Wheel well rust repair cost?

[AdmiralYoda]

Year make and model? A 2020 Chevy truck might be worth putting some $$$ into. If it is a 2001 Kia....maybe not so much.

Either way a new replacement fender is going to be less than the cost for a repair section and some professional to cut out the old rust, cut up and customize a repair panel to fit, weld, metal work, bondo, sand, paint match, etc.

New fender...squirt it with the factory color code...reinstall...done. Bring the fender to a pro and have them spray it or buy the factory match paint in an aerosol can and do it yourself. Depends on how close to OEM quality you want it to look.

Or find the same color fender from a junkyard and install it yourself or have any qualified mechanic do it. You won't need a body shop for a fender install.

 

[Paco Pena]

Another vote for a used one from a wrecker. Especially if its an older lower value vehicle.

Paco

 

[JTK]

You would be hard pressed to find a shop that would want to touch that in the Buffalo NY area. They'd possibly entertain replacing the fender, which would probably cost in the $800 range at a minimum for the fender, materials, prep, paint and labor. The problem is, what is happening underneath. It's usually much worse than what you see on the surface.

 

[4wd]

New fender. Easy!

Exactly - then forget about that junker

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Exactly - then forget about that junker

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I like the way you think!