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VW Golf body damage?

Hi there, Wondering if this is something i need to fix or just get it repainted or what now. The a 3 inch section of the track that is used to jackup the car on my golf is bent inwards and some of the paint is coming off. I dunno how it happend, but it is noticable, but there's no other damage. Probable done when someone was lifting my car to put on tires or what not. I know I've never done it in that location.

Is this something i should get fixed, should i get it repainted, or just get it rust proofed?

Thoughts?

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If you mean the welded seam where the floor pan and side body panel meet, the same thing happened to mine. I think I was the culprit, though this was many years ago. When it started to rust, I finally just went after it with some pliers to straighten it out, cleaned/scraped/prepped it good, and gave it a good coating with POR-15. Have had no problems since, and it looks fine from 6 feet away.

However, don't jack from there in the future. With that seam trashed, the structural integrity on mine was gone, and I ended up bending the sheet metal the next time I jacked it up. And that I have not fixed - way beyond my limited ability.

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