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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: newmarket,ontario,canada
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i have a box with rust bubbles.what is the best way to clean it up.metal is sound and there is no bondo
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CCRider
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA
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I am sorry to say that if you have "rust bubbles" the metal is not quite sound. At the very least you have pitting under the paint. If you take the paint off there are some acid washes that will kill rust in pits. Your only other choise is to sandblast till you get to "white metal", which is proably the best choice for a true fix. Sorry
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now thats a true COON DOG
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Location: Franconia, NH
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I agree sand blasting the area is the only way to go, if you want to fix the rust problem once and for all.
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current project 67 ![]() 71 SWB Stepside, was a 250, now is a 402 Big Block with 4 speed and 3.73's ( was crushed by a tree, bed sold, motor pulled) ![]() 72 LWB 4x4 350 4-speed 3.08's posi wearing army olive drab green (SOLD!) 68 BURB 50TH LOOKALIKE work in progress, soon to have 250-I6 with a 3-speed on the tree 4.11's and posi ( currently sitting in back yard tarped awaiting time, $$$, and lots of love!) 67 1 TON- work truck 396 sm 420 4-speed, flat bed 4.57 gears "big red" (my first landscape truck, very rusty and crusty! but still gets the job done when needed!) |
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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And you'll probably only find paint holding on scaley rust. Once you knock all that off, I'm willing to bet you'll see daylight.
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