Surface Rust

[mk2escortmad]

hi guys,

i have stripped the bad paint job from the roof of my escort ( just the poor layers so i can rub down ) and have pitting in the metal. now i know i am going to have to fill these in but the pitting has some surface rust in it. whats the best way to remove the surface rust??

 

sorry if this seems long winded lol

[supersport]

wire wheel in a grinder works, will take all the paint off aswell though.

[mk2escortmad]

ideal thanks mate, i got etch primer just incase anyways lol

[supersport]

it's not as harsh as a grinding disc, so leave more metal on the car.

[GT_lenny]

dont do moere than about 5 minutes at a time in any one spot though as it can still put a fair bit of heat into a panel- which may distort it

[mk2escortmad]

oh right, thanks for the advice lenny, i didnt think of that

[supersport]

yeah, same as when you use a mop on a car, keep it moving.

[Fishtailparka]

Then wipe it with Kurust or similar, then wire wheel again then etch prime. That will see it off.

[xpackken]

flap discs rock , they dont leave as much damage as a grinding disc !!

[mk2escortmad]

cheeRS guys, i have got some rust remover gel so will so how that goes today

[5hane]

flap discs rock , they dont leave as much damage as a grinding disc !!

 

they will cut wayyy to much metal off the pannel though

[Skoty]

best way is to sand blast it. if you use kiln dried sand its no to harsh on the metal. but you'll need to own or know someone with a sandblaster.

[mk2escortmad]

i used the gel stuff but it only worked a bit, in the end i used a wire brush in a drill. looked as though it worked, left slight rust colour but i think its just dyed the metal in places. i have now covered the roof in etch primer and tomorrow i will skim the roof with filler to get rid of the pits

[xpackken]

flap discs rock , they dont leave as much damage as a grinding disc !!

 

they will cut wayyy to much metal off the pannel though

 

 

 

not the carbon flap wheels , available at machine mart but 7quid a pop and they dont last very long they are good thou

[baz105e]

i wouldnt advise using anything other than one of these

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-NEW-ANGLE-GRIND ... 2a08ba4945

 

they rip streight through the paint but dont touch the metal underneath, they last quite a long time, dont try using anything abrasive like

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/115mm-FLAP-SANDIN ... 45f26fe25c

 

as you will deffo mess the metal up underneath