Hey all,

I was just wondering if anyone knows how much roughly it would cost to fix this small rust spot on the trunk. I just noticed it yesterday, and its where the brake light is on the trunk. I was thinking of getting it done now while its still small and prevent it from spreading.

Oh the rust spot is where the 3rd brake light is on the trunk.

 

pics, probably 100-300 bucks depending on the quality of the shop.

I would just get a CF replacement. (it wont rust)

 

Ill post some pics when I get home today from work. Sorry what is a CF replacement?

 

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Hey sorry it took so long to take a picture, it was raining yesterday when I got home, but here it is. The rust spot is located under the MazdaSpeed brake light.

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About $10 - because you should take care of that little guy yourself.

 

What would you recommend I do to fix this? I have no experience working with auto body.

 

I do most of the paint work on my own car, and it has proven to be pretty easy on most panels, with the exception of the hood because the paint on the hood is thinner than bible-paper, for whatever reason.

If I were you, I would do this:

Remove the brake light.

Clean up the rust spot with a very small wire brush (brushing one direction only, from the outside to the inside of the trunk) You want to get down to bare metal, but leave as much of the original paint as possible in-tact.

The next step is to use put a little bit of primer down. You can find a primer pen in a touch-up kit from Autozone or Pep Boys or a place like that. go light and even. If you add too much, you'll have to sand it down a little before you can continue.

The next step is to put down some touch-up paint. You can buy your exact color from a Mazda service counter. Just don't get crazy with it - color inside of the lines (of the spot) and you probably won't even see it afterwards, since black is an easy color to work with. If you want to get REALLY **** about it, you can clear-coat over that, then sand it down, and buff, and clay-bar, and polish, but in that small of an area, I probably wouldn't worry about it.

A few tips: If you decide to do it yourself, buy some small paint brushes from an art supply or hobby store. They make all the difference in putting down paint evenly. It really isn't hard. If you mess up, try again and double your experience. If you just CAN NOT do it - you haven't added to the cost over having it done professionally in the first place.