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Car Forum / Audi Cars / July 2007removing rust spots on a 98A4
What experience/advice/wisdom can the cohort share wrt dealing with emerging rust spots on a 98.5 A4Q with 109k miles? One spot is bubbling right above the handle for the trunk lock, and the others are areas where paint is missing. My last Audi was a 1985 4000S that had so few rust spots when I got her at 110+k miles, I never dealt with them, but this one I'd like to nurse along if solutions are reasonable. We live in the rust belt, right by Lakes Ontario and Erie. > What experience/advice/wisdom can the cohort share wrt dealing with > emerging rust spots on a 98.5 A4Q with 109k miles? One spot is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > reasonable. We live in the rust belt, right by Lakes Ontario and > Erie. If the spots are large enough to sand feather the edges of the paint and coat with a thin layer of epoxy resin. This seems to protect from future problems better than a rust preventing primer. Sand smooth and then cover with a good sandable primer and finish with your color. Be sure to prepare and epoxy both sides of the metal if that is involved too. I thought Audi had a fantastic rust guarantee/warranty; something like 10 years. The current "Audi Magazine" says that new Audis have a 12 year warranty against rust. I suspect that it was not 12 years in 1998, but if it was 10 years you might be covered. Bob > What experience/advice/wisdom can the cohort share wrt dealing with > emerging rust spots on a 98.5 A4Q with 109k miles? One spot is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > reasonable. We live in the rust belt, right by Lakes Ontario and > Erie. >I thought Audi had a fantastic rust guarantee/warranty; something like 10 >years. The current "Audi Magazine" says that new Audis have a 12 year >warranty against rust. I suspect that it was not 12 years in 1998, but if >it was 10 years you might be covered. Bob, thanks so much for posting this! I'll stop by my local friendly dealer and see what they say. Really appreciate it. >> What experience/advice/wisdom can the cohort share wrt dealing with >> emerging rust spots on a 98.5 A4Q with 109k miles? One spot is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> reasonable. We live in the rust belt, right by Lakes Ontario and >> Erie. |
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