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Offline RDF

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Pinhole Rust spots
« on: October 30, 2006 - 11:15:39 AM »
I've got some small (about 1/4 the size of a dime) rust spots on my car and was wondering what would be the best way to handle it?  I won't be able to get it to the body shop for quite a while, so I was trying to avoid sanding the spots down, then using primer.  Is there a clear coat that I can dab on them to keep them from rusting more?  I don't drive it in the rain and it's garaged all the time, but I live in FL, and if I take it to a car show on the weekend, you never know when it will down pour for 20 or 30 minutes.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Bob

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Offline ShelbyDogg

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Re: Pinhole Rust spots
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2006 - 12:03:55 PM »
If it's not a hole, just sand it down to flatten it out, then dab it with a little touch-up paint. It would help it you dabbed a little primer on it first though.
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Offline Steve

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Re: Pinhole Rust spots
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2006 - 05:27:13 AM »
Oh boy...problem is that what you see is the tip of the ice-berg. Assuming that you don't want to sand off any paint at all, you could try to nuetralize the rust with something like Ospho, then nuetralize the ospho with baking soda and water, then dab on the clear coat. If you have any bubbling, I think you're stuck...either leave it alone or start peeling back the bubble and be prepared to do some spot priming. As for the hole proper, sounds like you plan to leave it? You could fill it with something like POR Epoxy puddy or even JB Weld, but both would require you to nuetralize the rust first and would look best if you put on some touch-up paint (which won't match what's on there now, but it might be better than nothing).

Offline RDF

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Re: Pinhole Rust spots
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2006 - 07:40:20 AM »
yeah I eventually plan to redo the entire body (send it to the body shop), but that's prob. not for another year or so.  I'm just looking to keep it from spreading but not have my car look like a spotted leopard either with all the primer spots! I heard I could use fingernail polish (one for mythbusters?  :roflsmiley:), but dismissed it quickly due to lack of knowledge.
Bob

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