Straight Answers · Panel Beating
Rust Before Rego
Surface rust polishes out. Bubbling paint means it’s coming from underneath, and the panel needs cutting back to clean metal before it spreads. If it’s in the sills, fix it before the inspection, not after the knockback. For the full panel beating and rust repair process, see Panel Beating →
Reading What You’re Looking At
Light surface rust on top of intact paint is a cosmetic job. Paint that’s bubbled or lifted means rust is active underneath it, and polishing does nothing for that, the metal underneath needs to be reached.
Why the Sills Matter Most Before an Inspection
Sill rust is structural in a way bonnet rust isn’t, and it’s exactly what a pink slip inspection checks closely. Getting ahead of it before the inspection, rather than after a knockback, saves a second trip and a second fee.
Where This Comes Up Locally
Older cars around Lane Cove and Willoughby, both leafy, older housing stock suburbs, bring in a steady run of sill and wheel-arch rust from years of driveway parking under trees.
Where to next
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Rust cut back to clean metal, done properly. Panel Beating →
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