Caught just in the nick of time.

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katsi

Caught just in the nick of time.

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You all know how those "Rust Free" gems go. When you really start looking for rust, you find it. :cry: - Anyway, I found a few spaces of rust on the passinger's side floor pans so I stripped all the stuff off and cut out rust, ground down rust, fixed rust and patched holes. So, I was looking from underneith the car and the drivers side looked clean. I was going to skip looking from the top down all together but decided to check anyway. I chipped away at the crud a bit and found a little rust dust underneith and decided to just go ahead and clean and grind away everything and just do some preventative stuff. But when I peeled back the heat shield from behind the foot pedals, this is what I found. I am glad I looked. :roll: I think I can save it. :mrgreen:

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mbouse

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Post by mbouse »

well, congrats.

if you are really that into saving rust... i have some i will send you; free of charge.
MNspiderman

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I like the spider pedals. nice touch
katsi

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mbouse wrote:if you are really that into saving rust... i have some i will send you; free of charge.
OK, you got me. That was a good one. :roll: I meant the metal but I see your point. :shock: I will choose my words more cautiously next time. :wink: Or, were you going to send me one of your spiders - :shock: - OOPS! JK.
MNspiderman wrote:I like the spider pedals. nice touch
My wife gave me those as a gift a while back. They came with a matching shift knob.
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Does the shift knob match the gas or brake pedal?

:roll:

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Post by pvoth »

there is a product called "RustMort" made by "SEW" spray it on rust and it kills it......used it a hundred times kills rust dead then prime it and paint it


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I just bought a quart of SEM Rust-Mort and have been testing it on my steel sundeck. I wonder what benefit this product has over it's most active ingredient, phosphoric acid.
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Jimb wrote:Does the shift knob match the gas or brake pedal?
I don't get it? :shock: They all have that chrome spider on it. Including the shift knob.
pvoth wrote:there is a product called "RustMort" made by "SEW" spray it on rust and it kills it
I use the Rust-O-Leium version of this. Ushually, I hit it with a wire wheel really good, clean the area, spray that stuff on untill it turns black then prime with Rust-O-Leium primer then I use a spray on rubber coating on top of that.
mdrburchette wrote:I just bought a quart of SEM Rust-Mort and have been testing it on my steel sundeck. I wonder what benefit this product has over it's most active ingredient, phosphoric acid.
I dunn know. :? I just use the spray stuff cauz it's easy. If their is a better product or procedure, let me know.
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Has anyone any experience using Evapo Rust? I haven't tried it on car rust yet but have used it to restore some pretty rusted fittings on old cabinets under restoration and it does an amazing job. No need for gloves, etc., it is far less toxic that some of the other things on the market. Rinses off with water, but if you are soaking parts in it rather than spraying on, it is re-usable several times.

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mdrburchette wrote:I just bought a quart of SEM Rust-Mort and have been testing it on my steel sundeck. I wonder what benefit this product has over it's most active ingredient, phosphoric acid.
Im not sure about the Rust Mort, but many of the acid rust dissolvers have zinc oxide or something similar that forms a protective coating on the bare metal so it doesn't instantly rust again. I HATE RUST!!
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