Rust Pits

[bucketobolts]

I use a product from Lowe's made by Jasco called Prep & Primer. All you have to do is knock the scale and dirt off, apply a coat of the Prep & Prime, and rinse off as directed. If the entire fender is bare I'd treat the entire thing. This will turn the metal sort of a blue and the rust will turn black and stop. I like to use epoxy etching primer on the bare metal. It is expensive but will bite to bare metal and hold. You can fill the pit with high build primer, glazing puddy, or plastic filler if needed. Be sure to paint the bare primer, because it is porious and will let moisture back down to the metal.


I treated a rear end housing several years ago. I wire brushed it, treated, etched primed, and painted with Duplicolor black laquer from Autozone. It sat outside at the edge of woods for 3 years. Rinsed it off with the water hose and it looked like the day I painted it.