Hey folks, I’m trying to get into paint and bodywork a bit, painting a few small parts, as practice for restoring my old Integra a few years down the road. I have this original OEM Optional front lip on the car, which is pretty beat up. But it’s fairly rare and fits the bumper perfect, so I want to save it. Problem is that this thing has many old layers of paint on it. I’m concerned with machine sanding and damaging some of the contour lines around the side of the lip. I’m guessing I don’t need to get ALL the old paint off, but I would like to get the thicker parts knocked down so there’s not as much filler needed.

Is there any sort of chemical stripper that works on plastic parts? i believe it is ABS plastic but I’m not 100% certain. I know the car has other plastic pieces that are ABS. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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This is actually on a vehicle at a dealer I’m considering purchasing. Looking for advice on how safe it is to remove and if there will be lasting damage possibly? Weighing out negotiating to have the dealer try to remove it before purchase, or using it was a negotiating piece and doing it myself as I may actually be more careful than they will be. Not sure what it’s from, but it’s on both sides of the hood and adhered pretty hard to a finger nail test. Almost as hard as a hardened candy.

Edit: Just stumbled upon what I would assume to be a culprit as an aftermarket hood vent attaches here with 3M VHB which is advertised as mostly permanent.

Idk where to put this damn rod !!! (Solved)