Sides skirts- Good to cover rust holes or "boy racer" junk?

[gearheadgrrrl]

Looking at these: vw-go-4-r32-s1~m to cover up a rocker panel rust hole on my Golf, suspicious how I'm supposed to attach them. Anybody tried them?

 

[rocky raccoon]

Fix the rust, don't cover it. It is a pay me now or pay me a lot more later issue.

 

[Gothmolly]

Its an old car, is something else going to go before the rust becomes critical? If so, slap something on it and keep driving it.

 

[rocky raccoon]

See previous post by ottoman: "Fixing rocker panel rust."

 

[jettawreck]

The OP is in MN. Fixing the rust is futile and expensive. With the way MNDOT throws salt and corrosive chemicals on the roads repairs will not last regardless of the good intentions and workmanship. It's a temporary solution as the chassis is and will continue to be consumed (and not just the rockers). If the majority of the issue is currently contained to the rockers, cover them with the skirts while you can. The front fenders are easy to replace, the rear quarters start to go next...

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

Thanks Jettawreck, living here all my life sometimes I suspect I've spend half of it fighting rust. The Golf already had rust repairs under warranty back around 2014 and 2015, it's come back on the left side where they didn't do so thorough a repair. Got rust developing in the other usual places and just ordered rear brake lines 'cause they're rusting out to. This Golf has a few years left on it, but ultimately the battle will be lost to rust.

 

[mittzlepick]

Epoxy? Marine adhesive? 3m 4100, 5100 maybe a long rivet or twelve. Get a few more years out of it.