My daily pearl white

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Was any of this rust visible from the outside before this work started? It makes me scared to find out what's going on under the paint on mine

There was definitely surface rust underneath and some discoloration happening around the strut tower panels . The guy doing the work told me the sills and engine bay almost always end up hiding something .
The C-pillar did really surprise me as there was only a small 3mm hole visible on the panel .
I daily drove my car for 7 years no matter the season or weather so rust was going to happen sooner or later .

 

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Last update from HTDevelopments before Christmas . The metal work is nearly done, there is only the driver side rear rail to put back on the car and check behind the last quarter panel to make sure no rust is left .

 

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The rear arch lip has been removed and replaced by a rod . This will free some space for my rear new wheels while keeping a clean look as well as getting rid of the panels overlap where rust starts .

 

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New update from HTDevelopments . The driver quarter panel was removed . We were expecting it to be the cleaner side, unfortunately there was quite a lot of rust hiding there as well .

 

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More rust between arch panels...

 

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Last nasty little surprise to deal with and this is officially the end of the metal work !

 

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Now all the rust and welding has been dealt with, the guys at HTDevelopments started prepping the underfloor . Hopefully it's all smooth sailing from now on .

 

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Seam sealant applied ready for stone shipping treatment .

 

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Latest update from HTDevelopments . Stone chipping protection and coat of white now applied .