larryw

Hi guys,

So I was cleaning my car and noticed that the rails on my A-pillar had small spots of rust on them. I pulled off the A-pillar panel and took the following pictures. Is this normal? At first I thought there was a leak into my car, but now I'm starting to think that the metal just wasn't coated properly and is spot rusting. What do you guys think? Pictures are of my passenger side A-pillar with the panel removed.

Landshark

not normal - car is totalled.

i will give you tree-fiddy for it and save you a trip to the junkyard.

Kris9884

iTrader: (3)

Meh, put it back together and check it in a year. You could always tape off the area and spray a coat of rust stop on it but I doubt that's necessary.

saywat?

iTrader: (3)

not normal. i would sand that and put some touch up on on

Surfnazi

They sell chemical in spray or paint form you just roll onto rust and it converts the rust back and stops future rust. Home Depot and Lowe's has it

spock

I can see a crack in the paint running along the rust dots. That's not normal per say. Seems like metal is starting to oxidize underneath the paint. Ignore it for a long time and it could be trouble. Address it before it gets to that point and it's a pain, but it's taken care of.

Kris9884

iTrader: (3)

Infiniti offers an unlimited mileage/7 year corrosion warranty. Go show them if you still fall under that time frame.

spock

That minor rust wouldn't qualify for warranty.

saywat?

iTrader: (3)

we should all check to see if we have that issue too. im kinda scared to look lol

larryw

That's exactly what it looked like to me too. I just ended up lightly sanding and paint the area. Just worried that that there might be other areas in the car with the same problem, but oh well. Out of sight, out of mind.

micafd3s

iTrader: (2)

rust is rust... so whats an owner to do.. wait till its worse to point where its a detriment to the integrity of that pillar?

spock

larryw, do you always remove your A pillar covers when cleaning? If so, that's pretty darn thorough. I thought I was finicky.

larryw

No. Actually the way I discovered it was I was cleaning the glass from the outside and at the perfect angle I could see a rust between the space of the a pillar and the windshield.