Engine bay rust/ inner wheel well

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So found this today what should I do and how big of a problem is it for a 16 year old car? Front passenger wheel similar rust on drivers side


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fairly common as he said if its just on the surface no biggie. Poke it with a screw driver and see how far it goes through
 
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both sides of the towers have rust holes i poked through i covered all the rust etc with automotive rust bullet guess its kinda like por 15 idk if it will help but hoping
 

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It really needs to be cleaned very well before putting any coating on it. If not, the rust will just continue to eat through the metal.
 

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