first sign of rust.. what to do

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

they sell this rust converter stuff at auto part stores. you clean the area
the best you can and then apply this stuff, it converts whatever is left to
a sort of oxide that wont spread further. i did this to my 1st rocco (white,
dents in same area, oddly enough), and it held for 3 years without even
touch up over the area. careful withthe rust converter stuff though, its
black, and likes taking white paint with it.
hth
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:26 AM
Subject: first sign of rust.. what to do


> 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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