Rust in spare wheel well

[Bizmark]

I've got a bit of surface rust in my spare wheel well. Am i fine to sand and use rust remover on that, and then prime+paint over the affected area? Or would i need to find a non rusty spare wheel well and have that welded in?

Also, there is a tiny hole, a few mm diameter dead center at the lowest point of the wheel well, is that there from factory or is that likely rust damage?.

[2DIE]

My bro is a panel beater and he did a "quick fix" on my other bros car.

He just cut all the rust out and then bent and pot riveted some 2mm steel plate in, gave it a coat of primer and brushed some tar on both sides.

[admir87]

I sanded my down, was a fair few holes, welded it up slightly, then primed, painted, cleared.

been 3 or so years now and its fine.

[admir87]

also if your gonna weld a new spare well panel in there, get a brand new one, i can help you out with getting a new one if holden cant.

[Bizmark]

Here's a pic of the affected area, it doesn't look like a whole lot of rust to me.

I'm after the cheapest effective fix, so can i get away with sanding/converting that rust and then paining over the bare metal? Or is it bad enough to require it to be cut out?

[jokerflingo]

Here's a pic of the affected area, it doesn't look like a whole lot of rust to me.

I'm after the cheapest effective fix, so can i get away with sanding/converting that rust and then paining over the bare metal? Or is it bad enough to require it to be cut out?

Sand, rust eater, prime, paint, thats nothing to worry about.

[Jacko84]

i personally would worry about getting that cut out or rewelded

[Shell77]

The Same happened to my car I got the rust cut out and a peice of metal welded back on it, I'm wondering if water is getting in there some how cause the last time I checked there was a pool of water in there, not sure how it's getting in there though!

[bogan_vk]

dont cut that out its nothing just sand it and repaint i wouldnt even call that rust.