# Rust!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410 "2010-02-18T11:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410/10 "2010-02-18T13:56:58Z")
> [@how is buffalo treating you?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-is-buffalo-treating-you/29409/29): > > Definitely surface rust, pushed the awl into the spot a bit and it didn’t even budge. I’ll take a pic later or tomorrow, but the spot is literally less than the size of a dime. Gonna take care of that this weekend most likely so it doesn’t get worse. > As for the wheel well, its as good as gone. Definitely rusted all the way though, the awl easily warped the metal with close to no effort. Once you fix the problems whos going to spot in the paint and blend it? Which isnt going to be easy on that old of a car. you prolly wont be able to just bring the vin to a paint shope, and shoot what they mix up. you would have to have them put a surface camera on and take a reading and mix the paint based on that. But this isnt a show car so i would say just mix up the paint off the vin and shoot it. then buff the entire car so the new paint doesnt look completely out of place. Btw they dont make replacement wheel arches for those or hardly any cars for that matter. Usually what we do is buy up a bunch of old cheap SOLID fenders for $5 a pop and use a body gauge to find a section of a old fender that fits the arc close enough and use that for a replacement panel. Or bust out the english wheel and make one from scratch! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410)._