first sign of rust.. what to do

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

That's not rust, that's a petina...  :-)

Seriously speaking, I have had good luck with POR-15...
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David Utley
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Quoting "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>:

> So my notoriously un-fixed dent (it was there when I bought the car some 5
> years ago) has been exposed to a lot of slush and snow lately and for some
> reason it has begun to rust where the paint was cracked. Ironically, this
> only begins happening after I move -away- from Seattle's constant rain and
> salt air.
> 
> I have twice previously painted over these areas rather sloppily with vw
> touch up paint more or less as a preventative measure. Didn't do it this
> year since I ran out of paint and didn't have any motivation to buy more.
> 
> Down at the horribly kinked corner by the doorjamb there had been some
> previous light rust and I had ground it off with a wire wheel as best I
> could before applying the touch-up paint.
> 
> Here's a (bad) picture:
> http://www.wsu.edu/~treed2/grrrr-rust.jpg
> 
> I haven't looked at it for more than 10 angry seconds, but I'm asking for
> advice; the rest of the car is completely rust-free and I have no
> experience with rust on cars whatsoever.
> 
> I can't justify getting the dent fixed and painted; I just don't have the
> thousands necessary to do it right. (and to be honest, even if I did..
> they'd go to a Quaife first :)~
> 
> I have no experience with paint or body work; I'm strictly a mechanical
> guy so that's out of the question (not to mention that I don't even have a
> garage).
> 
> My original plan was to get out of school and start making my millions
> (ha-ha) then do a proper full car repaint.. but I obviously want to stop
> this rust now because that's a year or so off.
> 
> I have a feeling that its under the paint in the surrounding areas as
> well, but like I said I haven't looked too closely.
> 
> Is there anything I can do (POR-15, Naval Jelly, etc) to contain this
> rust that would be within my budget and garage-less ability ?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
> 
> -Toby
> 
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