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Exterior Body Panels - Rust fix?; Can I paint over the rust?
Topic Started: Aug 5 2012, 03:08 PM (1,044 Views)
hdsheena
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Still new, but learning...

Now that we have brakes again, I've sort of decided I need to keep this car rather than replacing it. Much to many friends' and family's dismay.

I'd like to do something "cosmetic" to the outside to make it look a little more.. professional. I'm not too concerned about details, I just want to hide the rust from a distance (ie: parked outside a client's house) if I can.

My main concern is that there is a fair bit of rust on the car, and I don't want to make it worse by covering it up. I'm open to all kinds of suggestions, but this is likely to be a low-budget project.

Suggestions, education, how-tos, articles... Anything helps!

Thanks so much,
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snowfish
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Are we talking surface rust or rust through? :news

If it's just surface rust, a rust converting product like Eastwood Rust Encapsulator, Permatex Rust treatment, Rustolium Rust reformer, etc can be applied. Then body fill the pits, prime, and color match. Sand and remove all the loose stuff first of course. :gamerz

Around here, color matched, automotive grade spray paint is available for $25/can. The match is pretty darn close. ^o)

Since we're talking a 30/30 job, thirty feet or thirty miles per hour, nobody will be able to tell. :drivin
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hdsheena
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Thanks! Sorry I didn't see this reply, I thought I asked it to notify me.. sigh.
That sounds reasonable enough.. and if I sand it off and there's nothing much left? Just replace the panel? Which panels are going to be reasonably easy to replace?
How much area does a can of paint cover?
Thank you.
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Jittney
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@ hdsheena.....welcome
Snowfish's thread (at the bottom of his post) will walk you through it.
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hdsheena
Aug 23 2012, 10:46 AM
Thanks! Sorry I didn't see this reply, I thought I asked it to notify me.. sigh.
That sounds reasonable enough.. and if I sand it off and there's nothing much left? Just replace the panel? Which panels are going to be reasonably easy to replace?
How much area does a can of paint cover?
Thank you.
Front fenders are very cheap. Easy to replace.

Also, this forum doesn't notify of replies. Log in, click your name in the top left and then below that hit profile options and then see members posts.
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hdsheena
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That snowfish thread was amazing. Read through the whole thing. That's definitely the way I want to go, though I'm toying with the idea of just truckbed-coating the whole damn car...
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