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Originally Posted by NCfriend
That metal strip is a welded part of the entire fender
Best option is to drop the bumper, only 6 bolts, out of the way.
Unscrew everything to remove the headlight assembly.
Then with room to work around this strip, work it with a progression of wet sanding paper on a sanding block. Get smooth past the rust, spray primmer, then spray a close match color or black undercoating?
This is not a separate piece from the entire fender
also very common place to accumulate your rock chips and rust bubbles
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Thanks for that. (and to sixto for info on how it is on other cars)
My fenders are aftermarket, installed about 5 years ago. There is a joint on the outer edge of the trim, but it could very well be welded.
I guess I will do some exploration before deciding on dismantling.
I can get at most of the bad spots without removal, but I was thinking of first coating strip with POR15 to help avoid future rusty chip marks.
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