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    1st restoration: Coating cavities

    Hello! I'm doing my first-ever restoration with not much experience at anything. It's a '66 Mustang I drove in high school and have owned for 41 years and I'm planning to drive it regularly when it's done. It's already been blasted with glass and Holdtight 102. The Holdtight has done an amazing...
  2. A

    Can you fiberglass over epoxy primer?

    I have an old 1982 Dodge xplorer camper van and have removed all the old fiberglass that was on the metal bed frame so that I could remove a ton of rust that was underneath. My plan was to clean the metal then spray epoxy primer to serve as a final coat and to protect metal from rusting while I...
  3. Joe in NY

    Spot Rust Repairs

    I'm not sure what the best approach is in dealing with spots of surface rust. I've got everything from spots the size of a period up to quarters and larger. I'm hesitant to use a rust converter. How do you guys deal with this?
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    Tumbling bolts, how to keep from rusting afterwards?

    Hi Guys, I painted my engine bay and am in the process of putting my car back together. I plan on tumbling all the rusty/old hardware to make it look good, but I don't know how to keep it from rusting afterwards. Does anybody have experience with this? I'm looking for a long term solution and...
  5. S

    Old Car, new paint...do I need to remove all paint?

    Do I need to blast or sand off all the old paint? What would be the impact if I only sanded and primed over existing paint? can I kill the micro rust dots without completely removing everything? I have a "shake and spray primer"(it can be returned); will it be adequate under a 2K or 1K paint...
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    Tiny Rust Pits. What to do?

    Wanting to know/hear from others about the best way to deal with those pesky tiny rust pits, streaks, stains, etc. The ones you can't remove with sandblasting, wire brush or sanding because you may mess up the metal. What's the best way to deal with so they don't come back through after paint?
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