Small chips that have rusted

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stevay

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ok so here it goes....i have these little paint chips that have rusted ..i mean these are tiny ...i have one on the side of the roof and 3 or 4 behind the passenger side rear door outside the wheelwell....what should i do to fix these just touch them up or sand them off then touch them up...again these spots are really small. Also if i sand what grit sandpaper should i use and how should i go about doing this since it is such a small spot.



ty in advance
 
Stevay- Welcome to Autopia. I had/have some similar chips on a number of our vehicles, including my beloved Jag.



I polished the area first, as if the chips weren't even there. Then I cleaned the polish out of the chips with PrepSol (alcohol would probably work fine too). Then, using a *very* sharp, whittled-down toothpick, I carefully put a tiny drop of rust convertor in the chip. I usually didn't even bother with touch-up paint, just let it be a little black speck. I did this to the Jag's chips many years ago, they're still fine, as are the ones on our Volvo, which is outside 24/7.



You could always apply touch-up paint and then wet-sand them smooth. I'd use 3,000 Meg's Unigrit paper. Then polish the area to remove the sanding marks. But again, you might be satisfied with just killing the rust, at least for now.
 
The Eastwood company have a brush kit available which includes a fibreglass brush which will take the rust out of chips and then another special brush can be used to dab a little bit of touch up paint to the chips



Therer is also Magnum Top Gear Stone Chip stopper which is clear and that you spray or brush on over the paint. Only drawback is that is leaves a orange peel look to the paint. Can always use it on very bottom of the body where it's hard to see.
 
ty so much for the feedback guys..really appreciate it :) i think i will try that fiberglass brush or the langka pen...open for more suggestions though if anyone has any before i purchase one of these
 
Be careful with those "rust eraser" pens. Most of them are sorta large for this. The smaller one works OK; it and refills for it are available from MicroMark (sorry, no link handy) and other places.



Likewise, I've found that most of the brushes for this sort of thing are too big. Unless you wanna really do it right with a multiple-0 size artist's brush, a cut down paper match or toothpic is a good way to go. Just IMO, of course.
 
~One man’s opinion / observations ~



Using a sanding block and 1200 grit paper (Meguirer’s Unigrit Block) that has been soaked overnight, with a water / soap solution 6:1 for lubrication, or a spot sanding tool (Griot’s P/N 50875) using a light to medium pressure to clean any surface rust or deposits of dirt or wax/polish.

Soak the area to be repaired with the lubrication solution and keep it well lubricated while sanding

Once the area is thoroughly cleaned, apply a primer using a touch-up paint applicator (Groit’s P/N 50406)



~Hope this helps~



Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/ Jon

justadumbarchitect *so I question everything*
 
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