Sill Jacking Damage

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Tue 24 Apr 2007 14:43
Sill Jacking Damage - mss1tw
I noticed that someone has carelessly jacked my car up in the past as the schutz and paint has been damaged and scraped back. (There's also a dent but I guess nothing can be done about that)

What will the best thing be to repair this? Can you re-apply schutz or will it need to be paint?

I was thinking of using silver Hammerite or maybe ordering some POR15 but any advice would be welcome. Repairing car bodywork confuses me, so many different materials and methods...
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Tue 24 Apr 2007 16:42
Sill Jacking Damage - Aprilia
Usually the sill flange gets bent over. Knock it straight again. Leave the dent. POR-15 is only needed if there is a lot of rust. It is very messy to use and has to be overpainted (UV light causes it to degrade).
Personally I would give a coat of zinc primer is bare metal is exposed and then overpaint with Hammerite smooth. If no bare metal then just a coat of Hammerite.
You could re-apply Shutz and overpaint - depends how much car is worth and how much bother you want to go to.
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Tue 24 Apr 2007 19:43
Sill Jacking Damage - mss1tw
Cheers Aprilia!

Car is not worth all that much (But a fair amount for me) - I just loathe rust with a passion.
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