What's the best and easiest way to get rid of surface rust on a panel? I have a neurological condition and my arms get very weak very quickly so
hours of sanding is not an option.
It's a spare front panel I bought for my MK1 Fiesta as they are getting very hard to come by now but it's covered in light surface rust and
has some intricate areas to get to for the rust removal as well which look tricky to get to.
Last time I tried rust removal it was on a bonnet and tried getting it shot blasted and it wrecked it due to the metal being so thin so I need an
alternative that will remove the rust so I can just give it a coat of black paint and stick it up my loft for a while.
Does anyone do a gentler shot blasting or are there other ways to get rid of the surface rust?
Cheers
Soda blasting or electrolysis?
Soda blasting looks good, just need to find somewhere in the Glasgow area that does it.
POR15 Metal Prep, will just need abrading with a scotchbrite pad. This will remove light surface rust and prep the surface for priming.
THanks, just read the spiel on Frost's website, looks good.
Just an update to this, I've found a place in Glasgow that will acid dip the front panel and do some kind of water abrasive blasting for £30 but
he's also offering to powder coat it black.
Will powder coating it be OK, I just can't help thinking when it comes to fitting it if the powder coat blisters away anywhere when the panel is
welded on it's going to be far more difficult to flat it back in preparation for paint.
Am I better just getting the rust removal done and doing the black myself with a spray can, that's how they come new, just with a thin coat of
black paint or will the powder coating be fine.
powder coating will just make life difficult when you come to weld/ paint it.
get it stripped and then give it a quick coat of primer from a rattle can and then store it somewhere dry and mithout to many temperature variations
to avois condensation until you're ready to use it.
Can I ask where in Glasgow you got the quote? I'm in Fife and looking for a reasonable price to get my chassis cleaned up.
Al
I phoned this place
http://www.iscotland.co.uk/profile/796170/Glasgow/Wheel-Pro-Scotland/
When I spoke to the fella he says he does the acid dipping and has a MK1 Escort himself so appreciates how flimsy the metal is.