Treating Rust

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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Hi There

Got a 10 year old mk2 with a little rust on the inside of the boot lid. What’s the easiest / best way of treating it? I’m thinking of going down to Halfords and buying something to rub it down and then spray on some primer - does that sound ok?

Cheers [:)]

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 Andy

 Depends how bad the rust is - i would

  • Rub down loose rust with wire brush
  • Rub down with relevant grade sandpaper
  • Apply some rust treatment
  • Prime
  • Rub down with wet very fine paper
  • Colour coded paint applied
  • Apply some lacquar
Let us know how you get on...

 Mike 

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If possible grind the effected area back until you have removed the rust then prime and paint etc. If this is not possible you need to wire brush the area where the rust us then treat it with a propriety rust inhibitor before priming and painting. If you just prime and paint on top of rust it will continue to corrode.