[Shop-talk] How to remove surface rust over entire car?

[David Scheidt]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Mark Andy <mark at sccaprepared.com> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Years ago, a buddy and I started to rebuild our 2001 CP car (autocross
> car) to be a class leader, and then due to various things (a big one being
> me being a lazy b*stard), its lanquished in a half finished state for
> quite a while.
>
> The basic tub got finished, but we never painted the cage, etc.  After five
> years or so, its now got a coating of surface rust over everything.
>
> My wife Laura mentioned to me yesterday that it would be neat in a few years
> for her & I and our young son (hence the "few years") to finish the car.
>
> Anyway, I'm wondering what I can do with the car to keep "light surface rust"
> from turning into "this is a pile of junk"...  I'd like to get the surface rust
> removed, then paint everything with primer or whatever, something that will

Conversion coating.


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David Scheidt
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