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I know how you all love your cars, just like me, so I thought you would be interested to see the pictures of the process to eradicate the rust on my front passenger door, and the finished product. I had the LS polished and protected too. The water just beads and runs off now (whenever I take her out in the rain, which is rarely if possible!)

Nige

Apologies, couldn't get the order perfect, but you get the idea!

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That's some damage on a 2005 model but excellent retification work cutting out the bad metal and replacing with new,paint job also looks very good.

I take it was just the one door? By any chance were the drain holes clogged therefore allowing the door to retain water.

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That's some damage on a 2005 model but excellent retification work cutting out the bad metal and replacing with new,paint job also looks very good.

I take it was just the one door? By any chance were the drain holes clogged therefore allowing the door to retain water.

That's some damage on a 2005 model but excellent retification work cutting out the bad metal and replacing with new,paint job also looks very good.

I take it was just the one door? By any chance were the drain holes clogged therefore allowing the door to retain water.

That's some damage on a 2005 model but excellent retification work cutting out the bad metal and replacing with new,paint job also looks very good.

I take it was just the one door? By any chance were the drain holes clogged therefore allowing the door to retain water.

That's some damage on a 2005 model but excellent retification work cutting out the bad metal and replacing with new,paint job also looks very good.

I should have said that the rust was caused by accident damage to the outside of the door. The previous owner's repairer hadn't done a good job. It probably wasn't visible at the time, but a weakness or crack allowed water to get in and do the damage. I had to get it sorted!

I take it was just the one door? By any chance were the drain holes clogged therefore allowing the door to retain water.

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I should have said that the rust was caused by accident damage to the outside of the door. The previous owner's repairer hadn't done a good job. It probably wasn't visible at the time, but a weakness or crack allowed water to get in and do the damage. I had to get it sorted!

Nige

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And yes it's just the one door, the others are all good.

I'll be keeping her perfect for as long as I can.

There is something incredibly satisfying driving what I regard as probably the best car in the world, for this price bracket (and some well above), knowing that everything is in excellent working order, no rust anywhere, no paint scratches or dents and perfect wheels!

You can just revel in it and smile to yourself, looking at other car drivers just using cars to get from A to B. For me, the journey is everything. Only Lexus owners get it, I think!

Nige

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