I've got quite a bit of rust at the bottem of my door and want to rub it 
down and touch up more to stop the rust than anything else.

Never done it before and not sure what to do. Do i rub it down with dry 
sand paper and the wet? Can i just use touch up paint or do i need a 
primer.

Not that much worried bout how it looks cosmetically but want to do it 
properly.

Cheers,

Doug

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> I've got quite a bit of rust at the bottem of my door and want to rub it
> down and touch up more to stop the rust than anything else.
>
> Never done it before and not sure what to do. Do i rub it down with dry
> sand paper and the wet? Can i just use touch up paint or do i need a
> primer.
>
> Not that much worried bout how it looks cosmetically but want to do it
> properly.


Rub it down with wet and dry paper, or a sanding disk in a drill.  Rub out
as much rust as possible.  Not impossible you will find perforations in the
door which will need filling and more sanding. If no perforations treat the
rusty areas and the bits you have rubbed down with a rust treatment, then
prime, then topcoat. Don't try and topcoat with one coat, use several coats
allowing them to dry between applications. It is in the preparation that a
decent job depends.  Make sure there are drain holes in the bottom of the
door and that they are clear.

Bill

Do bear in mind that the only way to completely remove the rust is to
cut it out and patch. Anything else will only delay the rust for a
while.

Alan

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   Alan  wrote:

> Do bear in mind that the only way to completely remove the rust is to
> cut it out and patch. Anything else will only delay the rust for a
> while.


Depends on where the rust is coming from. If it's stone chipping etc, so
on the surface of the steel it can be fixed - if it isn't too bad. If it's
started on the back of the panel and found its way through to the outside,
you're right.

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