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Pro tip: don't trust the $800 Craigslist Civic with fresh undercoating, check the rear quarter panels with a magnet instead
I skipped a $900 Integra in Reno last week because the seller sprayed fresh rubberized coating over the wheel arches, and when I poked it with a magnet the whole panel let go like wet cardboard, so grab a fridge magnet and test every corner before you hand over cash because that goop hides rust better than anything.
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the_kai17d ago
How thick was that rubberized stuff when you poked it? I ran into the same trick on a Miata where they laid it on so heavy the magnet barely grabbed and I almost walked away thinking the panel was fine. Did the seller act like he had no clue when the whole arch crumbled, or did he just go quiet and stop replying? That magnet test only works if you push through the coating, so I'm curious if a light tap was enough or you had to really dig in.
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