Body repair conundrum - advice please!

[broadlybentspeed 0]

Looking for advice. In 1988 I bought a new silver 205Gti 1.6 and after the first year I had company cars so the Peugeot was used by my Wife until 2016. The car now has 84,000 miles on it and is a 'Survivor'  - not immaculate but very good used condition (see photos). it has a complete Service history and all bills MOT's and Tax discs and has always been garaged.  It has an agreed valuation of £9000 with Lancaster Insurance.   In the last few years it has had some light restoration - new beam rear axle and shock absorbers, new front struts, new front discs, rear pads, new exhaust, new radiator, silicone hoses. There is no rust on it apart from  a patch in front of rear drivers side wheel arch - this has been caused by the 'filler/sealant' at the end of the sill failing and the rust permeating up into the panel. (see photos). 

The question is - how to paint the rust patch repair - a silver car is difficult to match so should - the repair be blown in locally? or, the whole lower part of the body below the plastic side mouldings be resprayed? or, should the whole car be resprayed?   

Or finally - leave it alone and sell the car as is without repairing the rust? 

 

Rust conundrum.pdf

[Leslie green 110]

Id paint the lower section up to the trims on that side inc lower door and wing bottom to disguise any paint mismatch , some would just paint the 1/4 but laquer both 1/4 and door bottom . If you are selling it you don't  want to be spending a lot of money on it and id imagine its fairly rotten behind that rust by the look of it as rear of sill corner is gone.

[series111 21]

Totally agree the trim will break up any mismatch, that's way I would do it.

[Gohn 68]

wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing to sell as is

I'd prefer to buy it and fix myself

depends on the buyer really

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

A good bodyshop will easily sort that out. Probably paint to underneath the body kit.

[broadlybentspeed 0]

Thanks for the replies - all good advice!