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How to fix rust on truck roof.
Chris planned originally to do the rust repair needed on the roof by himself but an exploratory grind into its deep rooted rustiness suggested the job would better be left to a pro.
Wash the area around the rust spot.
Wipe a thin layer of rust.
An overview of fixing surface rust spots to ensure your truck or car doesn t deteriorate it s important to fix surface rust spots as soon as possible.
Touched up with epoxy primer sanded lightly then used color match pens available at auto stores to repaint area.
You want a few inches of protection surrounding the rust spot.
If you get some rust in your container of rust converter the compounds will start working there instead of on your car s metal thus ruining the contents of the bottle.
You can brush it on if you don t care about aesthetics but brush it on thin.
Mask off the affected area with paint appropriate tape.
The rust should be gone but.
Minor surface rust 1.
Tape a sheet of wax paper over the hole using masking tape.
Follow the directions on the rust remover usually spraying or brushing it onto the rust and letting it sit for a few.
All the rust was gone.
It s potent and quite bad for your health to breath whether it s the vapors or the mist from spraying.
My areas super small rust getting bigger my worry.
When you re done rinse the area with clean water.
As long as vehicle body panels are made from steel they re going to rust.
Trace the hole with a marker on the wax paper.
Use a permanent marker to trace the outline of the hole by looking at.
Start by preparing and cleaning the area.
Mix the fibreglass.
Tape the leading edge of poly sheeting a few feet away from the repair so you ll have.
Rust repair isn t hard but it is time consuming mostly waiting for primer and paint to dry.
Then sand rust out with sandpaper or a grinding disk until you see clean metal.
Mixing the filler and hardener 1.
Sand grind down the rust as best you can then kill the rust with rust mort and then cover with dp and you re good to go.
The wax paper is going to serve as the start of your.