Car repair / 2024

Audi Rust Repair

In 2024, I was preparing to sell my first car, a 2012 Audi A4 Avant. I had driven it from Ontario, and selling it in BC meant it needed to pass a safety inspection—something the rust made impossible. By then, I owned three cars, so repairing and selling it had become fairly urgent. The result was not too bad for my first attempt at bodywork. The car still failed the inspection in the end due to rust in the undercarriage, and a guy flew in from Alberta and bought it for $2,000.

Big thanks to ChrisFix ↗ for the tutorial that guided the repair.

My first car / Audi A4 Avant

Before

What I started with.

Rust along the lower body and rear wheel arch of the Audi — Lower body and rear wheel arch

Close view of the front wheel arch before the repair — Front wheel arch

In progress

A record of the middle.

Prepared areas around the open rear door and wheel arch — Door open / repair areas visible

Rear wheel arch surface during the repair — Wheel arch / in progress

Audi interior protected while paint work was in progress — Paint in progress

Body filler applied around the wheel arch and door opening — Body filler in progress

Back together

The car after the repair.

Front wheel arch after the repair — Front quarter

Side and rear wheel arch after the repair — Rear quarter

Complete Audi A4 Avant after the repair — Audi A4 Avant / 2024