Advice on ‘74 Duster

ESP47 said

I wouldn't do it. The guy did most everything right on it but it's the lower quarter bubbling that would have me walking away at 15k. People always use lines like "It's just got the usual rust on the lower quarters and around the rear window" as if it just takes a Saturday afternoon to fix all that.

If it's bubbling on the rear quarters then it's 99% more than likely rust. You just can't see it because it hasn't broke through the paint yet. If you went in for an Earl Schieb scuff and paint, it'll be back to bubbling in less than a year. If you go get a nice paint job on it, you'll be paying for patch panels to be put on.

For me, that drops the value of the car down tremendously. Also the dash pad change would be a pain in the ***. I'd also hate to pull those well done seat covers off but I'd have to because the 2 tone look is an eye sore to me.

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I don’t mind the seats actually I always have liked a red/black combo I just wish the dash of was black along with the steering wheel.

Bubbling I know is rust forming and I’m personally not going to be concerned about it unless if the bottom of the car and frame are rusty then I’ll walk away but if it really is a California car it’s going to be relatively rust free. I’ve had a few cars in the past with the same issues and it never was anything serious.

I know a good body and paint guy in California I’ve had 2 cars painted with and both together cost me less than 5k and he guarantees his work for 5 years. They are not a top notch expensive paint job but a super nice driver quality paint job that I would always get compliments on both cars paint, and he did a complete color change on the ‘75 firebird door jambs, inside the trunk and engine bay and the 85 trans am was black but he did the same he painted the jambs and inside the hatch area too.