[TR] [Spits] Rusty Panel treatment

[Joe Curry]

Barry,
I would have the thing media blasted to remove all the rust.  There is a lot
more metal in those old vehicles than you find in new cars.  After all the
rust is blasted away, treat it with a good epoxy primer to seal it against
the elements because it will quickly attract rust from the coastal climate
down there.

Joe

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Barry Schwartz
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:03 PM
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Subject: [Spits] Rusty Panel treatment

Well It happened, not on my Triumph, but my 40 ford TR parts hauler.  Some
inattentive woman swerved right in front of my truck trying to enter a
driveway and dragged her explorer over the front of my fender damaging it
pretty badly.  I may be that it can be pounded out, but I have a line on a
fender that looks to be in pretty good physical shape, but has a coating of
med surface rust -  I would like to use my original fender, since it was
rust free, but if I have to get this fender I thought I would see what
worked for others
What kind of treatment would work best for coating the part after sanding
down as much of the rust as I can?  Eastwoods rust encapsulator, I have
some of that?  Remember, this isn't a frame or hidden part, but an exterior
body panel - so it would be primed and painted -

Thanks -
Barry Schwartz
La Mesa, CA (San Diego)
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