Re: [T3] mystery rust bubbles but no rust

["Steve Bradley" <scscomp@mindspring.com>]

Your "mumps" are caused by an inexperienced "or inept" body man that put too
much hardener in the filler. The excess hardener caused a chemical reaction
that made the filler bubble-up. It should have been fixed before it was
painted but, as you said, idiots were apparently in charge of your last
paint job.

Steve Bradley

> i just got some por-15 and borrowed a sander to fix what i thought were
rust bubbles, but to my surprise i hit little bumps of filler then the old
paint then bare metal. no rust! could this be from poor preparation when the
car was painted? i am perplexed because it looks like someone formed little
mumps and then painted over but i am wondering if somehow the filler swelled
up. i could try to collect on my 1 year warranty but this would involve
driving three hours and putting my car in the hands of idiots again. i know
in some places there is some rust for sure but not all of these bumps are
rust bubbles. can anyone please tell me if i could be right about the
swelling of the filler?
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