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    Default Re: Rusty trunk

    use this http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-rust-converter.html works and decent price they also have a kit.
    Last edited by languy99; 02-27-2011 at 04:12 PM.

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    Default Re: Rusty trunk

    Quote Originally Posted by supercowpowers View Post
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    you gotta sand that
    I'll do whatever prep I need to do. I was just hoping that I could clean up the loose rust and use a rust converter type product instead of having to remove every single speck of it in all the difficult areas.
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    lol alright i thought you were gonna just try and spray some CLR and be done with it

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    what kind of car is it? is it a daily beater or a collector car?

    Quote Originally Posted by languy99 View Post
    use this http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-rust-converter.html works and decent price they also have a kit.
    the eastwood is a good product similar to the rustolium converter. POR is good as well. they all serve a different purpose.

    what you have I would not consider a rust problem especially if its a DD. take a wire brush to get rid of the loose stuff vacuum and spray with a rust converter and top coat with black paint if you wish.

    now if it were a collector car I would take a different approach.
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    Default Re: Rusty trunk

    Quote Originally Posted by lugnuts View Post
    what kind of car is it? is it a daily beater or a collector car?

    Quote Originally Posted by languy99 View Post
    use this http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-rust-converter.html works and decent price they also have a kit.
    the eastwood is a good product similar to the rustolium converter. POR is good as well. they all serve a different purpose.

    what you have I would not consider a rust problem especially if its a DD. take a wire brush to get rid of the loose stuff vacuum and spray with a rust converter and top coat with black paint if you wish.

    now if it were a collector car I would take a different approach.
    It's a 1995 Miata. It's not totally a daily beater but I wouldn't consider it a collector or anything. The rust isn't that bad... I was curious and sanded a little bit of it and it's really just a light dusting in certain places. I think it's more dirty than anything.

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    it seams the paint in the trunk tends to be thinner then the outside of the car so it can be scratched or chipped to the metal easier. also the rust dots you are seeing could be from metal bits that are in there. I would clean it up and treat with the rest converter.

    if it comes back then sand it down and treat it with the POR. but honestly it shouldn't come back I have used the converter stuff on worse rust and it stopped it from getting worse. I have also used POR but only on my classic car I am restoring.
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