trunk rust removal

[vpittman]

Hi all,
I just bought a '73 cuda... I've never done any kind of body work, but want to give it a shot.

The trunk has a fair amount of surface rust, not all the way through, so I believe the pan is good.

What's the best way to remove this and then how should I finish it once it's removed ?

Thanks,
Victor 

[dutch]

blast & epoxy would be the way to go.  If the surface has pitting the only way to really clean it is blasting.

[burdar]

There are some rust remover products on the market.  I've been using EvapoRust on small parts and it works great.  For the trunk you are going to want a "gell" instead of a liquid.  Hot Rod magazine did an article on rust removers this year.  They tested all of the major rust removers on the market and evaluated each one.  I remember there was a "gell" that worked really good.  I would think that would be a nice option over trying to clean out all the media that blasting would require.    

[dutch]

well,  I`m pretty oldschool when it comes to removing rust, but I guess there must be some truth in a hotrod mag. article...

[vpittman]

Great, Thanks for all the input... I figure I'll end up doing a bit of both

I found the Hot Rod magazine article, I'll check it out

Thanks again

[the_engineers]

Curious what they recommended.  I've always been a fan of Naval Jelly although I did use a rust neutralizer that actually seemed to work...

[vpittman]

Here's the link..

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hrdp_0901_rust_removal_guide/index.html

Very good article

Victor