u/Maxou30000

From a 1997 Toyota RAV4.

Last time I posted my rear suspension and got absolutely roasted by the fact that I was doing bodywork on my rear fenders when my spring perches were literally dying. The amount of people telling me I drive a shitbox and that it isn’t road worthy has pushed me to learn how to weld to keep my beloved car alive.

So I cut out the rust, grinded out the whole surrounding before installing a new plate, then sealing everything back up with seam sealer, self etching primer then gravel guard undercoating. (And fluid film inside the enclosed space)

It now feels very solid, Looks not half bad and should last a few years more. I have repaired both sides which were both damaged in similar areas.

I guess thanks to all the hate on my last post pushing me to repair it the right way… many more rust to fix tho but at least the suspension is all solid now

(Ps I know my weld look like shit but its my first time, they are solid + they say a grinder and some paint makes me the welder I ain’t)

This is my first time trying to repair rust on the rear fender of my 1999 Toyota RAV4. I first grinded down the rust to bare metal (inside and outside), then used Rust converter on all the metal. Then, I used rust paint inside the wheel well and plan on adding gravel guard when all of it is fixed.

After prepping the metal, I used Metal reinforced filler and these little mesh patch panels to reconstruct part of the metal that had been rusted out. Many hours later and with glazing putty I got a somewhat smooth finish which I then put sandable primer over.

The only step left now is paint, and I’m not sure if I should do it myself with rattle cans or send it to a paint shop. If anyone in the industry could reccomend one of the other that would be appreciated.

Keep in mind it’s my first time doing such a repair, it’s an old car and I know welding a new panel would have been better but I don’t have a welder and my old daily driver, so it’s not worth a lot of money.

This is my first time trying to repair rust on the rear fender of my 1999 Toyota RAV4. I first grinded down the rust to bare metal (inside and outside), then used Rust converter on all the metal. Then, I used rust paint inside the wheel well and plan on adding gravel guard when all of it is fixed.

After prepping the metal, I used Metal reinforced filler and these little mesh patch panels to reconstruct part of the metal that had been rusted out. Many hours later and with glazing putty I got a somewhat smooth finish which I then put sandable primer over.

The only step left now is paint, and I’m not sure if I should do it myself with rattle cans or send it to a paint shop. If anyone in the industry could reccomend one of the other that would be appreciated.

Keep in mind it’s my first time doing such a repair, it’s an old car and I know welding a new panel would have been better but I don’t have a welder and my old daily driver, so it’s not worth a lot of money.

This is my first time trying to repair rust on the rear fender of my 1999 Toyota RAV4. I first grinded down the rust to bare metal (inside and outside), then used Rust converter on all the metal. Then, I used rust paint inside the wheel well and plan on adding gravel guard when all of it is fixed.

After prepping the metal, I used Metal reinforced filler and these little mesh patch panels to reconstruct part of the metal that had been rusted out. Many hours later and with glazing putty I got a somewhat smooth finish which I then put sandable primer over.

The only step left now is paint, and I’m not sure if I should do it myself with rattle cans or send it to a paint shop. If anyone in the industry could reccomend one of the other that would be appreciated.

Keep in mind it’s my first time doing such a repair, it’s an old car and I know welding a new panel would have been better but I don’t have a welder and my old daily driver, so it’s not worth a lot of money.

All im trying to find out is if the PMP port is available on 28 pin DIP PIC32 microcontrollers, like the PIC32MX150F128B or the PIC32MX170F256B. Sources like Microchip's own AI assistant or Copilot say it doesnt support it, yet the datasheet says at multiple places that it has it and even lists which pins support it. Some websites also confirm this. Anyone has some experience with it that can confirm before i buy it? Thanks!