Hello all. I went out and bought a car cover today, which I've placed over
"Timothy" (as in the old '60's song). My wife named this latest edition,
too. She came up with Mrs. Jones and thought Timothy would be good for the
new aquisition because I planned on cannabilizing it for parts. Gross. I
don't know if this name is gonna stick or not.
Anyway, I set out to remove the surface rust on one of the doors that had
been sanded and partially repaired, but not finished or primered. I used
some sort of gelatin stuff that I bought at the auto parts store that claims
to dissolve or "eat" rust. It actually seemed to work quite good and after
rinsing down the door with fresh water and drying it off thoroughly, I used
a 400 grit sanding pad and a wire wheel to take out the rest of the rust
that remained in small patches.
Most of the shell is clean now, with only a few small parts here and there
that show some minor pitting. I sprayed these areas with Extend and have
the door sitting inside my garage until I can try some more sanding
tomorrow, after which I'll coat the door skin in a layer of quick drying,
sandable lacquer primer (the red stuff) unless someone tells me why I
shouldn't do this.
Should I be concerned about the small areas that I couldn't extricate all
the rust from before hitting it with Extend? Is it better just to grind
these areas down until there is no more pitting and then apply filler (or
let the body shop do it). Or should I consider this prep satsfactory enough
to go ahead and apply the primer so more rust cannot attack the bare metal?
Advice welcomed. Also, what is "flash rust"? TIA
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
'67 LHD Spitfire Mk3 parts car, aka "Timothy"
Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site & Vintage Spitfire Webring
http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
home of the NEW Totally Triumph Auction
"By Triumph enthusiasts, for Triumph enthusiasts"
http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRauction.cgi
and... The Triumph Autos/Parts Wanted Listings
http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRwanted.cgi
The Vintage Spitfire Forum -- moderated and friendly
http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/spitforum.cgi
...plus a few other surprises!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|