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Mmm, surface rust



I have to agree with Kent.  When I got my '81 it was in gray
primer and I left it that way while I did the swap of everything
from an '87 16V into it's body(and I mean everything, but
lighting and fuel tank/lines).  Well what was a fair body is not
totally covered in rust.  I learned that lesson the hard way.

John




At 07:24 AM 3/28/04 -0500, Kent McLean wrote:

>Bryan Rankin wrote:
>>    When I'm gonna sand down the rust on my 81 rocco, is there anything 
>> other than primer that I can cover it with?
>
>Most primers aren't meant as a top coat. They absorb
>water, so the primer won't protect your metal.  Spray
>it with the primer, but then give it a top coat of your
>favorite close-enough-in-color spray paint (Dupli-Color
>is one brand. http://www.duplicolor.com/).  It will
>still look like crap (though not as bad), but it will
>protect it better than just primer.
>
>If the rust is somewhere you don't normally see,
>such as under the car or in the engine compartment,
>then I've heard good things POR-15, which build a
>rust preventative the creates a tough shield that
>you can't chip or crack. It comes in colors, too.
>http://www.por15.com/
>
>HTH,
>Kent
>
>
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