Begining signs of rust

[KillNThrill24]

first off i take good care of my car, its always clean and almost always has a fresh coat of wax on it. but i guess the previous owner lacked that care and a few spots had popped up. initally i thought maybe they wont get worse wellll i was way wrong lol. theyre not bad but if i can tackle these and get them gone (or at least heavily covered) now, then i think it will be better than waiting.

now iv looked up many ways to repair, or hide rather the rust but i think my plan will work, i just need some input from you guys. ill tell you the plan for each spot after the pix.

autozone sells perfect match in a spray can that ive used in the past on my camaro and to my surprise they really do match very very well. ill use that since the spots arent very large, and the 2nd spot isnt noticeable from most angles.

first spot is my passenger side rear quarter directly above the tire

there are many tiny tiny tiny bubbles right there, as well as those 2 chips above them. now i stuck my finger back there and attempted to clean off the inner quarter but to my surprise there was no flaking rust or really dirt for that matter. the plan is to wire wheel (or the equivalent of) to scrape any crap or rust thats not there off the inner quarter, then shoot some undercoat over the whole inner quarter to seal it all up for good. and for the outside my plan was to sand it down (maybe use a grinder? a little skeptical on that...) then fill if i need to then use a primer for rust and then use the perfect match, clear it, and wet sand to a decent finish. i figure i can fix the chips at the same time and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

any suggestions?

spot 2:

on the driverside roofline from the back window to just over the door. now if i had to guess.. id say those sail panels are bolted on from the inside and i would have to remove part of the interior to access those bolts? anyways, remove them, sand down the rust and flaked paint (looks like surface rust and it doesnt go down but maybe 3/8" at most from what i can see) then use the same method of using a rust type primer then perfect match, clear and wet sand.

i dont know when ill have the time or money to accomplish any of this but i really think i should get it done soon to prolong the life of my car. from the quick examinations of the body i believe thats all the rust so its fairly minor and i think easily fixable. what do you guys think?

 

[Mnstrstang]

Dude I feel ur pain I was my car the other day and I'm the original owner of my 03 and the driver side rear just above the body lot in the rear quarter by the door I saw bumps one day after washing my car I was like Fml this is no effing bueno.

 

[KillNThrill24]

yeah man i hate rust so much. my grand am is getting plauged with it. it was good for awhile because it had been in so many accidents that it had pretty much all new panels haha but now its getting ugly. im trying to catch this before it decides to get beat with the ugly stick too

 

[Mnstrstang]

Lol I feel ya man. I'm hoping it holds strong for a bit till I can afford to fix mine.

 

[framda]

When you get down to the bare metal treat it with some ospho. It creates a chemical reaction that stops the rust. Don't get it on any good paint, it will melt it. Prime and paint. When you get done there may be a little difference in the sheen (hard to see but there if you look real close). Mainly due to the orig paint being a base with a clear. You may be able to clear the new paint and get it closer. Either way try to keep the repair area as small as possible while still covering the needed area.

 

[ttocs]

wire brush? I can't say I would recomend that but some light sanding would take it off. The sail panels are removed from the inside and its not too hard to take the panel off. The screw that holds the coat hanger hook and then the seat belt bolt and it pulls right off.

 

[KillNThrill24]

ill have to look into that ospho. ive heard of that chemical reaciton stuff but never had a name to go with it. thanks man

yeah good call sand paper would probably be a little less rough on an already sensitive spot, i hadnt thought that one completely through. and sweet that sounds simple as can be to remove those sails. and since my seatbelts are twisted, that will be the perfect opportunity to fix those too!

 

[MustangChris]

no suggestions that wont require a re-spray.

id suggest very softly using sand paper to slowly and carefully take it off the best you can, then use touch up paint to seal it best you can.

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to do it right, you'd have to sand it down, primer, sand, primer, sand, clean, spray, clear, sand, clear, etc. etc. etc. lol.

also, if you go the "all-in" way, go to a pawn shop and buy a DA for $20.00.... dont use a grinder/sander for body work.

edit: for paint work.